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Open invitation – Melbourne launch of Caroline de Costa’s, Blood Sisters (Wild Dingo Press)

Readings St Kilda 112 Acland Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia

Sisters in Crime Cairns member, Caroline de Costa, will be in conversation with author and Sisters in Crime’s member, Leigh Redhead, for the launch of Blood Sisters, Caroline's third novel in her Cass Diamond series set in FNQ. Also hear from journalist Margaret Simons on the topic of  sex trafficking.  Introduction by Carmel Shute, Sisters in Crime ...

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Free

Felonious communities and fractured families

Rising Sun Hotel 2 Raglan St, South Melbourne, Vic, Australia

Jennifer Lane, Jennifer Spence and Joanna Baker talk to Vikki Petraitis about the murderous intertwining of love and family secrets, and its place in broader society.   All Our Secrets (Rosa Mira Books, 2017; Clan Destine Press, 2018), by ex-patriate Jennifer Lane, is set in the small fictional NSW town of Coongahoola where hundreds of ‘Believers’ arrive ...

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$12 – $22

Murder Village: An Improvised Agatha Christie Whodunnit – Comedy Festival

The Butterfly Club 5 Carson Place, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

Murder Village: An Improvised Agatha Christie mystery returns for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Following a critically-acclaimed sell-out run at the 2018 Melbourne Fringe Festival, Melbourne’s favorite comedic improvisers are bringing the off-the-cuff whodunnit Murder Village to Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2019. The hilarious Agatha Christie-style improvised format is a chance for murder mystery lovers ...

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$27 – $34

Open invitation: Hear Laura Woollett talk about her most recent book, Beautiful Revolutionary.

Emerald Hill Library 195 Bank Street, South Melbourne, Vic, Australia

The Friends of Emerald Hill Library invite you to a talk by Sydney writer Laura Woollett about her most recent book, Beautiful Revolutionary. Please join us on Tuesday 23 April, 6:30 pm at Emerald Hill Library, 195 Bank St., South Melbourne. Laura recently did a Q&A for Sisters in Crime. : Peggy Frew, author of ...

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Open Invitation: Adelaide launch of The Secret Art of Poisoning: The True Crimes of Martha Needle, the Richmond Poisoner

Carclew Ballroom 11 Jeffcott Street, North Adelaide, SA, Australia

Everyone is welcome at the launch The Secret Art of Poisoning: The True Crimes of Martha Needle, the Richmond Poisoner by Sisters in Crime member, Dr Samantha Battams. Dr Battams will be in conversation with Jessie Byrne,  Sisters in Crime member and PhD Candidate Adelaide University Sunday 28 April - 1.45pm for 2pm start. Carclew ...

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Open invitation – Brisbane launch of Caroline de Costa’s, Blood Sisters (Wild Dingo Press)

Avid Reader 193 Boundary Street, West End, Qld, Australia

Sisters in Crime Cairns member, Caroline de Costa, will be in conversation with author and Sisters in Crime member, Christina Lee, for the launch of Blood Sisters, Caroline’s third novel in her Cass Diamond series set in FNQ. 6-8 pm, Tuesday 30 April, Avid Reader, 193 Boundary Street, West End. Blood Sisters explores sex trafficking and abortion, teenage ...

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Open invitation – Armidale launch of Caroline de Costa’s, Blood Sisters (Wild Dingo Press)

Readers Companion Armidale Mall -151 Beardy St, Armidale, NSW, Australia

Everyone is welcome to the launch of Blood Sisters, the third novel in the Cass Diamond FNQ series by Sisters in Crime Cairns member, Caroline de Costa. 5.30pm, Thursday 2 May, Readers Companion, Armidale Mall, 151 Beardy Street, Armidale NSW Blood Sisters explores sex trafficking and abortion, teenage emotions and adult mischief, in a story as densely branched as the ...

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Open invitation to the launch of Carmel Reilly’s novel, Life Before

Readings Hawthorn 701 Glenferrie Rd, Hawtthorn, VIC, Australia

Everyone is  invited to celebrate the publication of Life Before, the debut adult crime novel of Sisters in Crime member, Carmel Reilly. Author (and Sisters in  Crime member). Ann Turner, will launch the book: Thursday 9 May, 6.30pm  - Readings Hawthorn,  701 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn. Life Before is a family drama with a touch of crime ...

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Law on the Small Screen – Victoria Law Foundation Podcast

Deakin Downtown Level 12, Tower 2, 727 Collins St, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

True crime, murder mysteries, police procedurals and sexy stories about the morally dubious – our TV screens and Netflix queues are packed with shows about lawyers, coppers and the law. The law has it all: colourful characters, extreme behaviours, webs of intrigue and dire consequences. Perfect tele fodder, but does it do the reputation of ...

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Law Week event # stalking # trolling # cyberbullying with image of computer mouse and Victoria Law Foundation

Stalking, trolling and cyberbullying

Sir Zelman Cowen Centre, Victoria University City Queen Street Campus, Lecture Theatre G02 295 Queen Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Sisters in Crime is again proud to join forces with the Sir Zelman Cowen Centre, Victoria University, to present its 13th Law Week event, kindly sponsored by Victoria Law Foundation. Ginger Gorman, Emma A Jane, and Rachel Cassidy talk to The Age journalist Wendy Tuohy about the newish crime of cyberhate and the not-so-new crime ...

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$12 – $22