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Andrew Nette is an award winning writer of fiction and non-fiction, pulp scholar, bibliophile, noir aficionado.

He is the author of three novels, Ghost Money, a crime story set in Cambodia in the mid 1990, Gunshine State and Orphan Road. His short fiction has appeared in a number of print and online publications, including Phnom Penh Noir and The Obama Inheritance: Fifteen Stories of Conspiracy Noir , which won the prestigious Anthony Award in the US for best crime anthology in 2018.

He is co-editor of three books on the history of midcentury pulp and paperback publishing for PM Press, Girl Gangs, Biker Boys, and Real Cool Cats: Pulp Fiction and Youth Culture, 1950 to 1980, Sticking it to the Man: Revolution and Counterculture in Pulp and Po ...more

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Publication day for Gunshine State

Today is publication day for my second novel, Gunshine State.

Gunshine State is a heist thriller set in Queensland, Melbourne and Thailand. Think Richard Stark’s Parker, Garry Disher’s Wyatt, and Wallace Stroby’s Crissa Stone. Add a touch of Surfers Paradisesleaze and a very dangerous stopover in Asia.

You can read more about the book and some of the great praise it has already gathered at the 280 Read more of this blog post »

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Published on September 12, 2016 17:47

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	The Obama Inheritance: Fifteen Stories of Conspiracy Noir by Gary Phillips (Editor), Walter Mosley (Contributor), Christopher Chambers (Contributor) 3.16 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950 to 1985 by Andrew Nette (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Iain McIntyre (Editor/Contributor), Rjurik Davidson (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gunshine State 3.97 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960–1990 by Andrew Nette (Goodreads Author) (editor), Samm Deighan (editor) 4.26 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghost Money 3.95 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Orphan Road: A Chance Novel 4.05 avg rating — 38 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rollerball 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood & Tacos: The Beginning by Andrew Nette (Goodreads Author), Johnny Shaw (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Horwitz Publications, Pulp Fiction and the Rise of the Australian Paperback 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beat Girls, Love Tribes and Real Cool Cats : Pulp Fiction and Youth Culture, 1950-1980 by Iain McIntyre (2016-09-22) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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