"Myra Thomas, apparently dressed only in nightgown and slippers, has walked off the train somewhere along the 650 kilometres of track that crosses southern Australia's Nullarbor Plain. With two camels and a dog, Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte sets out in search of her. He finds more than he bargains for. This is vintage Upfield, set in some of the most mysterious and unforgiving country in the world--the Australian desert. " - from the 1984 Angus & Robertson "Arkon" edition

"Myra Thomas murdered her husband, but because of misplaced sympathy for Myra, the jury acquits her. Myra disappears and Bony, with only the slenderest of clues, begins the search for her. The story is complicated by the presence of the Atomic Testing Ground at the east of the Plain, and the fact that Myra was a bad security risk during the way. Bony, posing as the nephew of a wild-dog tracker, penetrates deep into the desolate sand and saltbush of Nullarbor Plain. He is captured by four wild aborigines and, in an odd and very uncomfortable manner, solves his problem. A very exciting story." – from "The Armchair Detective"

Location: Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia and Southern Australia.

Man of Two Tribes was printed in 1956 by the Doubleday Crime Club in America and by Heinemann in Britain. Pictured is the 1984 Arkon edition of Angus and Robertson.