Australian crime writer Iain Ryan joins me live from a bar in Brunswick East to talk about his new book of Gold Coast noir, The Strip, as well as his major inspiration, James Ellroy's L.A. Confidential.

We talk about the crime novel genre, hardboiled style, the difficulties in reading Ellroy, Australian culture and literature and more, until we got kicked out of the bar.

This is a free preview of the episode. The full version, including our discussion after we found another bar, can be found at patreon.com/gettinglit.

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Buy The Strip:
US: https://www.amazon.com/Strip-Iain-Ryan-ebook/dp/B0CPYQJ6Y4?ref_=ast_author_mpb
Australia: https://ultimopress.com.au/collections/frontpage/products/the-strip