Deadman's is a novel written by Mary Gaunt and published in 1898. The story is set in the Australian outback and follows the journey of a young woman named Joan Gildea. Joan travels to Deadman's, a remote mining town, in search of her missing father who was last seen there. Along the way, she encounters a variety of characters, including a mysterious stranger named Jim Heriot, who becomes her ally in the search for her father. As Joan delves deeper...