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The drowning of Dr Duncan in the River Torrens in 1972 remains one of South Australia's most notorious unsolved murders. His death shocked the community and still reverberates 50 years later. Tim Reeves is an award-winning author and the acknowledged authority on the Duncan case. He pulls together the complex strands of a police investigation, coroner's inquest, New Scotland Yard enquiry and trial. He also examines the attempts at gay law reform in the state that were triggered by Duncan's killing. This meticulously researched and tautly written book tells a story that is disturbing yet captivating, distressing yet ultimately uplifting.

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Tim Reeves is an Adelaide-based historian and author. He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree with first-class Honours at the University of Adelaide, with a thesis on the impact of Dr Duncan's death on gay law reform in South Australia. He has since published widely on the topic including for the Australian Dictionary of Biography, The Wakefield Companion to South Australian History and the international Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History. He also designed Adelaide City Council's interpretive sign about the Dr Duncan case which was unveiled near the Adelaide University footbridge in 2020. Tim has produced a range of academic work as well as journalism and poetry.

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