The Stained Man
a crime, a scandal, and the making of a nation
$31.99
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
28 April 2026
Summary
The extraordinary tale - ‘A two-volume mystery!’ Mark Twain called it - of the solicitor who incited a campaign to free a man he knew was guilty of attempted murder, who lost his reputation and ability to practise, and who embarked on a decades-long political career to regain it all.
Sydney, 1895. Richard Meagher is a brilliant criminal defence solicitor with ambitions in politics. Into his life comes George Dean, a handsome, popular ferryman accused of attempting to poison his own wi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761381959 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1761381954 |
| Author: | Patrick Mullins |
| Publisher: | Scribe Publications |
| Imprint: | Scribe Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 28 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 776g |
| Dimensions: | 44mm x 154mm x 234mm |
Patrick Mullins
Patrick Mullins is a Canberra-based writer and academic who holds a PhD from the University of Canberra. His first book, Tiberius with a Telephone, won the 2020 NSW Premier’s Non-Fiction Award and the 2020 National Biography Award. He is also the author of The Trials of Portnoy: How Penguin Brought Down Australia’s Censorship System.
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