McCreary Moves In

1958 novel by Morris West as "Michael East"
McCreary Moves In
1974 edition
AuthorMorris West as "Michael East"
LanguageEnglish
Genreadventure
PublisherHeinemann
Publication date
1958
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
Pages194

McCreary Moves In is a 1958 novel by Morris West writing under the name "Michael East".[1][2]

Premise

Mick McCreary is an unemployed oilman offered to run a drilling operation on a remote island. He gets involved in murder, intrigue and fraud.

Reception

The Pacific Islands Monthly called it "a piece of lurid adventure fiction."[3] The Sydney Morning Herald called it "Bigges plus sex."[4]

TV series

It was adapted into a 1957 TV series in England by ABC Weekend Television of 7 episodes of 30 minutes.[5]

References

  1. ^ "[?] REVI[?]". The Beverley Times. Western Australia. 24 April 1958. p. 7 (Supplement). Retrieved 8 April 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ Missen, Mollie (February 20, 1993). "A master storyteller signs off". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 44.
  3. ^ "THE MONTH'S NEW READING WITH JUDY TUDOR". Pacific Islands Monthly. 1 May 1958. p. 95.
  4. ^ "Crimes in Brief". Sydney Morning Herald. June 28, 1958. p. 12.
  5. ^ McCreary Moves In at AustLit
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Works by Morris West
Novels
  • Gallows on the Sand (1956)
  • Kundu (1956)
  • The Big Story (1957)
  • The Second Victory (1958)
  • The Devil's Advocate (1959)
  • Daughter of Silence (1961)
  • The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963)
  • The Ambassador (1965)
  • The Tower of Babel (1968)
  • Summer of the Red Wolf (1971)
  • The Salamander (1973)
  • Harlequin (1974)
  • The Navigator (1976)
  • Proteus (1979)
  • The Clowns of God (1981)
  • The World Is Made of Glass (1983)
  • Cassidy (1986)
  • Masterclass (1988)
  • Lazarus (1990)
  • The Ringmaster (1991)
  • The Lovers (1993)
  • Vanishing Point (1996)
  • Eminence (1996)
  • The Last Confession (2000)
Novels under pseudonyms
Non-fiction
  • Children of the Sun (1957)
Film/TV Adaptations
  • McCreary Moves In (1957) (TV)
  • Children of the Sun (1961) (TV)
  • The Crooked Road (1965)
  • The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
  • The Devil's Advocate (1977)
  • The Salamander (1981)
  • The Naked Country (1985)
  • The Second Victory (1987)
Radio
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