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McCreary Moves In

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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

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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

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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

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

References

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  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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