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Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 96-111) In this chapter, Rachel Franks notes ‘‘Australian crime fiction writers imported many types of crime fiction from Britain, including the gothic mystery and the Newgate novel, and from America, including the locked room mystery and the spy story.’ She observes how Australian crime fiction has changed along with the ‘societies that produce it.’ She concludes that for Australian crime fiction to be attractive to mass market and an assured popularity, Australian crime fiction writers must respond ‘to the changing demands of their readers,’ and ‘continue to develop the genre with increasingly sophisticated stories about murderers and those who bring them to justice.’ (Editor’s foreword xii) -
Guilt Edge
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 166 1994; (p. 63-64)
— Review of Signs of Murder 1994 single work novel ; The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi 1994 single work novel ; To Make a Killing 1992 single work novel ; Worse than Death 1991 single work novel -
Forecasts
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , August vol. 74 no. 1050 1994; (p. 38)
— Review of Signs of Murder 1994 single work novel -
An Anti-Hero Easy to Cop
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10-11 December 1994; (p. rev 6)
— Review of Stalker 1994 single work novel ; Get Even 1994 single work novel ; On Borrowed Time 1994 single work novel ; Signs of Murder 1994 single work novel
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An Anti-Hero Easy to Cop
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10-11 December 1994; (p. rev 6)
— Review of Stalker 1994 single work novel ; Get Even 1994 single work novel ; On Borrowed Time 1994 single work novel ; Signs of Murder 1994 single work novel -
Forecasts
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , August vol. 74 no. 1050 1994; (p. 38)
— Review of Signs of Murder 1994 single work novel -
Guilt Edge
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 166 1994; (p. 63-64)
— Review of Signs of Murder 1994 single work novel ; The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi 1994 single work novel ; To Make a Killing 1992 single work novel ; Worse than Death 1991 single work novel -
Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 96-111) In this chapter, Rachel Franks notes ‘‘Australian crime fiction writers imported many types of crime fiction from Britain, including the gothic mystery and the Newgate novel, and from America, including the locked room mystery and the spy story.’ She observes how Australian crime fiction has changed along with the ‘societies that produce it.’ She concludes that for Australian crime fiction to be attractive to mass market and an assured popularity, Australian crime fiction writers must respond ‘to the changing demands of their readers,’ and ‘continue to develop the genre with increasingly sophisticated stories about murderers and those who bring them to justice.’ (Editor’s foreword xii)
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