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Kate, Angus, Michael, Amanda and Deb ALL love a good crime fiction read, from twisty domestic thrillers to gritty police procedurals, from cosy mysteries you can curl up with to action-packed novels that leave you breathless. Whether you're looking for a new series to sink your teeth into or a satisfying standalone, we've got you covered with our collected recommendations.
The Hunted by Gabriel Bergmoser
$29.99 AUD
Category: Crime Fiction
Frank is a service station owner on a little-used highway who just wants a quiet life. His granddaughter has been sent to stay with him to fix her attitude, but they don't talk a lot. When a badly injured young woman arrives at Frank's service station with several cars in pursuit, Frank and a handful of ...Show more
The Kingdom by Jo Nesbo
$32.99 AUD
Category: Crime Fiction
In the mountains of Norway a man lives a peaceful existence. However one day his younger brother, always the more successful and charming of the two, turns up to visit, accompanied by his new wife. It soon turns out that the little brother is not quite as angelic as he seems. Set in a small town filled ...Show more
The Nancys by R W R McDonald
$29.99 AUD
Category: Crime Fiction
Tippy Chan is eleven and lives in a small town in a very quiet part of the world - the place her Uncle Pike escaped from the first chance he got as a teenager. Now Pike is back with his new boyfriend Devon to look after Tippy while her mum's on a cruise. Tippy is in love with her uncle's old Nancy Drew ...Show more
The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
$32.99 AUD
Category: Crime Fiction
After the first season of her true crime podcast became an overnight sensation and set an innocent man free, Rachel Krall is now a household name - and the last hope for thousands of people seeking justice. But she's used to being recognised for her voice, not her face. Which makes it all the more unset ...Show more
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
$29.99 AUD
Category: Crime Fiction
Get Out meets The Devil Wears Prada in this electric debut about the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of book publishing. Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books. Fed up with the ...Show more
The Other Passenger by Louise Candlish
$29.99 AUD
Category: Crime Fiction
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF OUR HOUSE, WINNER OF THE CRIME & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD ''The Other Passenger is just brilliant; gripping from the first page with an incredible first person narrative and a sense of place that pulls you through the pages fast enough to make your head spin. Lo ...Show more
The Passenger by Lisa Lutz
$21.99 AUD
Category: Crime Fiction
"Lutz develops riveting suspense by slowly revealing the events that first sent Tanya/Amelia on the run, while pouring threats on her gritty heroine's increasingly tenuous bids at survival. Binge-worthy fare, especially for those drawn to strong female protagonists" (Booklist, starred review). From the ...Show more
The Searcher by Tana French
$32.99 AUD
Category: Crime Fiction
'One of the most compulsive psychological mysteries since Donna Tartt's The Secret History' THE TIMES Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a remote Irish village would be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force, and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life in ...Show more
The Second Son by Loraine Peck
$32.99 AUD
Category: Crime Fiction
Duty always has a price. When Ivan Novak is shot dead putting out his garbage bins in Sydney's west, his family wants revenge, especially his father Milan, a notorious crime boss. It's a job for the second son, Ivan's younger brother Johnny. But Johnny loves his wife Amy and their son Sasha. And she's a ...Show more
The Silent Listener by Lyn Yeowart
$32.99 AUD
Category: Crime Fiction
Propelling the reader back and forth between the 1940s, 1960s and 1980s, The Silent Listener is an unforgettable literary suspense novel set in the dark, gothic heart of rural Australia. In the cold, wet summer of 1960, 11-year-old Joy Henderson lives in constant fear of her father. She tries to make ...Show more
The Survivors by Jane Harper
$32.99 AUD
Category: Crime Fiction
The compelling new novel from Jane Harper, the New York Times bestselling author of The Dry. Kieran Elliott's life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences.The guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal town he on ...Show more
Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
$32.99 AUD
Category: Crime Fiction
From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a riveting noir thriller about a daydreaming secretary and a lonely enforcer - and the missing woman they are both seeking.1970s Mexico City: while student protests and political unrest consume the city, Maite escapes from her humdrum li ...Show more