In a small outback town off the beaten track, lies a mystery to be solved, a detective with past and body or two.
Over the past nine years, we’ve seen a rise in the Australian outback noir genre. Why do we love this genre so much? Is it the sense of otherness, peering into other lives, worlds away from the busy bustle of our city lives? Or as author Chris Hammer puts it, the pressure placed on fragile balance between the bush and the people living there, that leads people to do unspeakable things.
So who are the superstars and hidden gems of Australian outback noir and where can you read them?
