Inside Dope Explained

Inside Dope
Author:	Paul Thomas
Country:	New Zealand
Language:	English
Genre:	Novel
Publisher:	Mandarin Publishing, Melbourne, Australia
Release Date:	1995
Media Type:	Print Paperback
Pages:	314 pp
Isbn:	1-86330-505-X
Isbn Note:	(first edition, paperback)
Oclc:	38385638
Preceded By:	Old School Tie
Followed By:	Guerilla Season

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

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
• Vista, UK 1998

Dedication

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

Notes

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2012-03-17 . Paul Thomas back on the beat . 2023-05-21 . Otago Daily Times Online News . en.
2. Web site: Austlit — Inside Dope . Austlit. 14 January 2024.
3. Web site: 1996 Ned Kelly Award Winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20160327181222/http://www.austcrimewriters.com/ned-kelly-award-winners/1 . 2016-03-27 . 21 July 2015 . Australian Crime Writers.
4. Web site: Inside Dope (Mandarin) . National Library of Australia. 14 January 2024.