![]() ![]() ![]() Read on for the good, the bad and the ugly on Josh Becker’s Thou Shalt Not Kill… Except (available now from Synapse Films). Look at the thumbnail… I just finished watching the brand new Blu-Ray release of another low budget film shot in a strange land. But as good as it is, I’m not here to review that film. Everyone knows Ennio Morricone’s famous score, which instantly conjures up imagery of a duel on a dusty road. Then television star Clint Eastwood delivered a gritty performance that would shoot him straight to legendary status as the iconic “Man With No Name”. The landscape, new and exciting, might as well have been the surface of the moon. This was no John Wayne-in-Monument Valley picture. Shot on a shoestring in the Spanish desert, Sergio Leone showed us a style of filmmaking not previously seen in the genre. You know Doc, one of the greatest Westerns of all time is, without question, The Good The Bad and The Ugly. *** Originally published on Beyond the Marquee, 05/06/12 *** You can hear them now early and ad-free by supporting the podcast:Apple - - Club: I’ll be interviewing Peter Doyle about his non-fiction book Suburban Noir, which is a cracking portrait of crime and punishment in Sydney in the 1950s and 1960s.We’ll also be talking about Peter’s other books, the non-fiction Crooks Like Us and City Of Shadows, and his four period crime novels, The Devil’s Jump, Amaze Your Friends, Get Rich Quick and The Big Whatever.THOU SHALT NOT KILL… EXCEPT now on Blu-Ray from Synapse Films! Except this wasn’t a whodunit – it was a whydunit.Parts 2 & 3 will be on general release soon. The mystery of what happened in the California boarding house in Katoomba in autumn 1917 was like something by Agatha Christie. Screams in the night and a body in the morning. So thoroughly researched, this is the ultimate reference for true crime in Australia during the depression years.’ – Mercedes Maguire, The Daily TelegraphĪ mountains hotel. And all of it against a backdrop of historic Australia and the men of the Murder Squad who hunted out the killers and tried to bring them to justice. ![]() The Human Glove Mystery, The Pyjama Girl and The Park Demon all get the Michael Adams treatment, but so too the stories that didn’t attract the sensational headlines, but are no less intriguing. ![]() His mastery is firstly, in digging out intriguing historical crimes – many of which have long been forgotten – and secondly, in recounting them in the most compelling way. Compelling, rich and meticulous: this is Australian true crime at its very best.’ – Candice Fox, author of Fire With Fire, The Chase and Crimson Lake‘Michael Adams is a master true crime storyteller. Murder Squad is a riveting read, bringing Australia’s Great Depression era to life through a series of cracking true crime stories starring the ingenious Sydney detective Tom McRae.’ – Jen Kelly, Herald Sun, In Black & White column and podcast‘Michael Adams takes you on a tense journey into Sydney’s historical badlands. He gives such precise and evocative detail that the reader can almost see, hear and smell each crime scene. We start with Detective-Sergeant Tom McRae in Albury in September 1934 as he investigates the Pyjama Girl, before flashing back to the triple tragedies he endured in his early life and as he started his rise through the ranks.Check out The Murder Squad's awesome cover:'s what some very nice folks have been saying about The Murder Squad:‘The Murder Squad is a cracking decade-long history of crazed killers and cunning cops – a triumph of true crime storytelling backed by exhaustive research.’ – Stephen Gibbs, Daily Mail‘Michael Adams has that rare ability to drop the reader right in the heart of the action. Exclusive to Forgotten Australia listeners, this episode comprises the first 20 pages of The Murder Squad, my new book about homicide investigation in Sydney and NSW during the worst years of the Great Depression. ![]()
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