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The Night Visitor by Lucy Atkins

Title: The Night Visitor Author: Lucy Atkins Genre: Fiction, Crime and Mystery Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 30th May 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 360 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: How far would you go to save your reputation? The stunning new noir thriller from the author of the bestselling THE MISSING ONE and THE OTHER CHILD. Perfect for… Continue reading The Night Visitor by Lucy Atkins

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Rather Be The Devil by Ian Rankin

Title: Rather Be The Devil Author: Ian Rankin Genre: Crime Publisher: Hachette Published: 3rd November, 2016 Format: Paperback Pages: 310 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: Some cases never leave you. For John Rebus, forty years may have passed, but the death of beautiful, promiscuous Maria Turquand still preys on his mind. Murdered in her hotel room on… Continue reading Rather Be The Devil by Ian Rankin

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Murder On The Ballarat Train (Phryne Fisher #3) by Kerry Greenwood

Title: Murder on the Ballarat Train Author: Kerry Greenwood Genre: Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: March 2005 Format: Paperback Pages: 180 Price: $22.95 Synopsis: In Phryne's third adventure, Phryne is off to Ballarat for a week of fabulousness, but the sedate journey by train turns out to be far from the restful trip she… Continue reading Murder On The Ballarat Train (Phryne Fisher #3) by Kerry Greenwood

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A Game of Ghosts by John Connolly

Title: A Game of Ghosts Author: John Connolly Genre: Crime, Thriller Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 11th April 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 455 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: It is deep winter. The darkness is unending. It is deep winter. The darkness is unending. The private detective named Jaycob Eklund has vanished, and Charlie Parker is dispatched to… Continue reading A Game of Ghosts by John Connolly

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Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood (Phryne Fisher #2)

Title: Flying Too High (Phryne Fisher #2) Author: Kerry Greenwood Genre: Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 1st June 2005 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $22.95 Synopsis: The second in the classic Phryne Fisher series from Kerry Greenwood, featuring the irresistible heroine Phryne. Whether she's foiling kidnappers, seducing beautiful young men or simply deciding what… Continue reading Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood (Phryne Fisher #2)

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See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt

Title: See What I Have Done Author: Sarah Schmidt Genre: Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 28th March, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 328 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: A deeply atmospheric novel by a startling new Aussie talent; an incredibly unique look inside the mind of Lizzie Borden, famously accused of murdering her… Continue reading See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt

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Tattletale by Sarah J Naughton

Title: Tattletale Author: Sarah J Naughton Genre: Ficiton/Thriller Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 28th March 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 330 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: One day changes Jody's life forever. She has shut herself down, haunted by her memories and unable to trust anyone. But then she meets Abe, the perfect stranger next door and suddenly life… Continue reading Tattletale by Sarah J Naughton

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Stasi Wolf by David Young

Title: Stasi Wolf (Karin Müller #2) Author: David Young Genre: Historical/Crime and Mystery Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre/Allen and Unwin Published: 22nd February 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 416 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: How do you solve a murder when you can't ask any questions? East Germany, 1975. Karin Müller, sidelined from the murder squad in Berlin, jumps at… Continue reading Stasi Wolf by David Young

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RebusFest: Thirty Years of Ian Rankin and John Rebus – 1987-2017

2017 marks the thirtieth anniversary of John Rebus in print. Rebus’s first outing, Knots and Crosses, came out in 1987, and his thirtieth adventure, Rather Be The Devil, came out on the third of November 2016, so keep an eye out for my review of this soon. To celebrate this anniversary, Edinburgh, Rebus’s hometown, will be… Continue reading RebusFest: Thirty Years of Ian Rankin and John Rebus – 1987-2017

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Cocaine Blues: A Phryne Fisher Mystery by Kerry Greenwood

Title: Cocaine Blues: A Phryne Fisher Mystery Author: Kerry Greenwood Genre: Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: June 2005 Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Price: $22.95 Synopsis: This is where it all started! The first classic Phryne Fisher mystery, featuring our delectable heroine, cocaine, communism and adventure. Phryne leaves the tedium of English high society for… Continue reading Cocaine Blues: A Phryne Fisher Mystery by Kerry Greenwood