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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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Iain Ryan
You can’t hide in the shadows in a city of neon lights.
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Fiona McIntosh
The heart-stopping new crime thriller in the Detective Jack Hawksworth series by blockbuster author Fiona McIntosh.
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Adrian Hyland
The new Jesse Redpath crime thriller from the bestselling author of Canticle Creek.
Benjamin Stevenson
Ernest Cunningham returns in a deliciously witty locked room (train) mystery.
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…
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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Jack Heath
A witty, page-turning, twisty whodunit from the bestselling author of the Hangman series, perfect for fans of Benjamin Stevenson.
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…
Chris Hammer
The latest stunning thriller from the bestselling author of Scrublands and The Tilt.
Dave Warner
Get ready for a wild ride through the Summer of Love with Dave Warner's newest crime novel.
James Phelps
Welcome to Pentridge, Australia's most infamous prison.
In the long-awaited return to his bestselling true crime series on life behind bars, James Phelps has finally turned his attention to HM…
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…
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…
Holly Craig
A gripping thriller about survival and the murky depths we can go to for wealth and prestige.
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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.
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…
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…
Megan Goldin
True crime podcaster Rachel Krall is back, in search of a popular influencer who disappears after visiting a suspected serial killer.
Rebecca Hazel
Teacher and former rugby league player Chris Dawson appeared to have it all – a loving family and a beautiful home in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. But in the summer of…
Gabriel Bergmoser
Gabriel Bergmoser, author of explosive bestselling thriller The Hunted returns with a suspenseful new standalone thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat.
Dan Box
A true story about lies, murder and the Territory
Fiona Britton
Phryne Fisher meets Underbelly in an arch, out-of-the-box debut historical crime caper.
Peter Papathanasiou
A third outback noir from Peter Papathanasiou, following Special Constable Sparrow as he investigates a cold case in a barren mining region of Western Australia
Brooke Robinson
Innocent or guilty. It’s all a matter of interpretation…
A childhood spent moving around the world left Revelle Lee with an unusual gift - the ability to fluently speak 11…
Lenny Bartulin
When human remains are discovered in the wilds of the Tasmanian west coast, the dark past comes into the light of the present in this deeply moving novel from the…
Craig Semple
This raw and true account of the life of a tough cop has all the twists and turns and drama of a rattlingly good thriller.
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Nilima Rao
A charming debut historical mystery set in 1914 Fiji.
Darcy Tindale
From an exciting new voice in Australian crime fiction, a captivating and atmospheric rural thriller introducing Detective Rebecca Giles.
Tim Ayliffe
From Canberra to Moscow to Beijing, Killer Traitor Spy uncovers the new lines of espionage in the twenty-first century.
Monica Vuu
Taking its place amongst the best of Australian rural noir, When One of Us Hurts is a vivid, riveting, darkly intimate novel of murder, madness and a community that's too…
Alison Goodman
A high society amateur detective at the heart of Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as an 'old maid' to protect other women in a new and fiercely feminist…
Suzanne Leal
A propulsive and provocative novel about love, faith and courage from the bestselling author of The Teacher's Secret.
Margaret Hickey
Old loyalties and decades-long feuds rise to the surface in this stunning crime novel, set in a spectacular Australian landscape known for its jagged cliffs and hidden caves.
Michelle Prak
Chilling, tense and twisted, this compulsive thriller will send adrenaline coursing through your veins.
J.P. Pomare
Mother's intuition or a deadly guilty conscience? A woman races against time to find her son in this tense and twisty thriller by the Top Ten bestselling author of The…
Dennis Altman
On the eve of a major international AIDS Conference in London, the Conference chair is found dead in suspicious circumstances. Tracking down how he died reveals layers of deception, rivalry…
Candice Fox
Candice Fox's latest heart-pounding thriller - a couple hold the LAPD to ransom in a desperate attempt to find their missing daughter.
Carolyn Swindell
A long-haul flight. Two ambitious dance mums. A child in danger.
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Loraine Peck
The action-packed second crime novel by award-winning author Loraine Peck reunites readers with Amy and Johnny Novak as the couple tries to lead a normal life-but will their past decisions…
Jack's back. Down Under. The heart-stopping new DCI Jack Hawksworth crime thriller by the bestselling author of Mirror Man.
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Mali Waugh
Family law judge Kaye Bailey is found murdered in her chambers. Is this the work of a disgruntled complainant? Or an inside job by a jealous colleague? Or is there…
John Byrnes
A coastal town is evacuated after record floods. Three young police officers are left behind. With a killer.
Kerryn Mayne
Kerryn Mayne's stunning debut is an irresistible novel that's both chilling and charming, suspenseful and uplifting. And, of course, simply unforgettable...
Lenny Marks is good at not remembering.
She has…
Joanna Jenkins
Taking on law's old boys club can have deadly results... A gripping thriller from a bold new voice about misogyny, corruption and the legal industry.
Simon Rowell
An utterly compelling police procedural set on the Murray River, by a rising star of Australian crime fiction
Nikki Mottram
Small Town. Big Secrets.
Kerry Greenwood
Accustomed to both murder and dalliance, Australia’s favourite detective, the inimitable Miss Fisher, returns in a case that will test her courage and judgement to the full.
