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Friday essay: Australia’s ‘quarry noir’ mines our anxiety about our biggest industry

A geologist is bludgeoned to death with his own hammer. An opal prospector is murdered, his body found crucified down a mine shaft. An entire family disappears, apparently dragged down into the mined-out spaces below an abandoned gold rush town. These are just some of the crimes in a growing…

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Why Jane Harper’s ‘outback noir’ novels make for comfortable – and uncomfortable – reading

Jane Harper sits in a rare category of contemporary Australian writers whose novels have achieved phenomenal international success. She has sold 1.5 million books in Australia and 3.5 million overseas.

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Last One Out by Jane Harper review – satisfying thriller lacks the heft of her previous novels

The Australian crime writer’s latest is less about the dead than it is about the living, in a dilapidated town left suffocating in the aftermath of tragedy

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Trent Dalton, Bri Lee and Melissa Leong’s ‘raw’ memoir: the best Australian books out in October

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

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Mushroom murders, riotous mockumentary and a surveillance thriller: what to watch in October

This month’s streaming lineup has plenty to offer, whether you’re chasing thrills, a nostalgic romcom, or some humour to keep you company as you settle in after a long day of work.

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What Is Slow Decluttering? This Is the Technique to Use to Help You Cull Clutter When You're Feeling Anxious About Mess

Banish the stress that comes with ruthless decluttering, and attempt this slow decluttering technique instead

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The best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Apple TV Plus, HBO Max, and more

Check out our guide to the best movies and shows streaming this week, June 2–June 8

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Wicked, Mountainhead and Nicolas Cage’s Surfer: what’s new to streaming in Australia in June

Plus Nicole Kidman’s Babygirl, an animated adaptation of Magic Beach and David Attenborough’s plea for the world’s oceans

The Guardian - AU

The Survivors: how to watch, recaps, cast, plot, trailer, first looks and everything we know

The Survivors is a Netflix murder mystery thriller series set in Tasmania starring Charlie Vickers and Yerin Ha.

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Force of Nature: The Dry 2 review – Eric Bana returns as Aaron Falk in solid thriller

Based on Jane Harper’s bestseller, this twisty mystery follows Falk as he investigates a dodgy CEO (Richard Roxburgh) and his missing employee (Anna Torv)

The Guardian - AU

What was Canberra reading in 2024? Our most borrowed library books

What do Bonnie Garmus, Prince Harry and Jane Harper all have in common?

The Canberra Times

Meet the authors bound for the Sydney Writers' Festival

Benjamin Stevenson is an identical twin and the author of Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone. He has a unique approach to sibling rivalry – he gets his revenge on the page. He's one of more than 400 authors participating in the 2023 Sydney Writers' Festival.

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Writers fest hits 10 years of quality

'To have them all at the one festival is pretty amazing'

Newcastle Herald

The best new books released this summer, as selected by avid readers and critics

The eight reads our critics couldn't put down this summer include a new book from the author of American Psycho and one for Jane Harper fans.

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The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup

A real-life murder reimagined in interwar England, a gripping pair of mysteries set in Australia and the dark pursuit of a missing girl in London are among this month’s highlights

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Review: 'Exiles,' by Jane Harper

FICTION: Third in a series, "Exiles" is an enthralling mystery about a mother who goes missing in southern Australia.

The Canberra Times

Canberra's favourite library books for 2022

Australian authors are very popular among Canberrans.

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Jane Harper, bestselling author of The Dry, on Exiles, writing in a pandemic and the rural noir renaissance

Jane Harper, whose debut novel was snapped up by Reese Witherspoon, says a sixth book is in the works — just don't expect to read it anytime soon.

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Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor review – outback noir that lives up to the hype

Set in a remote town where a schoolgirl disappears, this debut arrives with high praise from other crime novelists – and it’s truly excellent

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‘It’s been too long’: Australian actor Eric Bana returns in follow-up thriller to The Dry

Australian actor Eric Bana has reprised his role as Detective Aaron Falk in follow-up thriller to The Dry, another Jane Harper novel Force of Nature.

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