Australian Books

Headcase by Jack Heath

Title: HeadcaseAuthor: Jack HeathPages: 406Published Date: 29 November 2022Publisher: Allen & UnwinSeries Details: 4th book in the Timothy Blake seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisA Chinese astronaut is found dead in a NASA training environment in Houston, Texas. No one can explain how he got there. Amid fears of a diplomatic catastrophe, the CIA dispatches Timothy …

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Traced by Catherine Jinks

Title: TracedAuthor: Catherine JinksPages: 336Published Date: 4 July 2023Publisher: Text PublishingSeries Details: Stand AloneBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisJane is a contact tracer. She has to call a lot of people and some of them don’t want to talk. Various reasons – tax or immigration issues, infidelity. Domestic abuse. Jane knows all about that. She and her …

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Crows Nest by Nikki Mottram

Title: Crows NestAuthor: Nikki MottramPages: 320Published Date: 31 January 2023Publisher: University of Queensland PressSeries Details: 1st book in the Dana Gibson seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisFleeing problems in her own marriage, child protection worker Dana Gibson leaves Sydney for a job in the Queensland town of Toowoomba. Her first house call is to nearby Crows …

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Her Deadly Truth by L.A. Larkin

Title: Her Deadly TruthAuthor: L.A. LarkinPages: 361Published Date: 16 June 2023Publisher: BookoutureSeries Details: 2nd book in the Sally Fairburn seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisFor weeks, Carolyn Tate’s suspicions that her husband is trying to kill her have been ignored—by her neighbors, her friends and even her family. But just two hours after her last attempt …

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The Scoop by Terence J. Quinn

Title: The ScoopAuthor: Terence J. QuinnPages: 400Published Date: 23 July 2018Publisher: Simon & SchusterSeries Details: 1st book in the Jonno Bligh seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisJournalist Jonno Bligh is flying high with a bestselling book and an Oscar for Best Screenplay. But along with the accolades he picks up a cocaine habit and a case …

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Wake by Shelley Burr

Title: WakeAuthor: Shelley BurrPages: 359Published Date: 27 April 2022Publisher: Hachette AustraliaSeries Details: stand aloneBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisEvelyn simply vanished.The small town of Nannine lies in the harsh red interior of New South Wales. Once a thriving outback centre, this ghost town now has one sinister claim to fame: the still-unsolved disappearance of Evelyn McCreery …

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Next Girl Missing by L.A. Larkin

Title: Next Girl MissingAuthor: L.A. LarkinPages: 361Published Date: 16 June 2023Publisher: BookoutureSeries Details: 1st book in the Sally Fairburn seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisFour years ago, six young girls were snatched from the streets of quiet, suburban Pioneer Heights—chilling, fake “missing” posters of each victim hung around town just before they were taken. Ex-police officer …

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A Routine Infidelity by Elizabeth Coleman

Title: A Routine InfidelityAuthor: Elizabeth ColemanPages: 392Published Date: 31 January 2023Publisher: Pantera PressSeries Details: 1st book in the Edwina ‘Ted’ Bristol seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisPrivate investigator Edwina ‘Ted’ Bristol deals in the cheating husbands and missing chihuahuas of Melbourne, but yearns for the heart-stopping excitement of real crime. When Ted discovers her sister, Bob, has …

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Stone Town by Margaret Hickey

Title: Stone TownAuthor: Margaret HickeyPages: 409Published Date: 1 July 2022Publisher: Bantam AustraliaSeries Details: 2nd book in the DS Mark Ariti seriesBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisWith its gold-rush history long in the past, Stone Town has seen better days. And it’s now in the headlines for all the wrong reasons . . .When three teenagers stumble …

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Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder by Kerryn Mayne

Title: Lenny Marks Gets Away With MurderAuthor: Kerryn MaynePages: 336Published Date: 21 February 2023Publisher: Bantam AustraliaSeries Details: stand aloneBuy A HardcopyBuy eBookPublisher’s SynopsisLenny Marks is good at not remembering.She has spent the last twenty years not thinking about the day her mother left her when she was still a child. Her stepfather’s parting words, however, remain annoyingly …

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