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"I never planned to be the Mr Big of people smuggling. That's what they call me. The Mr Big of People Smuggling. Trafficker in human misery. Well, my father always told me if you are going to do something, do it well."
How I Became the Mr Big of People Smuggling is the gripping tale of Nick Smart, fresh out of school, and a wet-behind-the-ears jackaroo on a gap year. But at Palmenter Station, nothing is what it seems.
Nick is about to discover there's a lot of grey between black and white, between legal and illegal, and between right and wrong.
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ISBN: 9781922089540
Publisher: Fremantle Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 May 2014
Country: Australia
Imprint: Fremantle Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 230.0mm
Weight: 286g
Pages: 220
About the Author
Martin Chambers is the author of The Canoe and Kayak Guide to WA, Shark Bay, Car Wrecks of the Great Central Road, Bulk Goon and Island Life.
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