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Kate Emery’s new book is set at a family beach holiday in Western Australia. My Family and Other Suspects is a mystery where, you know how it happens, there’s a murder and Ruth, the teenage murder mystery fan in the family, decides that she’s the one to investigate. As Kate says, it owes a lot to Agatha Christie.
Win a copy of Natalie Conyer’s much acclaimed, Ned Kelly winning debut novel, Present Tense. All members are automatically included in the draw at the end of each month. This is a ripping read set in South Africa, as it desperately tries to find a way forward post-apartheid.
Best selling psychological thrillers are Petronella McGovern’s beat. She talks with Natalie Conyer about why and how she writes and her latest page turner, The Last Trace – a gripping thriller about siblings and secrets, and the traces we can never erase.
Sisters in Crime Australia launched the Davitt Awards for best crime books by Australian women at its 10th anniversary convention, SheKilda 2001, to provide some much needed – and overdue – recognition for Australian women crime writers. The Davitts are named after Ellen Davitt, the author of Australia’s first mystery novel, Force and Fraud, in 1865. An e-book …
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The long list for the Davitt Awards 2025 will be announced in early June 2025.
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The short list for the Davitt Awards 2025 will be announced in mid July 2025.
An awards ceremony will be held mid year in 2025. More information will be posted in due course.
Celebrating 25 years of excellence in crime writing by Australian women.
Entries are now open for the 25th Annual Davitt Awards for the best Australian womens’ crime and mystery books of 2024