Southern cross crime : the pocket essential guide to the crime fiction, film and TV of Australia and New Zealand / Craig Sisterson.
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TextPublisher: Leicester [England] : Thorpe, Aurora, 2020Edition: Large print editionDescription: 366 pages (large print) ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781787824584; 1787824586Subject(s): Detective and mystery stories, Australian -- History and criticism | Detective and mystery stories, New Zealand -- History and criticism | Detective and mystery television programs -- Australia -- History and criticism | Detective and mystery television programs -- New Zealand -- History and criticism | Detective and mystery films -- Australia -- History and criticism | Detective and mystery films -- New Zealand -- History and criticismGenre/Form: Large type books. DDC classification: 823.087209 Summary: Australian and New Zealand crime and thriller writing is booming globally. Neighbours that are siblings in spirit but vastly different in landscape, antipodean authors offer readers a blend of exotic and familiar, seasoned by distinctive senses of place, outlook, and humour, and roots that trace to the earliest days of our genre. SOUTHERN CROSS CRIME is the first comprehensive guide to modern Australian and New Zealand crime writing. From coastal cities to the Outback, leading critic Craig Sisterson showcases key titles from more than 200 storytellers, plus screen dramas ranging from MYSTERY ROAD to TOP OF THE LAKE. Fascinating insights are added through in-depth interviews with some of the prime suspects who paved the way or instigated the global boom, including Michael Robotham, Paul Cleave, Emma Viskic, and many more.
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Australian and New Zealand crime and thriller writing is booming globally. Neighbours that are siblings in spirit but vastly different in landscape, antipodean authors offer readers a blend of exotic and familiar, seasoned by distinctive senses of place, outlook, and humour, and roots that trace to the earliest days of our genre. SOUTHERN CROSS CRIME is the first comprehensive guide to modern Australian and New Zealand crime writing. From coastal cities to the Outback, leading critic Craig Sisterson showcases key titles from more than 200 storytellers, plus screen dramas ranging from MYSTERY ROAD to TOP OF THE LAKE. Fascinating insights are added through in-depth interviews with some of the prime suspects who paved the way or instigated the global boom, including Michael Robotham, Paul Cleave, Emma Viskic, and many more.
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