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?
this compelling and beautifully written novel is about secrets and confessions, about vulnerability and hidden strength, about the cruelty of betrayal and, most of all, about the inextinguishable power and joy of friendship.
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.
Mimi is 77. She and her granddaughter are at a neighbours charity auction when a storm hits. While they’re stuck in the mansion the host is murdered. In this delightful ‘closed-room mystery, Mimi and Addie set out to investigate. Then a second body turns up.
A Melbourne woman moves across the world to escape a toxic marriage. She starts a new life in Yorkshire, makes friends in this safe, small community. Then a. bomb explodes.
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.
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?
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.
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…
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.