Outrageous Fortunes

BOOK ADDED: Tue, 11/02/2025 - 12:01pm by Karen

The gripping story of Australia's first female crime writer and her career-criminal son

When Mary Fortune arrived in Melbourne with her infant son in 1855, she was determined to reinvent herself. The Victorian goldfields were just the place.

After a time selling...Read more

Dark City

BOOK ADDED: Tue, 22/10/2024 - 4:10pm by Karen

'Silvester is the doyen of Australian true crime. No one else comes close.' Nick McKenzie

From madmen to matriarchs, stooges to heroes, eye-watering bungles to sweet justice - strap yourself in for a masterclass in storytelling from Australia's most formidable crime...Read more