The Hegira Decision

The Hegira Decision is a work of historical fiction/crime set in Australia during the late nineteenth century. The story centres on Caleb, a young Irish Catholic who is tempted from a sedate clerical job to a Robin Hood lifestyle of crime. His criminal adventures begin when he robs a coach transporting gold, but regardless of these pursuits, he is the likeable larrikin who encapsulates the true Aussie bush spirit. With the backdrop of goldfields, liquor emporiums and wild women,...
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The Hegira Decision is a work of historical fiction/crime set in Australia during the late nineteenth century. The story centres on Caleb, a young Irish Catholic who is tempted from a sedate clerical job to a Robin Hood lifestyle of crime. His criminal adventures begin when he robs a coach transporting gold, but regardless of these pursuits, he is the likeable larrikin who encapsulates the true Aussie bush spirit. With the backdrop of goldfields, liquor emporiums and wild women, Caleb exposes the beginning of Queensland's underworld and some of the country's well known business and criminal figures.