Fiona Hardy
Fiona Hardy is a bookseller at Readings Doncaster and Readings Carlton. She is also the author of books for children including How to Make a Movie in Twelve Days and How to Tackle Your Dreams. She is the former crime fiction columnist for Readings Monthly.
Review — 27 Jan 2022
The Cane by Maryrose Cuskelly
The northern Queensland town of Quala is reeling: one of its own is missing. Young Janet McClymont walked through the cane fields early one evening to go babysit her neighbours’…
Blog post — 10 Nov 2021
The best new crime reads in November
Our crime specialist shares 10 great crime reads to look out for this month.
CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH
Canticle Creek Adrian Hyland
Leading Senior Constable Jesse Redpath thinks she…
Review — 31 Oct 2021
Canticle Creek by Adrian Hyland
Leading Senior Constable Jesse Redpath thinks she has the lie of the land about right in the Northern Territory town of Kulara by now. After replacing the useless-to-actively harmful last…
Blog post — 7 Oct 2021
The best new crime reads in October
Our crime specialist shares 9 great crime reads to look out for this month.
CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH
The Shadow House by Anna Downes
When Alex drives up to…
Blog post — 20 Sep 2021
The best new crime reads in September
Our crime specialist shares 10 great crime reads to look out for this month.
CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH
I Shot the Devil by Ruth McIver
Ruth McIver’s manuscript of…
Review — 29 Sep 2021
The Shadow House by Anna Downes
When Alex drives up to her new house with her teenage son Ollie and new baby Cara in tow, she feels a surge of relief – and panic. She’s running…
Blog post — 4 Jul 2021
The best new crime reads in July
Our crime specialist shares 10 great crime reads to look out for this month.
CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH
The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry
I like…
Review — 28 Jun 2021
The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry
I like to review Australian crime books, partly because it’s always good to boost local writing – it’s something that Readings has championed since the beginning – but also because…
Blog post — 10 Jun 2021
The best new crime reads in June
Our crime specialist shares 9 great crime reads to look out for this month.
CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH
Nancy Business by R.W.R. McDonald
Four months after 12-year-old Tippy Chan…
Review — 1 Oct 2020
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton
In the seventeenth century, the East India Trading Company has a tight grip on the world. Those who sail as merchants rule absolutely, and everyone who works for them is…
