Buffalo Soldiers. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1993 book
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Buffalo Soldiers
Robert O'Connor, 1993
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Gregor Jordan, 2001

Ray Elwood, a soldier serving in the U.S. army during the waning years of the Cold War, finds himself battling only monotony. To keep himself occupied, he takes advantage of the thriving black market in West Germany, trading whatever goods he can acquire, all while his bumbling superior remains oblivious. However, when he becomes romantically involved with the daughter of the newly arrived sergeant, his previously flawless existence begins to unravel.


Ned Kelly. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1991 book, Our Sunshine
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Our Sunshine
Robert Drewe, 1991
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Gregor Jordan, 2003

After getting threatened by Kelly’s friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ned Kelly and exaggerates what happened. With the biggest ever award available, Kelly and his gang set into the wild, to remain hidden from everyone who seeks them. Even if it means having his family arrested, the members of the Kelly Gang stay hidden and plan a way to get their names cleared.


Dirt Music. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2002 book
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Dirt Music
Tim Winton, 2002
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Gregor Jordan, 2019

Georgie is slowly suffocating in a loveless marriage to fishing tycoon Jim Buckridge. Handsome poacher Lu is an irresistible symbol of the excitement she craves. A passionate affair follows that reveals the dark secrets in Lu’s past and forces him to take flight into the blistering heat of the outback. Georgie follows, determined to find him and bring him back.


The Informers. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 1994 book
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The Informers
Bret Easton Ellis, 1994
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Gregor Jordan, 2008

A collection of intersecting short stories set in early 1980s Los Angeles, depicts a week in the lives of an assortment of socially alienated, mainly well-off characters who numb their sense of emptiness with casual sex, violence, and drugs.