LYREBIRD

Lyrebirds are brilliant mimics, so if they mimic a woman screaming in terror and begging for her life, they have witnessed a crime. But how does a young, hungover PHD student and a wet behind the ears new detective, convince anyone that a native bird can be a reliable witness to a murder, especially when there is no body and no missing person?

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THE BLUFF

From the bestselling author of How to Kill a Client comes a page-turning rural thriller of loyalties and lies, murder and greed.
We meet Bea as she moves through the darkness, too scared to use her phone to light the way, but knowing enough to get the rifle from the lockbox on the back of the ute and to hide when she sees the lights approaching.

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BURNING MOUNTAIN 

Darcy Tindale’s debut, The Fall, was shortlisted for the 2024 Davitt Awards. In Burning Mountain, Detective Rebecca Giles investigates the discovery of a human skull; a cold case that her career policeman father couldn’t solve 20 years ago.

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THE PROSPECT

This book is a bit of a departure for Fleur McDonald.  While her Detective Dave Burrows books are excellent, they can be of a slightly more gentle nature than The Prospect.  This book is an all-out, gritty crime novel.  It is Outback Noir at its finest.

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THE POOL

A biting domestic noir, The Pool examines the enduring shrapnel of tragedy: if you witness the worst thing imaginable, how does it change you? Could it make you a murderer?

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SKULL RIVER

Set in 1912, mounted trooper Gus Hawkins arrives in a small NSW town. Ambushed by a hidden gunman, he escapes back to town to find the police station on fire. And this is his first day at work.

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THE RIP

A group of friends gather on WA’s Rottnest Island to celebrate a milestone birthday. The well-heeled and influential adults, some of whom loathe each other, party hard and ignore their children. Until one of the kids goes missing.

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THE PRIVATE ISLAND

New Year’s Eve, Loloma Island, Fiji. At one of the most exclusive island resorts in the Pacific Ocean, the champagne is poured, the fireworks are ready, and the countdown to New Year is just beginning. It’s set to be a night that no one will forget.
Especially when a body washes up on the shore…

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BARREN CAPE

Former housemates Mac and Erika are homeless until Mac discovers an abandoned resort. A perfect place to hide, but is Barren Cape a refuge or a trap? This spine-tingling thriller is about what happens when people are pushed to the edge and forced to make unthinkable choices.

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