It was originally published in Australia by Angus & Robertson in 1936, and subsequently serialised in The Australian Journal between January and September 1936.
For miles round there is not a track, not a footstep, nor a clue to suggest how the pilot, or whoever had poisoned her, managed to leave the machine after it had landed.
"[2] The action of the novel takes place in the region of the Diamantina River, which flows from Western Queensland into northern South Australia.
[9] This novel was adapted for television as Boney and the Claypan Mystery (1973), from a screenplay by Ted Roberts, and directed by Peter Maxwell : Fauna Productions.
'"[11] The Argus reviewer was impressed with the book: "Mr. Upfield is a first-class narrator, who understands the tricks of dramatic suspense.