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2005
Dirty Weekend
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Dedication: To Ettie.
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Book three of the Jack McCain series.
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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) -
The Necessary Discovery of Submerged Identity : Gabrielle Lord's Bones
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Tales from New England 2008; (p. 245-270) -
An Unwilling Queen of Crime
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 18 no. 1 2006;
— Review of Dirty Weekend 2005 single work novel -
Crime File
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 December 2005; (p. 14-15)
— Review of Dirty Weekend 2005 single work novel ; Innocent Murder 2005 single work novel ; Rubdown 2005 single work novel ; On, Off 2005 single work novel -
Murder She Wrote
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 18 December 2005; (p. 15)
— Review of Dirty Weekend 2005 single work novel
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Great Twists of Forensic Persuasion
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 October 2005; (p. 13)
— Review of Dirty Weekend 2005 single work novel -
Thrilled to Bits - Literally
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 29 October 2005; (p. 10)
— Review of Snapshot 2005 single work novel ; Rubdown 2005 single work novel ; Dirty Weekend 2005 single work novel -
Books
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 6 December vol. 123 no. 6499 2005; (p. 69)
— Review of Dirty Weekend 2005 single work novel -
Cool Crime
2005-2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 277 2005-2006; (p. 61-62)
— Review of Snapshot 2005 single work novel ; A Thing of Blood 2005 single work novel ; Dirty Weekend 2005 single work novel -
Murder She Wrote
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 18 December 2005; (p. 15)
— Review of Dirty Weekend 2005 single work novel -
The Necessary Discovery of Submerged Identity : Gabrielle Lord's Bones
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Tales from New England 2008; (p. 245-270) -
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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