The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders

The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders (1999) is a crime novel by Australian author Marshall Browne.^[1] It won the 2000 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Novel.^[2]

The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders

First edition
Author	Marshall Browne
Language	English
Series	Inspector Anders
Genre	Crime novel
Publisher	Duffy & Snellgrove, Australia
Publication date	1999
Publication place	Australia
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	224
ISBN	9781876631154
Preceded by	The Gilded Cage
Followed by	The Burnt City

Plot summary

This novel is the first of the author's series of novels about Inspector Anders of the Rome police force.^[3]

Ten years before the book begins Anders closed down an anarchist group and lost his leg in the action. Now he has been provided with one last case before his early retirement, an investigation into the murder of a well-respected judge in southern Italy. Anders becomes deeply involved with both the judge's widow and the all-pervading corruption surrounding the investigation as he works towards a conclusion.

Awards and nominations

• 2000 winner Ned Kelly Award — Best First Novel^[2]
• 2002 shortlisted The Los Angeles Times Book Prize^[4]

Publishing history

After the novel's initial publication by Duffy & Snellgrove in 1999,^[5] it was also published as follows:

• Thomas Dunne Books, 1999, USA^[6]

It was later translated into Lithuanian.^[1]