Scribe 2015 Review by Suzanne Bozorth- Baines Synopsis Is Brigitte a loving wife and mother, or a cold-blooded killer? Nobody knows why she was in the east of the city so early on the morning she was left for dead by a hit-and-run driver. It was the Friday before Christmas 1994 — the same …
Review by: Suzanne Bozorth-Baines Publisher; Boolmsbury Sigma 2015 Synopsis Agatha Christie’s detailed plotting is what makes her books so compelling. Christie used poison to kill her characters more often than any other murder method, with the poison itself being a central part of the novel, and her choice of deadly substances was far from random; …
Sisters in Crime, a group who champions women crime writers, is having its 25th Anniversary Convention, called SheKilda3. Topics under debate include domestic noir, detectives with a difference, unlikely heroes, mystery with history, where to draw the line in Young Adult fiction and more. Sue Turnbull, co-convenor of Sisters in Crime Australia, and author Melina …
Carmen Callil was in her 20s when she moved from Australia to London to work in publishing. One day she was sitting on the floor in the flat of her friend Rosie Boycott, co-founder of the feminist magazine Spare Rib, reading a book about goddesses. There on the page was the virago, a heroic warrior …
One of the highlights of SheKilda3 was the launch of six e-book collections of winning Scarlet Stiletto stories by Clan Destine Press, 2011-2016. Author and 2011 Scarlet Stiletto winner, Angela Savage, did the honours. Here’s what she had to say To help celebrate 25 years of Sisters in Crime, it’s my pleasure today to launch …
After presenting her keynote address to SheKilda3 on 19 November, Professor Sue Turnbull was faced with a presentation of her own when Sisters in Crime’s President, Vivienne Colmer, awarded her a Life Membership and then anointed her as Sisters in Crime’s first Ambassador. Here’s what’s Vivienne had to say: “Sisters in Crime is very pleased …
Frances Sutherland, winner of the Kerry Greenwood Malice Domestic Award in the 2014 Scarlet Stiletto Awards for her story Murder On A Triple Score, has died. (Frances is pictured with Marta Dusseldorp (r).) Sutherland, who lived in Surrey Hills in Melbourne, was a psychologist who worked in disability and aged care services. She succumbed to …
All SheKilda3 convention-goers had the opportunity to exercise their creativity by writing the best opening paragraph for a murder mystery story inspired by the ‘body’ and clues in the St Kilda Town Hall Foyer. Prizes were to die for – a bag of crime books donated by Sisters in Crime plus a tea towel and …
Sisters in Crime celebrated its 25th birthday in style at SheKilda3: One-day Crime Spree at St Kilda Town Hall on 19 November. The verdict has been unanimous: SheKilda3 was outstanding – top level panels and discussion, a great Great Debate, inspiring Scarlet Stiletto Awards , a warm and inclusive atmosphere, productive networking, fabulous food, and …
Thunderbolt Prize for Crime Fiction goes to Sister in Crime member, Maryanne Ross Sisters in Crime member Maryanne Ross has won the prestigious New England Thunderbolt Prize for Crime Fiction” in both the overall Fiction and Emerging Author categories. Maryanne said, “Prizes like the Thunderbolt and the Scarlet Stiletto help emerging writers feel less like …