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This debut novel is set in country NSW. Ally Williams is a math teacher who returns to her roots. Tangled roots of an institutionalised child.She wants to know. They want to make her go away.
Australian crime writing
Blood and Stone
An intriguing story that combines crime with fantasy. A story of secrets, and a thought-provoking reflection of the real-world clash between religion and magic.
THE CRAG
A wonderful debut, set in the Wimmera. Skye is a paramedic with a passion for rock climbing. When Skye finds a woman’s body dumped in a pit behind an old settler’s cottage whilst walking her dogs, it sets off a chain of events that will lead to the revelation of more than one violent secret in the small community.
MURDER IN PUNCH LANE
When dazzling theatre star Marie St Denis dies in the arms of her best friend, fellow actress Lola Sanchez, everyone believes it was suicide by laudanum overdose. Everyone except Lola. On the brink of stardom herself, she risks everything by embarking on a quest to find Marie’s killer.
THE MYSTERY WRITER
For fans of Rowland Sinclair, he’s on a break. In this standalone story, Sulari Gentill introduces us to Theo, a young woman who wants to write the biggest bestselling book in the world. She heads to the US where, to her utter shock, she finds herself the prime suspect in the death of another author.
HANGMAN’S GAP
In small-town Hangman’s Gap in Queensland there is a John Doe in the local morgue. The suspicious death of a policeman has the town on edge. And then a third man dies. Plot twists will keep you guessing: who did it? And why?
THE LOST LIBRARY
A delightful story for the young and young at heart about a pop-up library which appears overnight. It is guarded by a cat, and a boy suddenly discovers there’s a mystery hidden in one of the books he borrows.
ALL YOU TOOK FROM ME
In this terrific debut, anaesthetist Clare Carpenter has just lost her husband and her memory in a single-vehicle accident. Her husband kept secrets, and someone is out for vengeance.
HIGHWAY 13
A gripping, haunting work about the reverberations of a serial killer’s crimes in the lives of everyday people. A must read!
GIRL FALLING
From the winner of the 2023 Davitt Award for Best Debut comes this gripping new story. Set in the Blue Mountains, three young women go rock climbing, and one falls to her death. Or does she?