This was an extended project loosely based on Ryan O’Neill’s ‘Golden Age Detective Novel’ interpretation of The Drover’s Wife.

The extract was only two lines long. I wanted to solve the murder so I created a conspiracy wall to help form connections between the suspects, places and objects. All the connections were meticulously thought out and reference the original text. I then designed a folder, envelope, and FBI styled pages to package the findings and evidence. Each page of the report refers back to one connection (there were 7 altogether - represented by the red string) and were tea stained to have an aged effect.

Photography was all by me as I had a specific mood and atmosphere I wanted to convey.

I really enjoyed this project because it combines my love for research, recreating period graphics and hand crafting. I wouldn't mind doing more graphic props (for film/tv?) in the future!

Detective Report

Thank you!