Cutters End by Margaret Hickey
A gripping read that sits well in the outback noir genre. Captured is the dust, the searing heat, glimpses of rugged beauty, and stark loneliness of the Australian outback.
Sara Hood
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Davitt Awards: a (long) shortlist for women’s best crime & mystery books announced
The Davitt Awards (long) shortlist is here! nine adult novels, five Young Adult (YA) novels, six children’s novels and five non-fiction books. Twelve books from all categories are competing for the debut award. Altogether, 127 books have been in contention.
Join us at the 21st Davitt Awards
Frock (or suit) up and join us for an à la carte dinner as we present Sisters in Crime’s annual Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women published in 2020. 28 August at the Rising Sun, South Melbourne. Booking essential
New Reviews
Every month Sisters in Crime brings you new reviews from women who write criminally good books.
Scarlet Stilettos 2021 Launched!
The Scarlet Stiletto Short Story Competition was officially launched at the Athenaeum Library. Carmel was on hand with the camera!
How to Get Away With Murder
Vikki Petraitis, Karina Kilmore, Narrelle M Harris and Ilsa Evans investigate how to get away with murder. ONLINE recording.
September Criminality
A quick round up of all the criminality that Sisters in Crime is up to this month.
Tussaud by Belinda Lyons-Lee
The last decades of the eighteenth century were explosive and the reverberations are felt even now. Belinda Lyons-Lee ventures upon a subject that others have treated fictionally.
Shadow Over Edmund Street by Suzanne Frankham
Crafting a fine short story is a skill perhaps more closely akin to poetry writing than novel writing. However, success in short fiction can be a predictor of quality book-length work, and I’m happy to report this is the case with Suzanne Frankham’s developing career as an author following her first career in science. After …