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Outsiders in the Bush: Garry Disher on Australian Outback Noir

There have always been Australian crime novels set in remote areas, but a distinctive cluster of them has appeared in recent years, prompting reviewers to use the phrase, "outback noir." The subgenre's best-known writers—in Australia, and internationally—are Jane Harper and

Outsiders in the Bush: Garry Disher on Australian Outback Noir

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There have always been Australian crime novels set in remote areas, but a distinctive cluster of them has appeared in recent years, prompting reviewers to use the phrase, "outback noir." The subgenre's...

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There have always been Australian crime novels set in remote areas, but a distinctive cluster of them has appeared in recent years, prompting reviewers to use the phrase, "outback noir." The subgenre's best-known writers—in Australia, and internationally—are Jane Harper and

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There have always been Australian crime novels set in remote areas, but a distinctive cluster of them has appeared in recent years, prompting reviewers to use the phrase, "outback noir." The subgenre's best-known writers—in Australia, and internationally—are Jane Harper and

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