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Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
These new crime reads will have you on the edge of your seat.
Lisa Kenway
Set between the Blue Mountains and a Sydney hospital, Lisa Kenway's All You Took From Me is a thriller brimming with great characters and nail-biting tension.
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Liz Evans
Where did she come from? And how far will she go?
Hayley Scrivenor
Why would my best friend want to destroy my life?
J.P. Pomare
The unputdownable new bestseller from multi-award-winning author J.P. Pomare
Claire Sutherland
A heart-stopping murder mystery set in the rock-climbing scene of Mt Arapiles, perfect for lovers of Outback Noir.
Tina Shaw
Winner of the 2023 Gifkins Prize, A House Built on Sand is the vivid and gripping story of a mother-daughter relationship and the secrets that threaten to shatter their world
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Peter Swanson
A mild-mannered librarian suspects her husband could be a serial killer in this shocking psychological thriller
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Daniel Silva
The #1 internationally bestselling author Daniel Silva delivers another stunning thriller in this action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue.
Susannah Glenn
A couple moves to far north Queensland looking for a fresh start but will their dark secret be exposed? A page-turning domestic thriller for fans of Sally Hepworth and Liane…
Lynda La Plante
Lynda La Plante's final Tennison crime novel, bringing readers up to the point at which the famous television series Prime Suspect began.
Kathy Reichs
#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with a twisty, unputdownable thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, who finds herself at the centre of a Washington, D.C., arson…
Riley Sager
The brand new heart-stopping thriller from the New York Times bestselling author
Jane Sullivan
Inspired by real events and people, Murder in Punch Lane is a dark and gripping crime novel that maps the sins and secrets of nineteenth-century Melbourne
Liz Moore
A once-in-a-generation story. A novel you'll never forget.
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Christine Gregory
Paradise has a price
Gareth Ward, Louise Ward
Two small-town booksellers (and their cowardly dog) solve a decades-old murder-mystery in this witty debut novel, full of literary clues, sparkling dialogue, and comedic insights into the world of bookshops.
Ally Condie
The White Lotus meets Agatha Christie in this bold novel from a #1 New York Times bestselling author: a recent divorcee's exclusive Big Sur resort vacation unravels when she discovers…
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Lucia Osborne-Crowley
The explosive, behind-the-scenes account of the criminal trial of Ghislaine Maxwell.
Michael Robotham
Some memories are buried for a reason. The compulsively readable new thriller by the #1 bestselling and award-winning master of crime
Karin Slaughter
Who killed Mercy McAlpine? The next thrilling suspense featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter, no.1 bestselling author of Pieces of Her and After That Night
Jonny Sweet
The perfect country house crime novel: Knives Out in book form, packed with deadly charm.
Sherryl Clark
Gutsy new P.I. Lou Alcott takes charge in this brilliantly crafted thriller. Twisty, gritty and unputdownable, in this story the underdog is fighting back. Perfect for readers of Sarah Bailey…
Tim Ayliffe
The fifth novel in the John Bailey thriller series. Bailey is trying to solve two murders, ten years apart – unfinished business from his former flame Sharon Dexter. But will…
Martin Walker
In his latest adventure Bruno, France's favourite country cop, investigates a long-buried war crime and faces a devastating flood that threatens the town he polices and the people he loves.
Justine Champine
The captivating, atmospheric slow-burn debut thriller that everyone will be talking about. . . .
James Patterson, J.D. Barker
The smallest towns hide the darkest secrets . . . Drawing elements from the horror genre, this eerie standalone suspense thriller is perfect for fans of Stephen King.
Chris Whitaker
A missing persons mystery, a serial killer thriller, and an epic love story - with a unique twist on each...
Tasha Coryell
Love Letters to a Serial Killer is a surprising, original and deeply entertaining debut about our fascination with monsters. Part thriller, part romance, part satire.
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Nicola Yoon
Get Out meets The Stepford Wives in #1 New York Times best-selling author Nicola Yoon's first adult novel.
Petronella McGovern
From the bestselling author of Six Minutes and The Liars comes an unputdownable thriller about the secrets we keep from each other - and ourselves.
Sanne de Boer
The first comprehensive book to be published in English about the 'Ndrangheta, Sanne De Boer takes us deep inside this extraordinary criminal organisation.
James Lee Burke
In the latest Robicheaux novel, Clete Purcel - veteran, private investigator, and former New Orleans cop - takes centre stage for the first time.
Ram Murali
The White Lotus meets Knives Out meets Crazy Rich Asians in this devilishly entertaining debut novel.
Lily Samson
Two couples. One twisted game. A dark, sexy debut thriller with a shocking twist at its core - perfect for fans of Erin Kelly and Louise Doughty.
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Louise Candlish
A bestselling gripping new summer thriller from the author of Our House, full of characters you'll love to hate and twists you'll never see coming!
Lucy Foley
The brand new murder mystery thriller from the No. 1 bestselling author
Louise Wolhuter
Sometimes you must shine a light on the dark places to see what was always there.
Freida McFadden
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Freida McFadden comes another addictive psychological thriller in The Housemaid series!
Donna Leon
Brunetti returns with a gripping and powerful case about the murkiness of power and a test of loyalties
James Comey
She's the lawyer. But now she's the one on trial.
John Grisham
The mesmerising new thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author John Grisham.
Michael Brissenden
After a brutal wildfire tears through the town of Jasper in the Californian sierras, a body is discovered in a shed.
Val McDermid
In the fifth book in the critically acclaimed Darkland Tales series from Polygon Val McDermid plunges into medieval Scotland. Overturning Shakespeare's propaganda, the reader will encounter a new Lady Macbeth…
Harlan Coben
There's no such thing as the perfect murder. From the global No. 1 bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Stay Close comes the unputdownable new Myron Bolitar…
Benjamin Stevenson
Two fiendishly twisty crime stories from the author of international bestsellers Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone and Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect.
Jake Adelstein
A darkly comic sequel to Tokyo Vice that is equal parts history lesson, true-crime expose, and memoir.
Anna Downes
The dangerous thrills of solo travel come into focus in this full-throttle twist on outback noir by the bestselling author of The Safe Place and The Shadow House.
Claire Coughlan
Some stories demand to be told. They keep coming back, echoing down through the decades, until they find a teller . . .