Australia's Worst Private Detective and his first year on the job!Selected from the original short stories of the 1980s which became the hit cult comedy of national community television of the 2000s! Arguably the funniest and most creative and original series ever on Australian television, read where it all began...Pete Boone is a young man in his early twenties (too young for a life of crime?). From the Western Suburbs, his dream is to be a 'real' private detective... You know, the ones featured in novels, on the movie screen, on television... Up the corridor is his 'enemy' in crime, Dirk Lombarde. A detective who's sleazy, clean cut, and successful... Everything opposite to Pete Boone! Pennant Falls Police Station, under the very patient Constable O'Flynn, puts up with his antics - sometimes only because by staying close to Pete Boone the criminal comes to light... Oh yes... Another important fact about Pete Boone is that HE NEVER CORRECTLY SOLVES A CASE!

The complete third season scripts of Australian community television's hit series 'Pete Boone, Private Eye' (Australian's Worst Detective) is contained in this volume. It includes not only the 'Spamlet' play as filmed for the first four episodes, but also the rest of the Murdoch Shakespearean Trilogy. Fabulously illustrated by Tom Ward, it is a must for any fan of the show.

To no one in particular, Peter began a soliloquy. "As a detective, the question I'm always asked is not why but how." Inspector Slade interrupted. "Not why you're a detective but how you're a detective." Yes, Pete Boone, Australia's worst private detective, is back with another adventure. This time he's on a classic train journey that can only go off the rails. Fresh from another sensationally successful season nationally on Aurora Community television, prepare to take a trip with some of your favourite characters, and some wacky new ones. For the young or the young at heart, it's worth the price of a one way ticket on the ultimate laugh track. All aboard!

The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report, published by the U.S. Government and the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission in early 2011, is the official government report on the United States financial collapse and the review of major financial institutions that bankrupted and failed, or would have without help from the government. The commission and the report were implemented after Congress passed an act in 2009 to review and prevent fraudulent activity. The report details, among other things, the periods before, during, and after the crisis, what led up to it, and analyses of subprime mortgage lending, credit expansion and banking policies, the collapse of companies like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the federal bailouts of Lehman and AIG. It also discusses the aftermath of the fallout and our current state. This report should be of interest to anyone concerned about the financial situation in the U.S. and around the world.THE FINANCIAL CRISIS INQUIRY COMMISSION is an independent, bi-partisan, government-appointed panel of 10 people that was created to "examine the causes, domestic and global, of the current financial and economic crisis in the United States." It was established as part of the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009. The commission consisted of private citizens with expertise in economics and finance, banking, housing, market regulation, and consumer protection. They examined and reported on "the collapse of major financial institutions that failed or would have failed if not for exceptional assistance from the government."News Dissector DANNY SCHECHTER is a journalist, blogger and filmmaker. He has been reporting on economic crises since the 1980's when he was with ABC News. His film In Debt We Trust warned of the economic meltdown in 2006. He has since written three books on the subject including Plunder: Investigating Our Economic Calamity (Cosimo Books, 2008), and The Crime Of Our Time: Why Wall Street Is Not Too Big to Jail (Disinfo Books, 2011), a companion to his latest film Plunder The Crime Of Our Time. He can be reached online at www.newsdissector.com.

Originally published: Great Britain: William Heinemann, 2009.

An exploration of the fast food industry in the United States, from its roots to its long-term consequences.