New Australian crime fiction & true crime

The Cryptic Clue

Amanda Hampson

Look who's back in hot water! The highly anticipated new novel in The Tea Ladies cosy crime series, a runaway bestseller of the year.

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The Miller Women

Kelli Hawkins

Does murder run in the family? The brilliant, unsettling new psychological suspense from the bestselling author of Other People's Houses.

When a teenage girl goes missing, Nicola Miller fears…

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The Lady Vanishes

Alison Sandy, Bryan Seymour, Sally Eeles, Marc Wright

A much-loved mother, teacher and friend steps on a plane for an overseas adventure and is never seen again.

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Bone Lands

Pip Fioretti

The origin story of outback noir: a dark, gritty and suspenseful dive into Australia's past, through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator

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Pheasants Nest

Louise Milligan

A gripping, propulsive and brilliantly original debut by award-winning investigative journalist and writer Louise Milligan.

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It Takes a Town

Aoife Clifford

So many people had reason to hate her, but did anyone have reason to kill her?

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Killarney

Nikki Mottram

Small Town. Big Secrets. The second Dana Gibson mystery.

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Devil’s Kitchen

Candice Fox

Candice Fox's latest thriller is the definition of nailbiter, as a female agent goes undercover in a New York firefighting crew that is far more dangerous than the fires they…

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What Happened to Nina?

Dervla McTiernan

From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Murder Rule comes an emotional novel of suspense about two families pitted against each other -- one seeking justice in the disappearance…

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Joy Moody is Out of Time

Kerryn Mayne

The irresistible new crime novel from the author of Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder, that again perfectly balances light and dark, humour and suspense, with a quirky cast…

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Halfway House

Helen FitzGerald

The latest thriller from an author beloved for her pitch-dark humour and unnerving tension.

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The Mystery Writer

Sulari Gentill

She needs to write the ending ... before she meets hers.

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All the Words We Know

Bruce Nash

A wickedly funny and genuinely moving novel about memory, language and love, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and The One-Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Jumped Out the Window.

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To the River

Vikki Wakefield

A compulsively readable psychological thriller from the award-winning author of After You Were Gone.

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Radiant Heat

Sarah-Jane Collins

When a catastrophic wildfire suddenly rips through a woman's hometown, she thinks she is lucky to have survived . . . until she finds a dead woman in her driveway…

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Crimes of the Cross

Anne Manne

A searing expose of institutional child abuse, and the remarkable story of the survivors who would not be silenced

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Body of Lies

Sarah Bailey

A gripping, white-knuckle thriller from the bestselling author of The Dark Lake and The Housemate.

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Gone

Glenna Thomson

Gone is a gripping rural crime novel of a grieving family and their forty-year journey to discover the truth.

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The Eleventh Floor

Kylie Orr

Darkly compelling and twisty psychological drama from a talented new Australian author. Perfect for readers who love Sally Hepworth, Pip Drysdale and Adele Parks.

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The Concierge

Abby Corson

He’ll do anything to improve your stay. Except keep your secrets.

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The Good Dog

Simon Rowell

A thrilling police procedural set in Mount Macedon by one of the rising stars of Australian crime writing

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The Beacon

P.A. Thomas

A page-turning debut murder mystery, set in Byron Bay.

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Darkness Runs Deep

Claire McNeel

In the darkest hour, a blood-soaked teenager flees the rural Gerandaroo football oval.

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The Dinner Party

Rebecca Heath

The new exciting thriller by Rebecca Heath, author of The Summer Party. A dark and twisty domestic thriller set in a seemingly idyllic suburban neighbourhood, where family secrets are…

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The Murder Squad

Michael Adams

How the New South Wales Police Force's finest solved murders in one of the most tumultuous periods in Australian history

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The Strip

Iain Ryan

You can’t hide in the shadows in a city of neon lights.

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Foul Play

Fiona McIntosh

The heart-stopping new crime thriller in the Detective Jack Hawksworth series by blockbuster author Fiona McIntosh.

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A Dance with Murder

Elizabeth Coleman

A charming and cheeky murder mystery, perfect for fans of Phryne Fisher, The Thursday Murder Club and The Tea Ladies

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The Wiregrass

Adrian Hyland

The new Jesse Redpath crime thriller from the bestselling author of Canticle Creek.

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A Shadow at the Door

Jo Dixon

From the bestselling author of The House of Now and Then comes a vividly portrayed story that reveals the darkness of greed and desire where people will stop at nothing…

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The Fall Between

Darcy Tindale

From an exciting new voice in Australian crime fiction, a captivating and atmospheric rural thriller introducing Detective Rebecca Giles.

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Everyone On This Train Is a Suspect

Benjamin Stevenson

Ernest Cunningham returns in a deliciously witty locked room (train) mystery.

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The Drowning

Bryan Brown

The body of a local teenage boy is found on the beach of a sleepy northern New South Wales town. David went for an evening swim and got into trouble…

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Double Exposure

Ava Barry

In this heart-pounding tale of deception, a young P.I. must unravel the secrets behind the murder of a Los Angeles heiress's parents.

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Kill Your Husbands

Jack Heath

A witty, page-turning, twisty whodunit from the bestselling author of the Hangman series, perfect for fans of Benjamin Stevenson.

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Reckless

Marele Day

'True crime adventure, bold memoir and investigative masterclass, but above all a breathtakingly original story.' - Robert Drewe, author of The Shark Net and The Bodysurfers

Jean Kay, my skipper…

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Naked City

John Silvester

John Silvester has been reporting on crime from the cop stations, courthouses, back alleys and gangster mansions of Melbourne for forty years. His contact book is a who's who of…

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The Seven

Chris Hammer

The latest stunning thriller from the bestselling author of Scrublands and The Tilt.

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Summer of Blood

Dave Warner

Get ready for a wild ride through the Summer of Love with Dave Warner's newest crime novel.

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Australia’s Most Infamous Jail

James Phelps

Welcome to Pentridge, Australia's most infamous prison.

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Vertigo

Karen Herbert

In this number-crunching thriller, there's something rotten going on in state politics and an unlikely spreadsheet-wielding hero will need to step up to uncover the truth and protect the disadvantaged…

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Dark Mode

Ashley Kalagian Blunt

A riveting psychological thriller drawn from true events, Dark Mode delves into the terrifying reality of the dark web, and the price we pay for surrendering our privacy one click…

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The Chasm

Bronwyn Hall

Atmospheric, thrilling and twisty - a white-knuckled mystery set among Victoria's most rugged mountains from an exciting new voice in Australian noir. Perfect for fans of Wake and Exiles.

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The Teacher’s Pet

Hedley Thomas

If you thought you knew the story of The Teacher's Pet, get ready to be shocked. Hedley Thomas takes you behind the scenes with a blow-by-blow account of one…

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The Shallows

Holly Craig

A gripping thriller about survival and the murky depths we can go to for wealth and prestige.

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I Am Already Dead

David Whish-Wilson

In this thrilling crime novel, Lee Southern finds himself the target of increasingly ominous threats as he seeks to uncover the mastermind behind a sordid mystery.

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Ripper

Shelley Burr

Gemma Guillory has lived in Rainier her entire life. She knows the town's ins and outs like the back of her hand, the people like they are her family, their…

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Lowbridge

Lucy Campbell

In a town simmering with divisions and a cast of unforgettable characters, Lowbridge is a heart-wrenching mystery about the girls who are lost, the ones who are mourned and those…

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New Australian crime fiction & true crime

The Cryptic Clue

The Miller Women

The Lady Vanishes

Bone Lands

Pheasants Nest

It Takes a Town

Killarney

Devil’s Kitchen

What Happened to Nina?

Joy Moody is Out of Time

Halfway House

The Mystery Writer

All the Words We Know

To the River

Radiant Heat

Crimes of the Cross

Body of Lies

Gone

The Eleventh Floor

The Concierge

The Good Dog

The Beacon

Darkness Runs Deep

The Dinner Party

The Murder Squad

The Strip

Foul Play

A Dance with Murder

The Wiregrass

A Shadow at the Door

The Fall Between

Everyone On This Train Is a Suspect

The Drowning

Double Exposure

Kill Your Husbands

Reckless

Naked City

The Seven

Summer of Blood

Australia’s Most Infamous Jail

Vertigo

Dark Mode

The Chasm

The Teacher’s Pet

The Shallows

I Am Already Dead

Ripper

Lowbridge