The Tax Inspector

By Peter Carey | Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

About the book

Granny Catchprice runs her family business (and her family) with senility, cunning, and a handbag full of explosives. Her daughter Cathy would rather be singing Country & Western than selling cars, while Benny Catchprice, sixteen and seriously psychopathic, wants to transform a failing auto franchise into an empire—and himself into an angel. Out of the confrontation between the Catchprices and their unwitting nemesis, a beautiful and very pregnant agent of the Australian Taxation Office, Peter Carey, author of Oscar and Lucinda, creates an endlessly surprising and fearfully convincing novel.

Editions of The Tax Inspector

Hardcover
ISBN 9780307356246
Hardcover
ISBN 9780679404347
Hardcover
ISBN 9780679412526
Hardcover
ISBN 9780517112533
Paperback
ISBN 9780394222738
Paperback
ISBN 9780679735984
EBook
ISBN 9780307367679
EBook
ISBN 9780307764294

Read an Excerpt

Granny Catchprice runs her family business (and her family) with senility, cunning, and a handbag full of explosives. Her daughter Cathy would rather be singing Country & Western than selling cars, while Benny Catchprice, sixteen and seriously psychopathic, wants to transform a failing auto franchise into an empire—and himself into an angel. Out of the confrontation between the Catchprices and their unwitting nemesis, a beautiful and very pregnant agent of the Australian Taxation Office, Peter Carey, author of Oscar and Lucinda, creates an endlessly surprising and fearfully convincing novel.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Tax Inspector about?

Granny Catchprice runs her family business (and her family) with senility, cunning, and a handbag full of explosives. Her daughter Cathy would rather be singing Country & Western than selling cars, while Benny Catchprice, sixteen and seriously psychopathic, wants to transform a failing auto franchise into an empire—and himself into an angel. Out of the confrontation between the Catchprices and their unwitting nemesis, a beautiful and very pregnant agent of the Australian Taxation Office, Peter Carey, author of Oscar and Lucinda, creates an endlessly surprising and fearfully convincing novel.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Tax Inspector?

Fiction > Crime and / or mystery fiction

Where can I read a sample of The Tax Inspector?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780307356246

Is The Tax Inspector part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?

Yes it is a part of series Vintage International

Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Tax Inspector?

Peter Carey

Who is the Publisher of the book The Tax Inspector?

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

The Tax Inspector is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780307356246) and hardcover(ISBN 9780679404347) and hardcover(ISBN 9780679412526) and hardcover(ISBN 9780517112533) and paperback(ISBN 9780394222738) and paperback(ISBN 9780679735984) and ebook(ISBN 9780307367679) and ebook(ISBN 9780307764294)

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