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A straightforward, dusty journey into Australian history that asks whether a famous outlaw was a villain or a victim of a broken law. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Ned Kelly, a True Story.
- dusty
- historical
- tense
- 01
True history of the Kelly gang
Peter Carey · 2000
A breathless, fiercely tender outlaw's confession scrawled on stolen paper, racing toward an inevitable tragedy.
- 02
The post at Gundooee
Amanda Doyle
A sun-baked, vintage clash of wills where a plucky heroine and a stern station manager battle their way to love in the isolated Australian outback.
- 03
Mutiny in Paradise
Margaret Way
A sun-drenched, emotionally charged vintage romance where grief gives way to passion in the unforgiving Australian outback.
- 04
The Great Train Robbery
Michael Crichton
A meticulously detailed, fog-drenched Victorian heist that reads like a thrilling true-crime documentary.
- 05
A house called Kangaroo
G. M. Fullbrook
A sun-baked journey into the vast Australian outback, where the landscape is lonely but the local family drama is inescapable.
- 06
Bindaburra Outstation
Kerry Allyne
A sun-baked clash of wills where stubborn pride meets the sweeping, untamed beauty of the Australian outback.
- 07
The Shadow of Moonlight
Lindsay Armstrong · 1987
A tense, sun-drenched battle of wills where bitter misunderstandings ignite into undeniable passion on an isolated Australian homestead.
- 08
Man of the High Plains
Kerry Allyne
A classic clash of wills set against the rugged Australian high country, where forced proximity ignites undeniable sparks.
- 09
Brave Land, Brave Love
Connie Mason
A sweeping, sun-drenched battle of wills set against the rugged backdrop of the Australian outback.
- 10
Slinky Malinki
Lynley Dodd · 1990
A bouncy, rhyming romp through the moonlit misdeeds of a delightfully naughty feline.
- 11
At The Cattleman's Command
Lindsay Armstrong
A sun-drenched Outback romance crackling with love-hate tension and irresistible temptation.
- 12
A Final Reckoning
G. A. Henty · 1880
A dusty, action-packed Victorian adventure that champions pluck, duty, and survival on the rugged Australian frontier.
