Review

Justice in Kelly Country by Lachlan Strahan review- The story of a policeman's bitter search for justice

By Mark Thomas
April 1 2023 - 12:00am
A man in dogged pursuit of the Kelly gang. Book cover picture supplied
A man in dogged pursuit of the Kelly gang. Book cover picture supplied
  • Justice in Kelly Country, by Lachlan Strahan. Monash University Press, $32.99.

Shortly after coining a wonderfully droll, three-word epitaph, Ned Kelly was hanged almost 143 years ago. Nonetheless, the bushranger remains pure literary catnip; adding the name, Kelly, to any title seems to guarantee a wide, curious and loyal readership.

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