<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In the Grampian Mountains, two girl hitch-hikers have disappeared without trace, and the policeman sent to investigate has been murdered. Bonaparte visits the lonely hotel where the girls were last seen, and meets the suave proprietor, his strangely terrified father, an ex-US paratrooper with a penchant for knife-throwing, and a talking parrot...<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In the Grampian Mountains, two girl hitch-hikers have disappeared without trace, and the policeman sent to investigate has been murdered. Bonaparte visits the lonely hotel where the girls were last seen, and meets up with the suave proprietor, his strangely terrified father, an ex-US paratrooper with a penchant for knife-throwing, and a talking parrot...</p><p><em>All in all, this is a high suspense drama, and a fine Upfield story.</em> - From <em>The Spirit of Australia</em> by Ray Brown.</p><p><em>Bony - a unique figure among top-flight detectives</em> - BBC</p>