Inside Dope

Inside Dope is a 1995 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the New Zealand author Paul Thomas.^[1][2]

Inside Dope

Author	Paul Thomas
Language	English
Genre	Novel
Publisher	Mandarin Publishing, Melbourne, Australia
Publication date	1995
Publication place	New Zealand
Media type	Print Paperback
Pages	314 pp
ISBN	1-86330-505-X (first edition, paperback)
OCLC	38385638
Preceded by	Old School Tie
Followed by	Guerilla Season

Synopsis

Duane Ricketts had intended to go straight after leaving a Thai prison, but the prospect of making a bundle by locating the missing drug haul of the Mr Asia drug cartel (ten kilos of top-grade cocaine) is too good a chance to pass up. But he also has to contend with NZ cop Tito Ihaka, the CIA, and an American narcotics agents working for himself.

Awards

• Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 1996: joint winner^[3]

Publication history

After its initial publication in 1995 by Mandarin Publishing,^[4] the novel was reprinted as follows:

• Hodder Moa Beckett, New Zealand 1995^[2]
• Vista, UK 1998^[2]

Dedication

"Dedication: To Jeni, and to my mother and father."

Notes

• This is the prequel to the author's follow-up, Guerilla Season.