Crime Fiction
You Will Know Me
Megan Abbott
Magpie Murders
Anthony Horowitz
The Woman in Cabin 10
Ruth Ware
PB $29.99
A rising gymnastics star, Devon is the
focus of her parents' lives. When a
violent hit-and-run accident sends
shockwaves through their close-knit
community, Katie is concerned for her
daughter. She and Eric have worked
so hard to protect Devon from
anything that might distract or hurt
her. That's what every parent wants
for their child, after all. Even if they
don't realise how much you've
sacrificed for them. Even if they are
keeping secrets from you...
PB $32.99
When editor Susan Ryeland is given
the manuscript of Alan Conway's
latest novel, she has no idea it will
change her life. She's worked with the
crime writer for years and his
detective is renowned for solving
crimes in English villages of the 1950s.
But Conway's new tale of murder is
not quite what it seems. Hidden in the
pages of the manuscript lies a story
of real-life jealousy, greed, ruthless
ambition and murder.
PB $32.99
A luxury press launch on a boutique
cruise ship seemed like the perfect
chance for travel journalist Lo
Blackwood to recover from a
traumatic break-in. Then she is woken
in the night by screams to see a body
thrown overboard from the next door
cabin. The records show that no-one
checked into that cabin, and no
passengers are missing from the boat.
Lo has to face the fact that either she
is going mad, or she is trapped on a
boat with a murderer.
Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil
Melina Marchetta
The Rules of Backyard Cricket
Jock Serong
Dead in the Water
Tania Chandler
PB $32.99
When suspended cop Bish Ortley
receives word that a bus carrying his
daughter has been bombed, he
rushes to be by her side. There's a
suspect: missing 17-year-old Violette
LeBrac, of the infamous LeBrac family.
To find Violette and discover the truth
before the press decides the case for
them, Bish must earn the trust of her
imprisoned mother. But as he delves
into the bus attack, the ghosts of
older crimes become impossible
to ignore.
PB $29.99
Darren has two talents: cricket and
trouble. No surprise that he becomes
an Australian sporting star of the badboy variety. Until the day we meet him
in the boot of a car, gagged and
cable-tied with a bullet in his knee.
Everything pointing towards a
shallow grave. With glorious writing
harnessed to a gripping narrative, The
Rules of Backyard Cricket observes
celebrity, masculinity and humanity
with clear-eyed lyricism and
exhilarating narrative drive.
PB $29.99
Brigitte and her family were supposed
to be happier and safer in the country.
But soon after her ex-boyfriend turns
up in town to promote his new
novel—in which a woman is found
murdered in a country lake—a body
is pulled from the water near her
Gippsland home. Her cop husband is
helping the Melbourne Homicide
Squad, and he's keeping secrets. With
her personal life spiralling out of
control, and fearing for her family,
who can Brigitte turn to?