About this episode
Sam Elliott discusses his debut novel 'Haze' and the themes of mystery and community conflict within it.
The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Sam Elliott is a writer and podcaster. He’s the host of ‘The Write Way’, and joins us today with his debut novel Haze. The fires ringing the town of Broughlet should be Constable Dahlia Turner’s main concern as she drives from house to house warning residents to evacuate. Instead the town’s people are threatening their own destruction as a local industrialist clashes with a secretive church in the hills. Now Dahlia has found the bodies of her two closest friends in the wreckage of their home, murdered. Their child is missing and the fires are drawing closer. Final Draft is produced and presented by Andrew Pople Want more great conversations with Australian authors? Discover this and many more conversations on Final Draft every week.
People in this episode
Host: Andrew Pople
Guest: Sam Elliott
Topics covered
- Australian writing
- literary culture
- mystery
- crime
- debut novel
Keywords
- Sam Elliott
- Haze
- Final Draft
- Australian authors
- literary podcast
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Haze
Places: Broughlet
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