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Tag: Crime

Review: Madukka by Julie Janson

The crime is colonisation.

Australian, Contemporary, Crime, Environment, Fiction, Indigenous writers, Novel

Review: A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill

A sprightly if sanitised mystery set during one of Australia’s flirtations with fascism.

Australian, Crime, Fiction, Historical, Novel

Five gay things I learned from The Boy In The Dress

A story of a murder in the 1940s becomes a much bigger, and queerer, tale of Australia’s history.

Australian, Crime, History, LGBTIQ, Memoir, Nonfiction, queer, True crime, World War II

Review: In The Woods by Tana French

A twisty, effective crime novel.

Crime, Fiction, Irish, Novel
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