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Curl up with a crime read

Winter is well and truly here and we have a great range of new cosy crime reads for you to enjoy with a blanket and a cuppa. From quirky mysteries to action-packed thrillers, you're sure to love our crime picks this winter.

Cosy up with compelling crime

The Tea Ladies

A wickedly witty cosy crime novel set in Sydney in the swinging sixties, ideal for fans of Richard Osman and Bonnie Garmus. WINNER 2024 Danger Awards - Best Fiction
SHORTLISTED 2024 Sisters In Crime Davitt Awards - Best Adult Crime
SHORTLISTED 2024 Ned Kelly Awards - Best Fiction

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Fire With Fire

Candice Fox’s heart-pounding thriller: a couple hold the LAPD to ransom in a desperate attempt to find their missing daughter. Soon to be a TV series for NBC, starring Jon Huertas.

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Broken Bay

From the author of the bestselling and award-winning Cutters End and Stone Town, a captivating new crime novel featuring Detective Mark Ariti.

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Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder

Kerryn Mayne’s stunning debut is an irresistible novel that’s both chilling and charming, suspenseful and uplifting. And, of course, simply unforgettable…

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The Bullet That Missed

The third book in the record-breaking Thursday Murder Club series from British national treasure Richard Osman.

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Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone

Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle meet Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club in an ingenious blend of classic and modern murder mystery.

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The Fall Between

From an exciting new voice in Australian crime fiction, a captivating and atmospheric rural thriller introducing Detective Rebecca Giles.

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Dead Tide

Jack's back. Down Under.
The heart-stopping new DCI Jack Hawksworth crime thriller by the bestselling author of Mirror Man.

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