Australian Books

Shoot the Messenger by James Tatham

Title: Shoot the MessengerAuthor: James TathamPages: 432Published Date: 1997Publisher: Random House AustraliaSeries Details: stand aloneBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisDenied justice in court by the long-armed protection of the Mob, Alan Riddle, barrister-at-law, is passionate about finding the chink in the armour of organised crime.So when the Mafia’s right-hand man wants out and is prepared to …

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Judgement Day by Mali Waugh

Title: Judgement DayAuthor: Mali WaughPages: 336Published Date: 28 February 2023Publisher: Macmillan AustraliaSeries Details: stand aloneBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisFamily law judge Kaye Bailey is found murdered in her chambers. Is this the work of a disgruntled complainant? Or an inside job by a jealous colleague? Or is there something even more insidious at the heart …

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The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan

Title: The Murder RuleAuthor: Dervla McTiernanPages: 304Published Date: 10 May 2022Publisher: HarperCollinsSeries Details: stand aloneBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisFirst Rule: Make them like you.Second Rule: Make them need you.Third Rule: Make them pay.They think I’m a young, idealistic law student, that I’m passionate about reforming a corrupt and brutal system.They think I’m working hard to …

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The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan

Title: The RuinAuthor: Dervla McTiernanPages: 400Published Date: 19 February 2018Publisher: HarperCollinsSeries Details: 1st book in the Cormac Reilly seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisGalway 1993: Young Garda Cormac Reilly is called to a scene he will never forget. Two silent, neglected children – fifteen-year-old Maude and five-year-old Jack – are waiting for him at a crumbling …

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The Detective Up Late by Adrian McKinty

Title: The Detective Up LateAuthor: Adrian McKintyPages: 317Published Date: 8 August 2023Publisher: Blackstone PublishingSeries Details: 7th book in the Sean Duffy seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisSlamming the door on the hellscape of 1980s Belfast, Detective Inspector Sean Duffy hopes that the 1990s are going to be better for him and the people of Northern Ireland. …

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Force of Nature by Jane Harper

Title: Force of NatureAuthor: Jane HarperPages: 326Published Date: 26 September 2017Publisher: Flatiron BooksSeries Details: 2nd book in the Aaron Falk seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisWhen five colleagues are forced to go on a corporate retreat in the wilderness, they reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking down the muddy path.But one of the women …

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Stay Awake by Megan Goldin

Title: Stay AwakeAuthor: Megan GoldinPages: 340Published Date: 9 August 2022Publisher: St Martins PressSeries Details: stand aloneBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisLiv Reese wakes up in the back of a taxi with no idea where she is or how she got there. When she’s dropped off at the door of her brownstone, a stranger answers—a stranger who …

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The Chasm by Bronwyn Hall

Title: The ChasmAuthor: Bronwyn HallPages: 308Published Date: 2 August 2023Publisher: HQ FictionSeries Details: stand aloneBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisEvery town needs somewhere to hide their secrets.Andy King knew she should never return to Stonefield. Ten years ago, her boyfriend Will Hoffman disappeared without a trace and most people in the town thought she was to …

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Mole Creek by James Dunbar

Title: Mole CreekAuthor: James DunbarPages: 352Published Date: 1 August 2023Publisher: Echo PublishingSeries Details: 1st book in the Xander MacAuslan seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisBetrayal cannot be buried forever. In the tiny Tasmanian town of Mole Creek, retired Australian cop and Vietnam veteran Pete McAuslan has retreated to his fishing cabin to write his memoirs. In …

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Echo Lake by Joan Sauers

Title: Echo LakeAuthor: Joan SauersPages: 370Published Date: 2 May 2023Publisher: Allen & UnwinSeries Details: stand aloneBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisIn the sleepy, scenic Southern Highlands of New South Wales, a beautiful young woman goes missing.Six years later, recently divorced historian Rose McHugh leaves the city to start a new life in the Highlands and finds …

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