The Freezer

The image of the book cover for The Freezer by Kim Hunt includes the tagline 'a Cal Nyx mystery' and quotes 'Fascinating central character' Karen Chisholm, Austcrimereview and 'tough and incredibly capable Nick Davies, Best Adult Fiction Book, NZ Booklovers Award 2024'

The image is a large blue coloured cliff with a darkened overhanging rock.

In the endless tracts of the New South Wales bushland Ranger Cal Nyx finds a dead body under unusual circumstances. It soon becomes apparent this is a historic death. Growing attention on the crime puts the blowtorch to a murderer who’s managed to evade justice. For now.

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The Fall Between

The image of the book cover for The Fall Between by Darcy Tindale includes the tagline ' Not every secret can be swept away', and the quotes 'Rural noir at its very best.' Candice Fox and 'Stunning! A thrilling debut.' Margaret Hicky

The image is of a gravel road winding it's way down the left of a post and wire fence on the edge of a brown paddock with grass blowing in a breeze. There's a windmill and water trough on the right, and hills in the distance.

On a hot November morning, the first body lies in a cattle trough . . . It will be another two hours before rigor mortis sets in. Until then, the slim fingers will float below the water’s surface, gently bobbing, beckoning Detective Giles to come and find her.

Detective Rebecca...Read more

The Outback Court Reporter

The image of the book cover for The Outback Court Reporter by Jamelle Wells has a photo of the author sitting on a bench in front of brick wall that has a sign saying 'Walgett Court House 1880 / Office of The Clerk of the Local Court & Chamber Magistrate / Monday to Friday / 9.30am to 1:00pm - 2.00pm (and the rest is obscured)'

She is wearing sunglasses, looking towards the right, has a pile of papers in her hands / on her knee with a hat and bag either side of her on the wooden bench

One of Australia's most experienced court reporters goes on a judicial road trip.

Outback Court Reporter is a sometimes funny, sometimes tragic look at the comings and goings on inside the country courtrooms dotted across Australia.

From the case of the stolen cat flap...Read more

Bone Lands

The image of the book cover for Bone Lands by Pip Fioretti includes the tagline ' A One-Man Police Station. Three Murders. A Past That Will Not Stay Buried'.

The image is stark, with bones lying on dry red dirt at the bottom, dry grass above, with a rider on a horse in the centre distance. There's a single scrubby tree and a square brick building to the right. Overhead the sky is dirty yellow and red, heading to dark grey at the top.

'Isn't it your job to stop people being murdered?'

1911, on a winter's night in arid New South Wales wool country, mounted trooper Augustus Hawkins discovers the bodies of three young people. They are scions of the richest family in the district, savagely murdered on a...Read more