A village of secrets
It's December 1952, and a dead stranger has been found lodged up the chimney of Holly House in the remote town of Elderby. Is he a simple thief, or a would-be killer? Either way, he wasn't on anyone's Christmas wish list.
A mystery that can't be...Read more
Business is dead at the Pick Me guitar store. But that's not the only thing that's dying in town. When a local music teacher is murdered, store owner Dana Osborne is determined to track down the killer. She's joined by her young employee Brody, and guitar store cat Paws McCartney. Can this...Read more
One sister murdered. The other missing. Can a flawed man find the answers buried within a web of intrigue?
Kharkiv, Ukraine, 2019: Ongoing clashes between Ukrainian nationalists and pro-Russian activists make this city a deadly...Read more
World-famous singer Polly MacMurtha had given many people strong cause to hate her, and most of them were present at her first recital on her return to Australia after fourteen years abroad.
Small wonder, then, when Polly was murdered during the interval, that Superintendent...Read more
'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
Evelyn Sinclair, morning television host, is adored by her public but she's on the outer with management at her television station, and unknown to anyone, she is being 'let go'.
She escapes the stress for a weekend in her home in the Southern Highlands, planning to meet a man...Read more
An updated edition of Lawyers, Gems and Money. Conroy reveals a tale of corporate crime and deception that proves sometimes fact can be stranger than fiction. Melbourne lawyer Max Green paid the ultimate price for his multi-million dollar fraud when he was murdered, and more recently Kerry...Read more
The new novel from the Miles Franklin award-winning author of Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens.
It was a beautiful evening. The wind gathered speed, lifting the frangipanis from the grove behind him, pink and yellow petals defying gravity. Beyond the trees,...Read more
The River twists and snakes and encompasses the world, a rain-wet, neon-lit place of eternal night.
For Cass, it’s a place to escape the dull grind of her lonely life, a place where she can run its twisted laneways and live out her violent fantasies. For Detective Poe, it’s a...Read more
Ryan and Sophie are a golden couple in Melbourne, the charming, salt-of-the-earth country boy and the charismatic, gorgeous social butterfly. When Ryan’s father dies, leaving them the family farm, it seems like a chance for Ryan to get back to his roots and for Sophie to embrace the bucolic...Read more
CORRUPTION AT THE VERY HEART OF LAW ENFORCEMENT!
The body of a young woman is found on a park bench, the victim of foul play, all but in the shadow of the Tower of London. When SHERLOCK HOLMES takes the case, the police are oddly reluctant to assist, denying the great detective...Read more
A thrilling exposé recounting how members of Opus Dei—a secretive, ultra-conservative Catholic sect—pushed its radical agenda within the Church and around the globe, using billions of dollars siphoned from one of the world’s largest banks.
For over half a...Read more
A heart-pounding, high-stakes, high-adrenalin relentless blast of an action-packed thriller, from Gabriel Bergmoser. the bestselling author of The Hunted and The Caretaker.
After a year of searching, rogue ex-cop Jack Carlin has finally found his estranged...Read more
Families can be murder — especially when there’s a skeleton in the closet…
Sydney, 1965
Everyone agrees that the Greys are model daughters. Every Wednesday the middle-aged sisters take turns to visit their elderly mother in a...Read more
The Forever War tells the story of how America's political polarization is 250 years in the making, and argues that the roots of its modern-day malaise are to be found in its troubled past.
As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the American...Read more
“The nights aren’t too cold yet, lucky thing. Otherwise we’d be having a different conversation.”
Jessica Mowbrie, beaten and dumped in the bush like a sack of garbage and lying comatose in a hospital bed: lucky to be alive.
Lorraine Henry doesn’t think Jess is so...Read more
A loveless marriage becomes a tangle of hatred … but who is pulling the strings?
Sydney, 1972
When Jane Fenton returns from Australia to her childhood home in England, free from the shadow of her overbearing...Read more
A heart-wrenching story about Sam, a 14-year-old girl from a struggling homeless family, who is already involved in petty crime. She must face her own fears and her sense of what is right, to defy a dangerous drug criminal, and rescue starving dogs and their pups from an inhumane backyard...Read more
A kindergarten teacher’s escape to Far North Queensland turns deadly when her ex tracks her down just as Australia’s largest-ever cyclone smashes onto shore. A thrilling, suspenseful tale of vulnerability and strength.
In the dripping heat of a rainforest town in Far North...Read more
The Heads was once a small village on the NSW north coast. Now it's a large village with a lot of action below the surface. A shipment of coke, a crime squad investigation and a drug overdose keeps the local sergeant pretty busy.
Someone is preying on the women of The Heads. And...Read more
A vengeful sociopath hatches a murderous plot … but can he control its aftermath?
Sydney, 1973
Ned Paine is a discontented man. Full of resentment for his estranged wife Norah, the self-obsessed Sydney antique dealer fantasises about a life free from her shadow....Read more
The Matilda Effect is the exciting, inspiring, sometimes infuriating and always colourful story of the Australian women's football (soccer) team, the Matildas, and their ultimately successful struggle, alongside other women from around the world, to compete in World Cup football. From the...Read more
A killer’s web of lies threatens to ensnare him for ever…
Sydney, 1971
When Martin Briggs marries beautiful, wealthy Ellie Logan, he thinks his troubles are over. With the help of his wife’s...Read more
Port Brighton hates outsiders. The small coastal town has its own ways of dealing with the evil, the foolish, the misled, and it holds tightly to them. But the seams start to split after two deaths occur on the same tragic night: a baby abandoned at the foot of a lighthouse, and a drunken...Read more
The third collection in the Crimes for a Summer Christmas series, featuring stories by 14 Australian writers, including Elizabeth Jolley, Marion Halligan, Peter Corris, Brian Castro, Marele Day and Jean Bedford.
A murderous act refuses to stay buried…
Sydney, 1967
When Sarah Stephens cemented her husband Philip under the floorboards of their Sydney home, it was supposed to be a fresh start for her, liberated at last from an unhappy domestic prison.
And everyone knew...Read more
In a busy street market, Abbie lets go of six-year-old Sarah’s hand. She isn’t a bad mother, just exhausted. When she turns around, her daughter isn’t there.
Six years later, Abbie is in love and getting married. But her fragile peace is constantly not knowing what happened to...Read more
Can Richard escape the consequences of a crime he didn’t commit?
Sydney, 1975
A man is wanted for murder. A man who looks like Richard Ross, drives a car like his, and was in the same place at the same time....Read more
It was just supposed to be a family vacation.
A terrible accident changed everything.
You don't know what you're capable of until they come for your family.
After moving from a small country town to Seattle,...Read more
