Place often plays a powerful role in crime fiction. Imagine Raymond Chandler without LA, or Agatha Christie without the English countryside! Melbourne has also inspired its fair share of crime fiction, probing the city's underbelly - from mysterious hansom cabs to strange goings-on in suburbia.
Hear three writers who have explored Melbourne’s dark side discuss what it is about our city that turns their thoughts to murder.
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Simon Clews is Director, Writing Centre for Scholars and Researchers, University of Melbourne; and Kerry Greenwood, Shane Maloney and Garry Disher are celebrated Australian crime writers.
This discussion was held at the State Library of Victoria on Thursday 7 June 2007. It was part of 'All About Books' week, which celebrated books and, in particular, showcased the Library's permanent exhibition Mirror of the World: books and ideas.
Where possible, a transcript or speaker's notes can be provided upon request.
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