What is outback noir and why is so much crime fiction set in regional Australia
ABCAustralian outback noir — crime fiction set everywhere from dry and dusty farming communities to sleepy seaside towns — has become a global publishing sensation. A small town is a "narrow world" that seems to promise readers that the killer is someone they've already encountered in the story, Aoife Clifford, author of When We Fall, an outback noir novel set in a Victorian seaside town, told ABC RN's The Book Show. Outback noir, and crime fiction more broadly, reflects the prevailing social issues of the day, says Sue Turnbull, crime fiction expert and senior professor of communication and media at the University of Wollongong. Indigenous voices in outback noir While the "outback noir" tag is a recent innovation, there is nothing new about setting crime fiction in the bush.
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