Blue Murder
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Blue Murder by award-winning Australian investigative journalist Ben Hills uncovers the chilling true story of Wittenoom’s asbestos mines and the deadly dust that still haunts the nation. This 1989 first edition paperback traces how miners, families and a remote Pilbara town were sacrificed for profit, making it a gripping addition to any criminology, environmental or Australian history shelf.
The book carries a neat prior-owner name on the front endpaper; otherwise the 205 pages are crisp, unmarked and tightly bound. Light cover scuffing is all that stops it presenting as near-fine. Black-and-white photographs and fold-out maps place readers right inside the doomed mine site and the courtrooms that followed.
Collectors value Sun’s scarce first printing for its raw immediacy—published while victims were still fighting for recognition. Hills’ forensic blend of biography, science and politics anticipates later legal victories and royal commissions, yet reads like a thriller. A must-have for true-crime buffs, eco-activists and anyone seeking Australia’s darker industrial chapters.
Secure this vintage, inscribed copy today and own a piece of national history that still influences workplace safety law.
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