Fiona Hardy

Fiona Hardy is a bookseller at Readings Doncaster and Readings Carlton. She is also the author of books for children including How to Make a Movie in Twelve Days and How to Tackle Your Dreams. She is the former crime fiction columnist for Readings Monthly.

Review — 20 Sep 2022

Exiles by Jane Harper

Much to the delight of just about every crime reader in Australia and overseas, The Dry’s Aaron Falk returns in Jane Harper’s latest small-town investigation. Falk’s not in his…

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Review — 27 Apr 2022

Wake by Shelley Burr

It has been nearly 20 years since Evelyn McCreery went missing. She went to sleep one night, in the bed next to her twin sister Mina’s; the next morning she…

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Review — 31 Jul 2023

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

As cherry harvest season begins in the warm Michigan springtime, Lara cannot believe her good fortune in the midst of the pandemic: all three of her grown-up daughters are back…

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Review — 3 Jul 2023

The Skull by Jon Klassen

Otilla is running through the wood. We don’t quite know why, only that she has run so far that the familiar wood isn’t so recognisable anymore. Then she stumbles upon…

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Review — 3 Jul 2023

Bulk Nuts by Mandy Ord

The small moments in life – good, bad, confusing – are not always given the time they deserve. In Mandy Ord’s illustrated graphic memoir, those moments are given their chance…

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Blog post — 5 Dec 2022

2022 Crime fiction highlights

Each December, as we barrel towards Christmas, I really enjoy looking back over the year in crime. There are books that feel like they've been a part of the crime…

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Blog post — 11 Nov 2022

The best new crime reads in November

After 12 years, this is my final dead write column.

It’s grown in size to take over an entire page (which worked for me, since I always have far too…

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Review — 2 Nov 2022

Clarke by Holly Throsby

When the police officers arrive at Barney’s house, nobody on the street is surprised. It’s been years since Ginny Lawson disappeared from that home, and everybody’s been waiting for confirmation…

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Blog post — 13 Oct 2022

The best new crime reads in October

CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH


Exiles by Jane Harper

Much to the delight of just about every crime reader in Australia and overseas, The Dry’s Aaron Falk returns in…

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Blog post — 11 Aug 2022

The best new crime reads in August

Our crime specialist shares 10 great crime reads to look out for this month.

CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH

Better the Blood by Michael Bennett

More than 150 years ago…

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