''Pig Boy'' (2011) is a crime novel by

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n author J. C. Burke. It won the 2012

Ned Kelly Award The Ned Kelly Awards (named for bushranger Ned Kelly) are Australia's leading literary awards for crime writing in both the crime fiction and true crime genres. They were established in 1996 by the Crime Writers Association of Australia to rewar ...

Plot summary

Damon Styles is expelled from school on his eighteenth birthday. He gets himself a firearms licence and intends to get a job shooting pigs with Pigman. But Damon harbours secrets and the citizens of the town of Strathven believe they know what Damon is planning and set out to stop him.

Reviews

Holly Harper for ''Readings'' hadn't "been this impressed with a main character in quite some time" and thought the author "has created an absolutely unforgettable cast of characters"."Pig Boy by J. C. Burke" by Holly Harper, ''Readings''
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Awards and nominations

* 2011 longlisted Inky Awards — Gold Inky * 2012 winner

— Best Novel * 2012 shortlisted Davitt Award — Best Young Adult Book

References

2011 Australian novels Australian crime novels Ned Kelly Award-winning works Random House books {{2010s-crime-novel-stub