Adrian Hyland Adrian Hyland i(A96835 works by) (birth name: Adrian John Hyland)
Born: Established: 1954 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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Adrian Hyland studied classics and languages at the University of Melbourne. He has been a teacher of English as a foreign language in Australia and China. He has worked in Indigenous communities and has been a songwriter, mine worker and station worker.

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y separately published work icon The Wiregrass Ultimo : Ultimo Press , 2023 26416471 2023 single work novel crime

'A murder made to look like an accident. A disgraced cop trying to forget his past.

'Nash Rankin is a disgraced cop trying to escape his past – his career was destroyed when he chose to take justice into his own hands. Now he’s living a quiet life in a small town caring for the local wildlife and trying to stay away from trouble.

'Jesse Redpath has a new job in a new town, Satellite – the stormy weather that greets her first few days on the new beat seems like a sign for what’s to come. A local has died in what seems like an accident, but Jessie isn’t so sure that ‘accident’ wasn’t planned. All evidence seems to point to Nash, but Jesse’s not sure about that either.

'Seems like Nash has enemies. And what looks like a close knit community might just be cover for dark secrets.' (Publication summary)

2024 shortlisted The Danger Prize Fiction
y separately published work icon Kinglake-350 Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2011 Z1798528 2011 single work prose (taught in 1 units)

'"Kinglake-350 to VKC. Urgent, do you read me? The fire's here now. God help us."

'Kinglake-350 is a masterpiece of writing about family, community, country life and what happens when a day of ultimate terror arrives. Adrian Hyland takes a dramatic and compelling sequence of events on that day and weaves them into a picture of universal significance and deep fascination.

'On 7 February 2009 Roger Wood was the police officer in charge of Kinglake, at the epicentre of the worst bushfire disaster in Australia's history, Black Saturday. As the firestorm engulfed the community, he risked his life, again and again, to try and save people.

'With the fire raging all around, he phoned home to warn his wife what was coming. She screamed that the fire had already hit their property. Then the line went dead.

'Black Saturday was a many-headed monster in whose wake stories of grief, heroism and desolation erupted all over the state of Victoria. This is a book about the monster, and the heroism of those who confronted it. (From the publisher's website.)

2012 winner 'The Nib': CAL Waverley Library Award for Literature Mark and Evette Moran Nib Award for Literature The Alex Buzo Shortlist Prize
2012 shortlisted Mark and Evette Moran Nib Award for Literature
2012 shortlisted The Age Book of the Year Award Non-Fiction Prize
2011 highly commended Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Non-Fiction
2012 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards Non-Fiction
y separately published work icon Gunshot Road Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2010 Z1694727 2010 single work novel crime thriller

'Now, somehow, Emily's become the Aboriginal Community Police Officer for the outback (not to mention throwback) township of Bluebush.

'Being allergic both to authority and to keeping her big mouth shut, she's immediately at odds with her new boss. And a death at the Green Swamp Well Roadhouse just makes things worse.

'Officially it's a simple case of two old drunks and a hammer.Emily's not convinced.

'Fast, funny and action-packed - Gunshot Road is Australia's literary thriller of the year. (From the publisher's website.)

2010 shortlisted Colin Roderick Award
2011 nominated Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing Best Novel
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