THE PLAYERS
Minette Walters has written a powerful historical story that features two unforgettable women. Set in the dark days of The Bloody Assizes, it’s a wonderful read.
SHADOW CITY
From Ned Kelly award winner, Natalie Conyer, comes a fast-paced and fascinating story. This thought-provoking read casts a light on worldwide people smuggling.
EDENHOPE
This is the revelatory story of an ordinary woman who will let nothing, not even the law, stand in the way of her grandchildren’s safety. Simply, elegantly told and utterly compelling, this is a must-read.
HIGH WIRE
Moody, suspenseful and riveting. Candice Fox’s newest crime novel is set back home in Australia and this is a cracker of a read.
IF ONLY HE NEVER
When Curtis’s hopes for a brighter future with his beguiling new neighbour Laura are dashed by her betrayal turning him into a murder suspect, he’s positive things can’t get worse—until he escapes from a rain of bullets. The reason, so Laura tells him: he carries the solution scientists will kill for in his blood.
25th Davitt Awards for women’s crime books now open
Sisters in Crime’s Davitt Awards for the best crime and mystery books by Australian women turn 25 next year and it plans to celebrate in style. Meanwhile, it is opening the competition early on 1 November to give the judges extra time to evaluate the books. An early bird entry fee of $20 applies until 30 November. From 1 December-31 January, it will cost $30.
2024 AGM: Carmel Shute stands down as Secretary
Carmel Shute, who helped co-found Sisters in Crime Australia in 1991, stood down as Secretary at the 2024 Annual General Meeting on Friday 25 October, following its TV Noir event at South Melbourne’s Rising Sun Hotel. She is being replaced by former President, Moraig Kisler, who is fresh from a year’s break. Carmel will continue to work on programming. A committee of eight was elected unopposed.
THE LAST TRACE
Family. It means everything to Sheridan. She has missed having her brother around. At last, Lachy is back in Australia, and Sheridan can’t wait to spend the Easter holidays all together in the mountains with their kids.
But, on Good Friday, something devastating happens that rips their two families apart, and now she can’t imagine ever forgiving him.
MY FAMILY AND OTHER SUSPECTS
Our reviewer, Liz Filleul, says this is one of the best books she’s read all year. Holly Jackson meets Agatha Christie in this cosy modern-day YA murder mystery where your family are your prime suspects.
OPAL
DS Walker is back for the third in this series set in outback Queensland. Lucas and his half-sister are stuck in a mining town, cut off by a flood. And two people have been murdered.