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Scobie Malone
1954
series - author
novel
(number
20
in series)
Issue Details:
First known date:
2003...
2003
Degrees of Connection
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Dedication: For Joy (1922-2003)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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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) -
Australian Crime Fiction
2004-2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Mystery Readers Journal , Winter vol. 20 no. 4 2004-2005; (p. 3-5) -
Cleary Having the Crime of His Life
2004
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 August 2004; (p. 10) A column canvassing current literary news. Also includes reference to Marion Halligan's The Taste of Memory. -
In the Calaboose
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 261 2004; (p. 47-48)
— Review of Blindside 2004 single work novel ; Degrees of Connection 2003 single work novel ; Earthly Delights 2004 single work novel -
Law and Disorder
2003-2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 16 December - 13 January vol. 121 no. 6403 2003-2004; (p. 144)
— Review of Degrees of Connection 2003 single work novel ; Murder at the Fortnight 2003 single work novel ; Junkie Pilgrim 2003 single work novel
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Fiction
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 11 October 2003; (p. 4)
— Review of Degrees of Connection 2003 single work novel -
Paperbacks
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 October 2003; (p. 6)
— Review of Degrees of Connection 2003 single work novel ; Point of Departure, Point of Return 2003 selected work short story -
A Life of Crime
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 October 2003; (p. 8)
— Review of Degrees of Connection 2003 single work novel -
Crime
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 16 November 2003; (p. 19)
— Review of Degrees of Connection 2003 single work novel -
Law and Disorder
2003-2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 16 December - 13 January vol. 121 no. 6403 2003-2004; (p. 144)
— Review of Degrees of Connection 2003 single work novel ; Murder at the Fortnight 2003 single work novel ; Junkie Pilgrim 2003 single work novel -
Cleary Having the Crime of His Life
2004
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 August 2004; (p. 10) A column canvassing current literary news. Also includes reference to Marion Halligan's The Taste of Memory. -
Australian Crime Fiction
2004-2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Mystery Readers Journal , Winter vol. 20 no. 4 2004-2005; (p. 3-5) -
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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