Crime
The September crime review
These are the crime books which have been read and reviewed by our excellent booksellers this month – all in one place!
Ripper by Shelley Burr
Gemma Guillory has lived in Rainier her entire life. She knows the tiny town's ins and outs like the back of her hand, the people like they are her family, their quirks as if they were her own.
She knows her once-charming town is now remembered for one reason only. That three innocent people…
Winners of the 2023 Davitt Awards
Sisters in Crime Australia has announced the winners of the 2023 Davitt Awards for best crime books by Australian women.
The winning titles in each category are:
Best Adult Novel: All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien
‘Just let him go.’ Those are words Ky Tran will forever regret. The words she spoke when her parents called to ask if they should let her younger brother Denny out to celebrate his high school graduation. That night in 1996, Denny is…
The 2023 Ned Kelly Award Winners
The Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA) has announced the winners of the 2023 Ned Kelly Awards.
Here are the recipients for each category:
Best Crime Fiction: Exiles by Jane Harper
At a busy festival site on a warm spring night, a baby lies alone in her pram, her mother having vanished into the crowds.
A year on, Kim Gillespie's absence casts a long shadow as her friends and loved ones gather deep in the heart of South Australian wine country…
The August crime review
These are the crime books which have been read and reviewed by our excellent booksellers this month – all in one place!
Dark Corners by Megan Goldin
True crime podcaster Rachel Krall is back, in search of a popular influencer who disappears after visiting a suspected serial killer.
Always know what you're walking into. Dark corners can be danger points.
True-crime podcaster Rachel Krall gets pulled into the cut-throat and narcissistic world of social media influencers as she investigates the…
Crime fiction in translation for Father's Day
Just in time for Father's Day, we've compiled a list of fantastic crime fiction in translation. From sleeper hits to those which have truly slipped under the radar, we've got you, and Dad, covered.
Prey for the Shadow by Javier Cercas (translated from Spanish by Anne McLean)
The mayor of Barcelona is being blackmailed. A sex tape from her student days - one she never knew existed. The price: 300,000 euros and her immediate resignation. A political chameleon who swept…
The 2023 Ned Kelly Awards shortlist
Running since 1995, the Ned Kelly Awards are Australia’s oldest and most prestigious recognition honouring published crime fiction and true crime writing. The Australian Crime Writers Association (AWCA) has just announced the 2023 shortlists for the awards’ four categories: Best Crime Fiction, Best Debut Crime Fiction, Best True Crime and Best International Crime Fiction. In its announcement, ACWA said that the shortlist highlights the ‘strength and identity’ of Australian crime writing.
Below are the titles for each category including comments…
The July crime review
These are the crime books which have been read and reviewed by our excellent booksellers this month – all in one place!
Lay Your Body Down by Amy Suiter Clarke
Reviewed by Aurelia Orr from Readings Kids
Lay Your Body Down is a powerful and alluring novel about mob mentality, indoctrination, and confronting one’s demons.
Delilah vowed never to return to her hometown in Minnesota and its cult-like church, but when her ex-boyfriend, Lars, dies, Del follows her gut instinct…
The June crime review
These are the crime books which have been read and reviewed by our excellent booksellers this month — all in one place!
Broken Bay by Margaret Hickey
Reviewed by Kate McIntosh, manager of Readings Emporium
South Australia’s Limestone Coast is covered in natural wonders, from dormant volcanoes to ancient caves, stunning lakes and, most remarkably, sinkholes. These are not your average sinkholes, either. (Google them, they really are something else.) Many of them open into enormous caverns and underground caves…
The May crime review
These are the crime books have been read and reviewed by our excellent booksellers this month – all in one place!
Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater
Reviewed by Lian Hingee, digital marketing manager
'disquieting ... with a carefully paced story that ratchets up to a propulsive climax.'If you’ve picked up Death of a Bookseller hoping for a cosy crime read featuring a bespectacled protagonist with a penchant for cardigans, you will be sadly disappointed. If, however, you’ve…
2022 Crime fiction highlights
Each December, as we barrel towards Christmas, I really enjoy looking back over the year in crime. There are books that feel like they've been a part of the crime canon for years; there are some that I still refer to as 'this new book' even though they've been out for ten months; and there are just so, so many good titles, each and every year.
As the year began, we had a slew of great Australian books — Maryrose…
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