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Arthur William Upfield was an English-Australian writer, best known for his works of detective fiction featuring Detective Inspector Napoleon "Bony" Bonaparte of the Queensland Police Force, a mixed-race Indigenous Australian. His books were the basis for a 1970s Australian television series entitled Boney, as well as a 1990 telemovie and a 1992 spin-off TV series.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
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What are all of Arthur Upfield's book series? Arthur Upfield has written 3 book series. The most notable is the Inspector Bonaparte series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Arthur Upfield
- #1
The Barrakee Mystery / The Lure of the Bush(1929) - #2
The Sands of Windee(1931) - #3
Wings Above the Diamantina / Wings Above the Claypan(1936) - #4
Mr. Jelly's Business/Murder Down Under(1937) - #5
Winds of Evil(1937) - #6
The Bone is Pointed(1938) - #7
The Mystery of Swordfish Reef(1939) - #8
Bushranger of the Skies / No Footprints in the Bush(1940) - #9
Death of a Swagman(1945) - #10
The Devil's Steps(1946) - #11
An Author Bites the Dust(1948) - #12
The Mountains Have a Secret(1948) - #13
The Bachelors of Broken Hill(1950) - #14
The Widows of Broome(1951) - #15
The New Shoe/The Clue of the New Shoe(1951) - #16
Venom House(1952) - #17
Murder Must Wait(1953) - #18
Death of a Lake(1954) - #19
Sinister Stones/Cake in the Hat Box(1954) - #20
The Battling Prophet(1956) - #21
Man of Two Tribes(1956) - #22
Bony Buys a Woman / The Bushman Who Came Back(1957) - #23
Bony and the Mouse / Journey to the Hangman(1959) - #24
Bony and the Black Virgin / The Torn Branch(1959) - #25
Bony and the Kelly Gang / Valley of Smugglers(1960) - #26
Bony and the White Savage(1961) - #27
The Will of the Tribe(1962) - #28
Madman's Bend / The Body at Madman's Bend(1963) - #29
The Lake Frome Monster(1966)
- #1
Murchison Murders(1934) - #2
The Gifts of Frank Cobbold(2008) - #3
Beyond the Mirage(2020) - #4
Bodies from the Library(2019)
- #1
The House of Cain(1928) - #2
The Beach of Atonement(1930) - #3The Great Melbourne Cup Mystery(1932)
- #4
Gripped by Drought(1932) - #5
A Royal Abduction(1932) - #6
Breakaway House(1987) - #7
Up and Down Australia(2008) - #8
Up and Down the Real Australia(2009) - #9
Up and Down Australia Again(2010) - #10Walkabout(2021)
About Arthur Upfield
Arthur William Upfield was an English-Australian writer, best known for his works of detective fiction featuring Detective Inspector Napoleon "Bony" Bonaparte of the Queensland Police Force, a mixed-race Indigenous Australian. His books were the basis for a 1970s Australian television series entitled Boney, as well as a 1990 telemovie and a 1992 spin-off TV series.
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