The Lost Man by Jane Harper

October 15, 2019

I’m going to complain again today about the categorization of novels. Don’t get me wrong. I loved Jane Harper’s The Lost Man. She brings the Australian outback, with its heat and dirt and isolation, to life. But, a thriller? I wouldn’t...

Under the Cold Bright Lights by Garry Disher

June 29, 2019

If you haven’t yet discovered Australian author Garry Disher, now’s your chance. The winner of the Ned Kelly Lifetime Achievement Award has a new standalone crime novel, Under the Cold Bright Lights. Once you read it, you’ll understand why he...

The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone by Felicty McLean

June 23, 2019

Who is responsible when three sisters go missing? It’s a question that lingers in the debut novel The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone by Felicity McLean. Even at the end of the story, it still haunts Tikka Malloy. 1992 is the summer of a loss of innocence in Australia....

Scrublands by Chris Hammer

January 02, 2019

Debut novelist Chris Hammer takes readers to an Australia that might appeal to Jane Harper’s readers. Scrublands is an atmospheric mystery set in a dying community, Riversend. The descriptions in Scrublands shows evidence of Hammer’s journalist...

The Railwayman’s Wife by Ashley Hay

April 20, 2016

Ashley Hay is an Australian author, so many of us may not have heard of her or her books. But, The Railwayman’s Wife was published in Australia and the UK, and went on to win or be a finalist for prestigious awards in Australia. Now, we’re lucky enough to...