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Scandals, cover-ups and lies – uncover the truth with our recommended true crime reads.
Lucia Osborne-Crowley
The explosive, behind-the-scenes account of the criminal trial of Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Andrew Rule
Andrew Rule brings us eighteen Australian crime stories that have fuelled fears, fired outrage and broken hearts and dreams.
Tracy Hall, Summer Land
A serial con man. The ultimate betrayal. An unbreakable woman. The full story behind the relationship made famous by the hit podcast Who the Hell is Hamish?
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Anne Manne
A searing expose of institutional child abuse, and the remarkable story of the survivors who would not be silenced
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Larry Blair, Jeremy Goring
'Mum once admitted that the only time she thought I was truly safe was when I was out in the water, beyond the breaking waves, in the tranquillity of "The…
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.
Jake Adelstein
A darkly comic sequel to Tokyo Vice that is equal parts history lesson, true-crime expose, and memoir.
Steve Johnson
A gripping and heartbreaking story, A Thousand Miles From Care tells the 30 year quest Steve Johnson undertook to uncover the truth about his brilliant brother's brutal murder in Manly.
Patricia Wiltshire
The compelling memoir of a leading forensic scientist and criminal investigator.
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Mark O'Connell
What does it mean to write about a killer? From an award-winning author comes a tale of a notoriousdouble-murder, a political scandal, and a writer who found himselfentangled in this…
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Ulrik Skotte
A revealing, page-turning story of the most iconic Cold War spy killing of all time, for fans of Ben Macintyre, Henry Hemming and the novels of John Le Carre and…
Peter Coleman
True tales of crimes so bizarre you won't believe them.
Truman Capote
Reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and both their children. In this title, the author’s study of the killings and subsequent investigation explores the circumstances…
David Grann
A masterpiece of narrative non-fiction, set around an American crime and the birth of the FBI, a thrilling investigative account of a forgotten moment in history.
Caroline Graham,Kylie Stevenson
A dying town, a missing man. One of Australia’s greatest mysteries - two whodunnits, twisted together.
Tanya Smith
The true story of how a middle-class Black girl from Minneapolis became one of the single biggest threats to the United States banking system
Helen Garner
A gripping psychological portrait and a moving exploration of the human condition.
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Alex Mar
A masterful, revelatory work of literary non-fiction about a teenage girl's shocking crime - and its extraordinary aftermath.
Jay Malkoun
Turns out everyone can use a friendly neighbourhood gangster in their life now and again.
Jay Malkoun isn't the type of man who lets a little thing like being blown…
Elizabeth Flock
A searing portrait of three real-life women who used violence to survive when traditional systems of justice failed them
The Furies tells the stories of three unforgettable women who chose…
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Alison Sandy, Bryan Seymour, Sally Eeles, Marc Wright
A much-loved mother, teacher and friend steps on a plane for an overseas adventure and is never seen again.
Jamelle Wells
One of Australia's most experienced court reporters goes on a judicial road trip.
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Conor Woodman
A wild and dangerous ride from the world's main meth source, a lawless Asian narco-state, to its most valuable market: Australia.
The Last Yakuza tells the history of the yakuza like it's never been told before.
Dan Box
A true story about lies, murder and the Territory
John Silvester
John Silvester has been reporting on crime from the cop stations, courthouses, back alleys and gangster mansions of Melbourne for forty years. His contact book is a who's who of…
Stephan Talty
The true story of David Koresh, the FBI and the tragedy at Waco.
Craig Semple
This raw and true account of the life of a tough cop has all the twists and turns and drama of a rattlingly good thriller.
Michael Finkel
The true story of the world’s most prolific art thief, who accumulated a collection worth over $1.4 billion. A spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, from the bestselling author…
Mark Dapin
Millions have been entertained by the viral video of a man being arrested after a 'succulent Chinese meal'. But when Mark Dapin investigated, it emerged this man's story went to…
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Susan Jonusas
A devastating true crime investigation into the heart of one the 19th Century’s most brutal crimes.
Christine Kenneally
A shocking expose of the dark, secret history of Catholic orphanages - the violence, abuse, and even murder that took place within their walls - and a call to hold…
Patrick Radden Keefe
The sweeping history of the American dream, Manhattan’s Chinatown underbelly, and the grandma mastermind behind one of the largest human smuggling rings.
From the bestselling author of The Lost City of Z, now a major film starring Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller and Robert Pattison, comes a true-life murder story which became…
James Phelps
Welcome to Pentridge, Australia's most infamous prison.
Giampiero Ambrosi,Tony Tetro
The world’s most renowned art forger reveals the secrets behind his decades of painting like the Masters - exposing an art world that is far more corrupt than we ever…
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Matthew Condon
One of the landmark Australian true-crime books, with a new introduction following the death of disgraced Police Commissioner Terry Lewis.
Elon Green
The Townhouse Bar, midtown, July 1992: The piano player seems to know every song ever written, the crowd belts out the lyrics to their favorites, and a man standing nearby…
Paul Fischer
His body was never found. In 1891, Thomas Edison - inventor of the lightbulb and the phonograph - announced that he had developed a motion-picture camera. Le Prince’s family, convinced…
Justin Fenton
The astonishing true story of ‘one of the most startling police corruption scandals in a generation’ (New York Times).
Colin McLaren
The Mafia remains a subject of fascination around the world, depicted in books, films and TV series. But in his role as an undercover drug squad cop, Colin McLaren (bestselling…
Rachel Franks
This is the story of Robert Rice Howard (1832-1906), the man known as Nosey Bob. It is also an important chapter in the story of the changing attitudes towards capital…
Meshel Laurie
Meshel Laurie, host of the incredibly successful Australian True Crime podcast speaks to the forensic pathologists, homicide detectives, defence barristers and victims’ families in this moving and gripping study of…
Sara Gay Forden
The sensational true story of murder, madness, glamour, and greed that shook the Gucci dynasty, now fully updated with a new afterword.
Paul Verhoeven
The riveting, darkly funny stand-alone sequel to Loose Units.
Winner of the Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2019. A gripping story forensically reported, Say Nothing explores the extremes people will go to for an ideal, and the way societies…
Kate Holden
True crime writing at its finest, from the multi award-winning, bestselling author of In My Skin.
Chloe Hooper
A powerful real-life thriller written with Hooper’s trademark lyric detail and nuance, The Arsonist is a reminder that in an age of fire, all of us are gatekeepers.
