But there is no Illumin Gallery in Brooke Street. There is no Merchant’s Cafe, or empty haberdasher’s in New Town Road. There is no ruined barn on the northern edge of Campania. There isn’t even a Slipping Place.
A Real Place
Author: Joanna Baker
Joanna's first murder mystery novel was reviewed as "outstanding' in The Age, Melbourne. Her current book, The Slipping Place, is a multi-layered page-turning murder mystery, set in Hobart, available in all Australian bookshops and online. Learn more at joannabakerauthor.com. "I'm a sixth-generation Tasmanian, deeply attached to the place and very proud. On Tasmania Stories (tasmaniastories.com and FB) I present short pieces drawn from Tasmania's history and culture."
The Slipping Place
The Slipping Place, is a murder mystery set in and around Hobart and on Mount Wellington. It is a dark and suspenseful and a meticulously constructed clue-puzzle. The book is also rich with ideas. "You draw a line" The Slipping Place is concerned with violence in the domestic sphere and examines the way in which … Continue reading The Slipping Place
Detective Fiction. Murder Mysteries.
To some extent the terms are interchangeable. But what are the connotations?
Reading for the Plot
Narrative is central to our understanding of life. It reflects the structures of human thinking.
Familiarity
There are many reasons we might pick up a detective novel. One is obvious and very simple: We know we enjoyed the last one.
The Texte de Désir
In 1948, poet W. H. Auden confessed to a passion: "The reading of detective stories is an addiction."
Defining Detective Fiction
The detective novel has developed into a highly codified form of literature with a widely recognised series of conventions.
Finding Out
The delight of finding the hidden thread that pulls together an array of confusing facts, of solving a puzzle, of revealing the hidden significance of things.
Miss Marple Walks Into a Library
One of the great thrills of detective fiction — the thrill of not knowing.
What is a Murder Mystery For?
Our reasons for loving detective fiction are complex and hard to describe.
JOANNA BAKER 