In recent years, Australian readers have developed an insatiable appetite for crime fiction.
Stories set in the gritty backstreets of the big cities of Melbourne and Sydney, suburban backyards and the arid corners of central Australia shine a light on pressing social issues of the day, from gendered violence to climate change — and pacy plots keep the pages turning.
Classics of the genre by the likes of Peter Temple, Garry Disher and Jane Harper are among the nation's most beloved books — and there's a strong chance more than a few of these titles will appear in ABC Radio National's Top 100 Australian Books Countdown when it goes to air on October 17 and 18.
With voting for the poll now open, it's time to work on your shortlist.
We've thrown together a quiz to help reacquaint you with some of our favourite examples of Aussie crime fiction.
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