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Breaking into crime: Amanda Hampson

Amanda Hampson, the author of the best-selling The Tea Ladies and its sequel The Cryptic Clue, fell into crime (writing, not indulging) almost by accident. For twenty years, her work had fallen in the vague area of ‘commercial women’s fiction’ but when her 2021 release got smashed by lockdowns, she decided to change it up and do something quite different. Crime is one of the genres she enjoyed reading and she was keen for the challenge. The crossover to a specific genre instantly made her work more marketable.

WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA?

Nina and Simon are the perfect couple. Young, fun and deeply in love. Until they leave for a weekend at his family’s cabin, and only Simon comes home.

IT TAKES A TOWN

A terrible storm hits a country town then glamorous, but hated by everyone, Vanessa Walton is found dead at the bottom of her stairs. And a teenager who believes it was murder, not a trip over a bucket, disappears

PHEASANTS NEST

Kate Delaney humiliated a man one night and now she’s bound and gagged in the boot of his car. She’s a crime journalist, she knows how much trouble she is in.

TO THE RIVER

Sabine Kelly lives on a houseboat, on the run 12 years after a caravan fire killed several people, including Sabine’s family. She confessed, then ran to the river.

THE BEST WAY TO BURY YOUR HUSBAND

Four women pushed too far in abusive relationships. Four dead partners. It’s pandemic lockdown. How can they dispose of their bodies?

THE MYSTERY WRITER

Theo moves to the US to pursue her dream of becoming a best-selling author. But when a famous author dies, Theo becomes the prime suspect.

JOY MOODY IS OUT OF TIME

Joy Moody will soon be dead. Her adopted twin daughters are about to turn 21 and the secrets Joy has kept about their mother are no longer safe.

DEATH OFF CAMERA: Fiji Islands Mysteries 5

A reality TV show with big prize money is being filmed in Fiji, and they’re down to the Final Five. And one of them dies.

Pip Fioretti, Bone Lands

For the May Crime Stack, Affirm Press has kindly offered 20 copies of Bone Lands by Sydney writer, Pip Fioretti. 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 and be in the running for a complimentary paperback copy of Bone Lands, an outstanding take on rural noir .