Australian Books

Wild Card by Simon Rowell

Title: Wild CardAuthor: Simon RowellPages: 304Published Date: 10 January 2023Publisher: Text PublishingSeries Details: 2nd book in the DS Zoe Mayer seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisOne foggy morning on the banks of the Murray River, a body is found in a burnt-out area of grassland. The heavily tattooed victim, who has suffered two bullet wounds to …

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The Wrong Woman by J.P. Pomare

Title: The Wrong WomanAuthor: J.P. PomarePages: 316Published Date: 27 July 2022Publisher: Hachette AustraliaSeries Details: stand aloneBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisReid left the small town of Manson a decade ago, promising his former Chief of Police boss he’d never return after a very public career-ending incident. He made a new life in the city, became a …

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The Barrakee Mystery by Arthur Upfield

Title: The Barrakee MysteryAuthor: Arthur UpfieldPages: 328Published Date: 1929Publisher: HutchinsonSeries Details: 1st book in the Napoleon Bonapart “Bony” seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisWhy was the redoubtable King Henry, an aborigine from Western Australia, killed during a thunderstorm in New South Wales? — What was the feud that led to murder after nineteen long years had …

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Fatal Mistake by Karen M. Davis

Title: Fatal MistakeAuthor: Karen M. DavisPages: 342Published Date: 1 July 2017Publisher: Simon & SchusterSeries Details: 3rd book in the Lexie Rogers seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisDetective Lexie Rogers is tough, smart and at the top of her game. She’s seen it all, from bikies, blood and betrayal to drugs, deviants and deception … and the …

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The Drowning by Bryan Brown

Title: The DrowningAuthor: Bryan BrownPages: 288Published Date: 31 October 2023Publisher: Allen & UnwinSeries Details: stand aloneBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisThe body of a local teenage boy is found on the beach of a sleepy northern New South Wales town. David went for an evening swim and got into trouble . . . at least, that’s what …

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Deadly Obsession by Karen M. Davis

Title: Deadly ObsessionAuthor: Karen M. DavisPages: 419Published Date: 1 August 2014Publisher: Simon & SchusterSeries Details: 2nd book in the Lexie Rogers seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisA young nurse’s body is found at Clovelly Beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Apart from a puncture wound in her neck, she is in perfect condition. But she’s also clutching …

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The Stationmaster’s Cottage by Phillipa Nefri Clark

Title: The Stationmaster’s CottageAuthor: Phillipa Nefri ClarkPages: 304Published Date: 22 January 2017Publisher: Phillipa Nefri ClarkSeries Details: 1st book in the Rivers End seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisChristie is happy in her life… or so she tells herself. Despite a tragic childhood, she has built a satisfying career and loves her city apartment. But deep down …

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The Summer Party by Rebecca Heath

Title: The Summer PartyAuthor: Rebecca HeathPages: 384Published Date: 5 January 2023Publisher: BloomsburySeries Details: stand alone (debut)Buy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisPerfect families are only as perfect as their best kept secrets.Summer, 2000The Whitlam siblings have it all and sixteen-year-old Lucy only wants one thing – to be close to them. Soon she’s lazing around their impossibly …

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Dead Tide by Fiona McIntosh

Title: Dead TideAuthor: Fiona McIntoshPages: 396Published Date: 5 January 2023Publisher: Michael JosephSeries Details: 5th book in the DCI Jack Hawksworth seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisNewly promoted Detective Superintendent Jack Hawksworth has headed up three major serial operations in England and in each of these cases he has lost a part of himself. While on sabbatical …

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Sinister Intent by Karen M. Davis

Title: Sinister IntentAuthor: Karen M. DavisPages: 448Published Date: 1 August 2013Publisher: Simon & SchusterSeries Details: 1st book in the Lexie Rogers seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisFor eight years Lexie Rogers has been a uniform cop in Sydney’s red light district, Kings Cross. Having survived a violent knife attack, she’s seen it all – and far …

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