THE SUMMER GUESTS 

This is Tess Gerritsen at the top of her game, a fabulous read. Maggie is a retired spy, a member of a “book club”, The Martini Club in Maine. When a young girl disappears near the lake, the Martini Club can’t help themselves. Off they go!

Read more

WHISKY VALLEY

From the intriguing Echo Lake, Rose McHugh, curious historian-turned-detective, returns to solve her next compelling mystery in the moody Southern Highlands.

A missing violinist. A rising flood. A race against time. Intrigue, music and danger collide in Whisky Valley. 

After nearly being murdered last year, Rose McHugh battles anxiety as she uses her investigative skills to find her son’s best friend, a famous violinist who is missing along with his priceless violin.

Read more

We are All Guilty Here

The wonderful Karin Slaughter never lets us down.
A small town where everyone knows everyone. But nobody knows the truth.
Emmy Clifton has lived here all her life. She thinks she knows her neighbours. She’s wrong.
She thinks it’s just another hot summer night: a night like any other. She’s wrong.
When her best friend’s daughter asks for help, she thinks it’s just some teenage drama. She thinks it can wait. She’s never been more wrong in her life.

Read more

The Hollow Girl

A stunning literary suspense novel.
A safe haven for lost girls? Or a breeding ground for revenge?
It’s 1973 and Detective Sergeant Eleanor Smith is finally assigned her first homicide case. A woman’s body has been discovered at Harrowford Hall, a home for unmarried mothers deep in the Victorian countryside.

Read more

“Women’s crime writing has come of age”: Sisters in Crime’s 25th Davitt Awards winners announced

“Australian women’s crime writing has well and truly come of age,” says Ruth Wykes, the Judges’ Coordinator for Sisters in Crime’s 25th Davitt Awards for best women’s crime and mystery books, which were announced on Friday night [5/9] in Melbourne’s Angliss Restaurant. “The Davitt Awards have transformed the literary landscape over the past three decades. …

Read more

The Unquiet Grave

The wonderful Dervla McTiernan takes us back to Ireland and reader-favourite Cormac Reilly in The Unquiet Grave. This is brilliantly plotted, fast-paced crime fiction with plenty of twists. 

Read more

An Ill Wind 

An absolute gem of a novel. Margaret Hickey tackles issues that matter with great skill and respect – and humour: climate change, financial hardship, homelessness and class divisions.

Read more