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Summary
In part two of our look at the 12 essential crime fiction screen adaptations, we're counting down from six to one. Discover what landed where and how these stories shaped Australian cinema and television, highlighting their cultural significance and cinematic brilliance.

Key Topics

• Adaptation of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' and its cultural impact
• The success of 'The Dry' and its influence on Australian crime genre
• The role of Australian landscape in storytelling and film

Chapters

• Introduction to Australian Crime Novels
• Picnic at Hanging Rock: A Classic Adaptation
• The Broken Shore: A Deep Dive
• Scrublands: A Unique Adaptation Approach
• Bad Debts: The Jack Irish Series
• Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries: A Glamorous Detective
• The Tie for Number One: The Dry and Its Impact

Resources & links

• 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' (film)
• 'The Dry' (film)
• Kerry Greenwood's Miss Fisher series
  • Episode 7 of the Kill City Podcast - Murder in the Dark, celebrating Kerry Greenwood
• Easy Tiger Productions (website)
• Easy Tiger (IMDB)

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At the Kill City Podcast we love celebrating and promoting the work of Australian writers, publishers and bookstores, and we hope you do too.

Disclaimer

The episode transcripts are auto-generated, and while all efforts are made to ensure their accuracy, there may be some instance of incorrect spelling and/or errors in the accuracy.

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