Closing 31 August: 28th Scarlet Stiletto Awards with a record $11,910 in prize money
Sisters in Crime’s 28th Scarlet Stiletto Awards for best short crime and mystery stories is now open and offering a record $11,910 in prizes this year.
Sisters in Crime@Europa on Alma: Secret Histories
Join Cassie Hamer (The Stranger at the Table) and Darcy Tindale (Burning Mountain) in conversation with fellow author, Tania Chandler about deadly family secrets and fatal friendships. Europa on Alma. Free event with complimentary wine and cheese.
Murder, She Investigates: Sisters in Crime’s 19th Law Week event
Host ‘Judge’ Betty King explores tall tales and true of homicide investigations with former Homicide Squad detective Narrelle Fraser, forensic pathologist Joanna Glengarry, and defence barrister Zoe Broughton. Who does what and with (and to) whom in the course of a murder investigation, from the collection of evidence, the interrogation of suspects, the laying of charges, and the trial? And what interesting things happen along the way?
Win a Regency mystery novel
In a unique offer, HarperCollins Publishing is generously donating 10 copies each of its two Regency murder mysteries – Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Investigator, and The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin for the March Crime Stack. The Crime Stack is a benefit for Sisters in Crime members. Every month there are 20 books to win in a random draw of members. Join now to be in the running.
Lifting the petticoats: the underbelly of Regency England
Regency England wasn’t all balls, bodices, and beaux for those in high society. Markets and gentlemen’s clubs hid secrets, scandals, spies, escaped convicts, ruthless bounty hunters, and murders most foul, as revealed in two new books by Kelly Gardiner and Sharmini Kumar (Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Investigator) and Alison Goodman (The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin).
Fiona Hardy launches her new book Unbury The Dead
Celebrate the launch of Fiona Hardy’s debut adult crime novel Unbury the Dead. Best mates Teddy and Alice are hired hands with flexible moral boundaries. Whatever the mess, they can be relied upon to fix it with no questions asked. But sometimes it’s not as simple as cleaning up. Unbury the Dead is a superbly fresh and …
Patricia Wolf in Conversation about Opal
Patricia Wolf, visiting from Berlin, in conversation with Janice Simpson to discuss her latest novel, Opal. The thrilling third instalment in the bestselling DS Lucas Walker series, Opal is full of breathtaking twists and dark turns. Bookings can be made here.
Cosy Crime: Plot, Puzzles and Characters Minus the Gore
What makes us turn away from blood and gore and crave small towns, mysterious bookshops, and seaside resorts with eccentric characters? Join Amanda Hampson (The Tea Ladies series), Elizabeth Coleman (A Dance with Murder), and Aoife Clifford (It Takes a Town) as they talk with Jacqui Horwood from Sisters in Crime about the joys of cosy mysteries. …
Shelley Burr in conversation at Beaumaris Library
Shelley Burr will be discussing latest chilling thriller, Vanish, inspired by a real-life criminal case, with Sisters in Crime’s Jacqui Horwood. Beaumaris Library, 96 Reserve Road, Beaumaris Victoria. Free but please book here.
THE CAMPERS
What would you do if a group of itinerants set up camp in “your” park in your quiet suburban neighbourhood? This is a wonderfully provocative story about privilege, hypocrisy and justice.
Murder Monday: Ashley Kalagian Blunt
Ashley Kalagian Blunt, the Queen of the techno thriller, spoke to Sisters in Crime’s Jacq Ellem for the February Murder Monday. Her latest thriller is Cold Truth, se in Winnipeg.