Sisters in Crime General

Silver linings amongst the challenges: Secretary Carmel Shute reports to the Annual General Meeting

One of the silver linings of two terrible years of lockdowns has been Zoom which has allowed Sisters in Crime to feature authors from all over Australia and parts beyond. It has enabled us to reach a national and indeed global audience, and to hold AGMs such as this where all members can participate, irrespective of geographical location. Temporarily, at least, we have overcome the tyranny of distance.

The Crime Stack: All that I Remember about Dean Cola by Tania Chandler

For the May Crime Stack, Scribe Publications has kindly offered 20 copies of All That I Remember About Dean Cola, the third novel by Victorian Sisters in Crime member, Tania Chandler.

The Nurse as Sleuth: Lyn McFarlane

The original inspiration for The Scarlet Cross came from my sister, who is an avid crime reader and a former psychiatric nurse. She was the one who suggested a hospital as the setting for a crime novel and I heartily agreed: the caregivers in a hospital are often at the coal face of crime, especially in the emergency department.

From secret hobby to crime writer… a writing journey: Sarah Barrie

I’ve researched just about every plausible way to murder someone– and how to get away with it. At least, that’s what I tell my husband from time to time. Generally, when he’s annoying me.

Sisters 30th: We had the crime of our lives

Sisters in Crime celebrated its 30th birthday at the magnificent new Victorian Pride Centre in Fitzroy Street, St Kilda on Saturday (23 April). The building resounded with the voices of nearly a hundred Sisters in Crime and Brothers-in-Law belting out the chorus of “Sisters are writin’ it for themselves”.

Sisters in Crime in St Kilda: A True Story

Being back on Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, for Sisters in Crime’s 30th birthday party on 23 April, was a step back in time for the host, Sue Turnbull, Sisters in Crime’s Ambassador-at-Large. The story of her first event at Leo’s Spaghetti Bar induced much laughter.

Lynda La Plante: Live online

Lynda La Plante made television history in 1991 when she created Prime Suspect, starring Helen Mirren as DCI Jane Tennison. She is now the author of over forty novels, all of which have been bestsellers. Lynda will be talking about her stellar career and her latest book, Vanished, with Sisters in Crime’s Jacqui Horwood. The …