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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
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , May vol. 71 no. 1026 1992; (p. 24)
— Review of To Make a Killing 1992 single work novel -
Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Mean Streets : A Quarterly Journal of Crime, Mystery and Detection , August no. 7 1992; (p. 53)
— Review of White Collar 1992 single work novel ; To Make a Killing 1992 single work novel -
Child Abuse Enters the Oz Crime Writers' Lexicon
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 August 1992; (p. 43)
— Review of Whipping Boy 1992 single work novel ; To Make a Killing 1992 single work novel ; Set Up 1992 single work novel
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Crime
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 July 1992; (p. 9)
— Review of Only Lawyers Dancing 1992 single work novel ; To Make a Killing 1992 single work novel -
Sydney Steps Out in Front of Lesser Murders
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 8 August 1992; (p. 9)
— Review of Only Lawyers Dancing 1992 single work novel ; To Make a Killing 1992 single work novel ; The Case of the Secret Assassin 1992 single work novel -
Sadly, Merlin is no Magician
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 8-9 August 1992; (p. rev 6)
— Review of Not in Single Spies 1992 single work novel ; To Make a Killing 1992 single work novel ; Dark Streets 1992 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 -
Criminal Intent : a Review of Recent Australian Crime Fiction
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Scarp , October no. 21 1992; (p. 72-74)
— Review of Browning P.I. 1992 single work novel ; To Make a Killing 1992 single work novel ; The Japanese Job 1992 single work novel ; The Makeover Murders 1992 single work novel ; No Way Back 1992 single work novel ; White Collar 1992 single work novel ; Dead Set-Up 1992 single work novel ; Set Up 1992 single work novel ; Whipping Boy 1992 single work novel ; Death at Victoria Dock 1992 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) -
Jean Bedford Turns to Crime
Stuart Coupe
(interviewer),
1992
single work
interview
biography
— Appears in: Mean Streets : A Quarterly Journal of Crime, Mystery and Detection , August no. 7 1992; (p. 34-35)
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