Some short reviews and a quick look at a forthcoming new release by Australian crime maestro, Sarah Bailey. What The Bones Know by Kirstyn McDermott (HQ, 24 February...
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How To Kill A Guy In Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson (Atria, 28 January 2026) Shailee Thompson makes a spectacular entry into Australian popular fiction ranks with her...
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Late January and early February 2026 brings a wealth of very different crime novels by a clutch of always entertaining authors. Anatomy Of An Alibi by Ashley Elston...
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Looking back over the past twelve months since last Australia Day, it has been another good year for crime fiction set in Australia. Once again the overall quality of...
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I recently read and enjoyed Andrew Garve’s crime novel Frame-Up, which inspired me to re-read his spy novel The Ascent Of D.13 (1969), the details of which had...
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This week in the Canberra Weekly I reviewed three enjoyable crime novels to get your 2026 criminal reading off to a good start. First up is a very good outback...
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