New Australian crime fiction & true crime

Leave the Girls Behind

Jacqueline Bublitz

The acclaimed author of Before You Knew My Name returns with another taut suspense thriller overlaid with a moving exploration of the ways in which violent crime ricochets through the…

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The Close-up

Pip Drysdale

Sometimes dreams come true - but so do nightmares ... An electrifying, dark and twisty new thriller from the bestselling author of The Sunday Girl, The Strangers We Know…

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The Valley

Chris Hammer

Nell Buchanan and Ivan Lucic are back - as Nell is thrown into her most emotionally fraught investigation yet.

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No One Will Know

Rose Carlyle

A wonderfully twisty and suspenseful novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Girl in the Mirror.

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Everyone this Christmas has a Secret

Benjamin Stevenson

Benjamin Stevenson returns with a Christmas addition to his bestselling Ernest Cunningham mysteries. Unwrap all the Christmas staples- presents, family, an impossible murder or two, and a deadly advent calendar…

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They’ll Never Hold Me

Michael Adams

Incredible, swashbuckling tale that feels like being on the run with Australia's most colourful fugitive

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Down the Rabbit Hole

Shaeden Berry

How far would you go to chase the ghosts of the past?

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Opal

Patricia Wolf

A small mining community. A murderer at large. And a flood that has trapped them all.

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The Ledge

Christian White

HUGE return from bestselling author Christian White, his twistiest thriller yet!

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Prize Catch

Alan Carter

A quest for the truth becomes a race for survival in this pacy new crime novel from award-winning author Alan Carter.

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When it Rains

Dave Warner

A town full of crime and swamps full of crocodiles: Dan Clement has his hands full with a free-spirited new girlfriend and a secret that won't stay submerged for long.

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Everywhere We Look

Martine Kropkowski

A year after a tragic incident splintered their friendship, three women travel to Marcoy, a regional town, in attempt to reconnect.

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The Hitwoman’s Guide to Reducing Household Debt

Mark Mupotsa-Russell

The wickedly clever story of a suburban mum with a criminal secret.

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The Death of Dora Black: A Petticoat Police Mystery

Lainie Anderson

Summer, Adelaide, 1917. The impeccably dressed Miss Kate Cocks might look more like a schoolmistress than a policewoman, but don't let that fool you. She's a household name, wrangling wayward…

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Shadow City

Natalie Conyer

Every city casts a shadow, where evil flourishes.

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High Wire

Candice Fox

Candice Fox's breathtaking new thriller is quite literally the bomb! A high-octane race through outback Australia.

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Cutler

David Whish-Wilson

Praised by Tim Winton as 'a ripping page-turner about shameful secrets just across the horizon', the most terrifying aspect of this tenth novel from a master storyteller is the way…

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The Chilling

Riley James

An unputdownable thriller set in the pressure-cooker environment of an Antarctic winter.

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Jasper Cliff

Josh Kemp

Shortlisted for the Fogarty Literary Award, Jasper Cliff is an outback gothic thriller set in a small town where people have a habit of disappearing.

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Liars

James O'Loghlin

Speak your truth. Or at least the truth you want others to believe.

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A House Built on Sand

Tina Shaw

Winner of the 2023 Gifkins Prize, A House Built on Sand is the vivid and gripping story of a mother-daughter relationship and the secrets that threaten to shatter their world

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Highway 13

Fiona McFarlane

A gripping, provocative work by one of our finest writers, the internationally acclaimed author Fiona McFarlane.

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The Creeper

Margaret Hickey

The chilling new mystery novel from the award-winning author of bestsellers Cutters End, Stone Town and Broken Bay.

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The Hitchhiker

Gabriel Bergmoser

From the award-winning author of The Hunted comes a fast-paced, nail-biting outback thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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All You Took From Me

Lisa Kenway

Set between the Blue Mountains and a Sydney hospital, Lisa Kenway's All You Took From Me is a thriller brimming with great characters and nail-biting tension.

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A Town Called Treachery

Mitch Jennings

A deadbeat dad. A curious boy. A journo drowning in the past ... and a town full of secrets. Can the truth ever be found in a town called Treachery?

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The Crag

Claire Sutherland

A heart-stopping murder mystery set in the rock-climbing scene of Mt Arapiles, perfect for lovers of Outback Noir.

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Girl Falling

Hayley Scrivenor

Why would my best friend want to destroy my life?

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17 Years Later

J.P. Pomare

The unputdownable new bestseller from multi-award-winning author J.P. Pomare

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Catherine Wheel

Liz Evans

Where did she come from? And how far will she go?

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Between Husbands and Wives

Susannah Glenn

A couple moves to far north Queensland looking for a fresh start but will their dark secret be exposed? A page-turning domestic thriller for fans of Sally Hepworth and Liane…

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This is Why We Lied

Karin Slaughter

Who killed Mercy McAlpine? The next thrilling suspense featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter, no.1 bestselling author of Pieces of Her and After That Night

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The Community

Christine Gregory

Paradise has a price

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Storm Child

Michael Robotham

Some memories are buried for a reason. The compulsively readable new thriller by the #1 bestselling and award-winning master of crime

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Woman, Missing

Sherryl Clark

Gutsy new P.I. Lou Alcott takes charge in this brilliantly crafted thriller. Twisty, gritty and unputdownable, in this story the underdog is fighting back. Perfect for readers of Sarah Bailey…

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A Thousand Miles From Care

Steve Johnson

A gripping and heartbreaking story, A Thousand Miles From Care tells the 30 year quest Steve Johnson undertook to uncover the truth about his brilliant brother's brutal murder in Manly.

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The Wrong Man

Tim Ayliffe

The fifth novel in the John Bailey thriller series. Bailey is trying to solve two murders, ten years apart – unfinished business from his former flame Sharon Dexter. But will…

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Life & Crimes

Andrew Rule

Andrew Rule brings us eighteen Australian crime stories that have fuelled fears, fired outrage and broken hearts and dreams.

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Murder in Punch Lane

Jane Sullivan

Inspired by real events and people, Murder in Punch Lane is a dark and gripping crime novel that maps the sins and secrets of nineteenth-century Melbourne

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Smoke

Michael Brissenden

After a brutal wildfire tears through the town of Jasper in the Californian sierras, a body is discovered in a shed.

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Shadows of Winter Robins

Louise Wolhuter

Sometimes you must shine a light on the dark places to see what was always there.

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Every Last Suspect

Nicola Moriarty

Who killed Harriet? The unputdownable new thriller from the bestselling author of You Need to Know.

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Looking For Eden

Caroline Overington

The unputdownable new thriller from the bestselling author of The One Who Got Away

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Fool Me Twice

Benjamin Stevenson

Two fiendishly twisty crime stories from the author of international bestsellers Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone and Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect.

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Red River Road

Anna Downes

The dangerous thrills of solo travel come into focus in this full-throttle twist on outback noir by the bestselling author of The Safe Place and The Shadow House.

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Sanctuary

Garry Disher

A thrilling new standalone set in regional SA, from one of Australia's most esteemed crime authors.

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The Last Victim

Tracy Hall, Summer Land

A serial con man. The ultimate betrayal. An unbreakable woman. The full story behind the relationship made famous by the hit podcast Who the Hell is Hamish?

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The Underhistory

Kaaron Warren

A dark and magnificently inventive upmarket thriller about the lengths a lone woman will go to protect her home, and the family history it hides within its walls.

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New Australian crime fiction & true crime

Leave the Girls Behind

The Close-up

The Valley

No One Will Know

Everyone this Christmas has a Secret

They’ll Never Hold Me

Down the Rabbit Hole

Opal

The Ledge

Prize Catch

When it Rains

Everywhere We Look

The Hitwoman’s Guide to Reducing Household Debt

The Death of Dora Black: A Petticoat Police Mystery

Shadow City

High Wire

Cutler

The Chilling

Jasper Cliff

Liars

A House Built on Sand

Highway 13

The Creeper

The Hitchhiker

All You Took From Me

A Town Called Treachery

The Crag

Girl Falling

17 Years Later

Catherine Wheel

Between Husbands and Wives

This is Why We Lied

The Community

Storm Child

Woman, Missing

A Thousand Miles From Care

The Wrong Man

Life & Crimes

Murder in Punch Lane

Smoke

Shadows of Winter Robins

Every Last Suspect

Looking For Eden

Fool Me Twice

Red River Road

Sanctuary

The Last Victim

The Underhistory