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Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
Lou Berney
From the award-winning author of November Road comes a masterful thriller where an unlikely hero goes up against a deadly crime boss
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Michael Finkel
The true story of the world’s most prolific art thief, who accumulated a collection worth over $1.4 billion. A spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, from the bestselling author…
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Karin Smirnoff, Sarah Death (trans.)
The next thrilling instalment in the highly acclaimed, international bestselling series.
Sara Ochs
From the publishers of The Girl on the Train and The Sanatorium comes the biggest debut thriller of the year. An unputdownable beach read about the dark side of paradise.
William Hussey
The gothic, helter-skelter thriller debut that introduces crime fiction's first ever Traveller detective, Scott Jericho.
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Lynda La Plante
The gripping new Detective Jane Tennison thriller from the Queen of Crime Drama, Lynda La Plante.
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Julie Mae Cohen
Even serial killers want a happily-ever-after. The darkly funny, ingenious and outrageous thriller debut from Julie Mae Cohen.
Megan Goldin
True crime podcaster Rachel Krall is back, in search of a popular influencer who disappears after visiting a suspected serial killer.
Daniel Silva
In the electrifying new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva, Gabriel Allon undertakes a search for a stolen Vermeer masterpiece and uncovers a conspiracy that could…
Robert Goddard
The second instalment featuring unlikely private investigator Umiko Wada and the Kodaka Detective Agency.
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Kathy Reichs
#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with a high-stakes thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan
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…
Fiona Britton
Phryne Fisher meets Underbelly in an arch, out-of-the-box debut historical crime caper.
Greg Buchanan
A slick, smart, stylish - and shocking - thriller from one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction.
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.
Riley Sager
The brand new heart-pounding gothic thriller from internationally bestselling author Riley Sager.
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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
Alex Hay
Dazzling, stylish and wildly entertaining, The Housekeepers lets loose an outlandish alliance of women you'll never forget...
Andrea Bartz
A stylish thriller that puts a new spin on the question- do you really know who you're sleeping next to?
When Kelly's relationship ends, she doesn't know who to turn…
Maud Ventura, Emma Ramadan (trans.)
A dangerously charming French thriller about a woman's obsession for her husband
Claire Baylis
A compelling courtroom drama, Dice is an incredibly timely exploration of how sexual violence is viewed in our society.
Javier Cercas, Anne McLean (trans.)
The second Terra Alta Investigation - a new crime series by one of Europe's leading writers
Karin Slaughter
The unmissable new thriller in the Will Trent series - now a major TV adaptation.
Suzanne Leal
A propulsive and provocative novel about love, faith and courage from the bestselling author of The Teacher's Secret.
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…
Lisa Jewell
Prepare to be hooked - nail-biting suspense from the addictive number one million-copy bestselling author.
Vanessa Walters
This twisty and electrifying debut novel about a young woman who goes missing in Lagos, Nigeria, and her estranged auntie who will stop at nothing to find the truth is…
Amy Suiter Clarke
A gripping new novel of psychological suspense by the author of Girl, 11
Tim Ayliffe
From Canberra to Moscow to Beijing, Killer Traitor Spy uncovers the new lines of espionage in the twenty-first century.
Robyn Harding
The bestselling author of The Party returns with a deliciously twisted story of friendship, retribution and betrayal about a homeless woman fleeing a dangerous past - and the wealthy society…
Clemence Michallon
You will be quiet. Through it all, you will be very quiet.
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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.
Naima Brown
Get ready to be blown away. A blockbuster novel taking Australian fiction in an exciting new direction.
TJ Newman
TJ Newman returns with an edge-of-your-seat thriller about a commercial jetliner that crashes into the ocean, and sinks to the bottom with passengers trapped inside, and the extraordinary rescue operation…
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…
Darcy Tindale
From an exciting new voice in Australian crime fiction, a captivating and atmospheric rural thriller introducing Detective Rebecca Giles.
Nilima Rao
A charming debut historical mystery set in 1914 Fiji.
John Banville
With relations between the two men increasingly strained, and their investigation taking them back to the final days of the Second World War, can they join the pieces of a…
Joan Sauers
A compulsive debut thriller that will haunt you long after you've turned the final page.
Dennis Lehane
New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane returns with a masterpiece to rival Mystic River - an all-consuming tale of revenge, family love, festering hate, and insidious power, set against…
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…
B.M. Carroll
A missing backpacker. A million-dollar reward. Ordinary people cracking under pressure
Alice Slater
A bookshop. A true crime case. A deadly friendship. The unmissable debut thriller.
Don Winslow
Hot on the heels of New York Times bestseller City on Fire comes the explosive second novel in an epic crime trilogy from #1 internationally bestselling author Don Winslow.
Christine Keighery
A novel about loyalty, secrets and the insidious effects of narcissism and gaslighting.
Celia Fremlin
One family's skeletons emerge on a 1950s seaside summer holiday in this classic mystery from 'Britain's Patricia Highsmith' and 'the grandmother of psycho-domestic noir' (Sunday Times)
Amulya Malladi
Meet Gabriel Praest, an ex-Copenhagen cop (who dresses with panache), jazz aficionado, and relentless pursuer of truth as he explores Denmark’s Nazi-collaborator past and anti-Muslim present in a page-turning Nordic…
