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Professor BelvilleβSmith, a bored university lecturer famous for delivering the same lecture for five decades, ventures across the Australian continent to repeat his routine. While his talks provoke an unusually fierce reaction in local audiences, his routine appointment at Drummondale University ends with his brutal murder. The case raises questions about the professorβs influence, the motives of his listeners, and the impact of repetition across cultures.
First publish date: 1974
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Robert Barnard
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