So many crimes, so many lies, so much deception. The new novels by Louise Milligan, Sarah Bailey, and Abby Corson expose the perfidy, duplicity, and brutality that define some people, and far too many institutions. They will tell all to journalist and Sisters in Crime convenor, Leslie Falkiner-Rose.
For the February Murder Monday, Sisters in Crime’s Jacq Ellem spoke to Tasmanian author Jo Dixon who has two crime novels under her belt – The House of Now and Then and, now, A Shadow at the Door, both with HarperCollins Australia. Like many writers, Jo has had a varied career. She has been a dental assistant, an event co-ordinator, a travel agent, and has run an online shop-never really believing her passion for writing could lead to anything.
Being an influencer is like feeding a monster, nothing is ever enough. No matter how much you give… eventually you have to give your soul.
Seventeen years ago a small town was rocked by three murders and the Rainer Ripper was caught. Now it seems a copycat has come to town.
A gripping thriller with a shocking conclusion that will leave you spellbound.
Nicole Morris founded the Australian Missing Persons Register. She is inspirational. Vanished is a glimpse of the families behind the headlines.
A charming and cheeky murder mystery that features a woman called Ted and her miniature schnauzer, Miss Marple.
What happens when someone is left behind?
When Till was five she saw her friend taken by “the man”. It haunts her.
Families harbour all sorts of secrets – and as the novels by Jo Dixon, Kylie Orr, and Glenna Thomson reveal, they can have cruel, twisted, and sometimes deadly consequences. They will divulge all to fellow author (and podcasting queen), Vikki Petraitis. There are a mean ex-husband, a sleep-deprived first-time mum and a crime she wishes she didn’t witness, a missing daughter, a weird mother and much much more.
Sisters in Crime Australia’s 24th Davitt Awards for the best crime and mystery books by Australian women from 2023 are now open.
The competition is open to books by all women, whether cisgender, transgender or intersex, who are citizens/residents of Australia. Self-published books are eligible. The Davitts cost publishers $25 a title to enter. Many thanks to Swinburne University of Technology for its support.