Australian crime fiction

The Grapevine by Kate Kemp

By DeathBecomesHer

28 April, 2025

It’s coming up to Christmas in Canberra, and young Tammy is not looking forward to the long summer holidays. She’s certain the time will drag, and even begs her teacher for a vacation project but instead is told to go and enjoy herself for a…

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Black Snow season 2 on BBC Two

By crimefictionlover

9 April, 2025

Was Zoe Jacobs murdered, or does she not want to be found? That’s the question as season two of the Australian crime show Black Snow opens – airing from Friday 4 April at 9pm for six weeks on BBC Two in the UK. Working the…

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The Broken River by Chris Hammer

By DeathBecomesHer

23 January, 2025

The parched landscape of the Australian outback has provided a compelling backdrop for many a crime novel in recent years. Think of The Dry by Jane Harper, Gabriel Bergmoser’s The Hunted, or Chris Hammer’s debut, Scrublands. But there’s water aplenty in Hammer’s latest, The Broken…

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Murder Town by Shelley Burr

By DeathBecomesHer

21 November, 2024

Where would Australian crime fiction be without its small, isolated outback towns, complete with crime rates to rival Midsomer Murders? The likes of Chris Hammer, Jane Harper and Garry Disher have put such places on the map – and long may they continue to do…

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Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty

By DeathBecomesHer

9 October, 2024

From the days of reading fairy tales, we’ve been conditioned to mistrust the solitary old lady. Think Red Riding Hood’s grandma, Snow White’s stepmother or even Baba Yaga… You have been warned! Which brings us to Cherry Lockwood, a nondescript elderly woman who makes no…

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Opal by Patricia Wolf

By Paul Burke

9 October, 2024

In 2022, Australian author Patricia Wolf introduced us to DS Lucas Walker in her debut crime novel, Outback. He’s a detective who has returned to his hometown in Northern Queensland for various reasons but being in the countryside is anything but quiet, as he discovers…

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Interview: Patricia Wolf

By crimefictionlover

17 September, 2024

Following the success of Outback in 2022 and Paradise last year, Australian author Patricia Wolf is set to continue her DS Walker series with Opal, at the end of September 2024. This time, we’ll be visiting the opal fields of Queensland – a setting for…

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Sanctuary by Garry Disher

By DeathBecomesHer

16 August, 2024

Anyone who has ever read The Hunchback of Notre Dame or seen the Disney version of the Victor Hugo book will be familiar with the concept of sanctuary. In his standalone book bearing that title, Garry Disher adds a modern twist. A loner arrives in…

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The Grapevine by Kate Kemp

Black Snow season 2 on BBC Two

The Broken River by Chris Hammer

Murder Town by Shelley Burr

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty

Opal by Patricia Wolf

Interview: Patricia Wolf

Sanctuary by Garry Disher

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