I added this onto the end of my September Round up post but also wanted to give it its own post. This was a quick challenge, and I didn’t realise I’d completed it earlier in September until I checked out the Book Fair Australia website, so I was able to check off the 2023 exhibitor… Continue reading Book Fair Australia Reading Challenge 2024 Completed
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September 2024 Reading Round Up
During September, I read 15 books for my reviewing on my blog, Sisters in Crime, and ArtsHub. All these books were Australian, and all but one were by Australian women. Some were longer than others, and they all came from a wide range of genres. Some books were a bit longer, and as a result,… Continue reading September 2024 Reading Round Up
My Family and Other Suspects by Kate Emery
Title: My Family and Other Suspects Author: Kate Emery Genre: Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 1st October 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Holly Jackson meets Agatha Christie in this cosy modern-day YA murder mystery where your closest family are your prime suspects. Ruth is not thrilled to be spending the weekend… Continue reading My Family and Other Suspects by Kate Emery
High Wire by Candice Fox
Title: High Wire Author: Candice Fox Genre: Crime Thriller Publisher: Penguin Australia Published: 24th September 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 480 Price: $34.99 Synopsis: You only take the High Wire if you’re desperate – or up to no good. A notorious unmarked track through outback Australia, the ‘Wire’ crosses slabs of lawless land, body-dumping grounds and… Continue reading High Wire by Candice Fox
Blood and Stone: A Radazan Mystery by Tamara M Bailey
Title: Blood and Stone: A Radazan Mystery Author: Tamara M Bailey Genre: Fantasy/Crime Publisher: Clan Destine Press Published: 1st July 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 254 Price: $34.95 Synopsis: In Blood & Stone Tomi Cardozo, the top Justice Official in the thriving metropolis of Radaza, has been called to investigate a gruesome murder of a professor who has… Continue reading Blood and Stone: A Radazan Mystery by Tamara M Bailey
Davitt Award Winners 2024
Sisters in Crime has announced the winners of the 2024 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women. The winning titles in each category were chosen from shortlists announced in July, and a full report can be read at the Sisters in Crime website. This report was written by Carmel Shute. The books entered… Continue reading Davitt Award Winners 2024
August 2024 Reading Round Up
We’re over halfway through the year now, and I have met my overall reading goal, but still have a few challenge prompts to tick off across the board. I have books planned for these prompts and will hopefully get to them all by the end of the year. My reading has gone down a bit… Continue reading August 2024 Reading Round Up
What’s Murder Between Friends by Meg Gatland-Veness
Title: What’s Murder Between Friends Author: Meg Gatland-Veness Genre: Crime Publisher: Pantera Press Published: 4th June 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: ‘I think it was one of us,’ Walter says … ‘We had the perfect opportunity. Everyone’s thinking it, I’m just saying it.’ The last thing Hallie and her drama classmates expect… Continue reading What’s Murder Between Friends by Meg Gatland-Veness
July 2024 Reading Round Up
I didn’t get around to reading as many books in July, but still managed to read sixteen, and have reviewed most of them – some reviews to come in later months. I also completed the mains prompts for the Dymocks Reading Challenge, and am getting lose to finishing my other reading challenges as well. I… Continue reading July 2024 Reading Round Up
Highway 13 by Fiona McFarlane
Title: Highway 13 Author: Fiona McFarlane Genre: Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 30th July 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: A gripping, provocative work by one of our finest writers, the internationally acclaimed author Fiona McFarlane. In overlapping stories, Highway 13 explores the reverberations of a serial killer's crimes in the lives of everyday… Continue reading Highway 13 by Fiona McFarlane
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