A vigilante with a message. The outsider detective. A cold case they both want solved."One of the best crime mystery books I have read. ★★★★★"Nominated for the 2018 Ned Kelly Awards.Rachael Schlank is a straight-talking detective who's always felt like a fish out of water, bouncing between departments over the years. Now she's finally found a home in Victoria Police's Cold Case Unit.When a vigilante starts targeting hunters, leaving clues about a long-ago col...

"Outback noir has a new star" Mark Sanderson, The TimesWith DS Manolis on leave in Greece, Senior Constable Sparrow receives a phone call from a man who wants to turn himself in.Bob is sixty-five years old, confined to a Perth nursing home. But thirty years ago, he killed a man in the remote northern Kimberley mining region. He offers to show Sparrow where the body is, but there's a catch: Sparrow must travel north with him under t...

A violent death by crucifixion near a remote north-west station has Detective Inspector Dan Clement and his Broome police officers disturbed and baffled. Other local incidents – the theft of explosives from a Halls Creek mine site, social justice protests at an abattoir, a break-in at an early childhood clinic – seem mundane by comparison. But as Clement starts to make troubling connections between each crime, he finds himself caught in a terrifying race. In a landmass larger than Western ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE DANGER AWARD - BEST CRIME FICTION'A brilliant Aussie thriller, The Wiregrass is perfect for fans of Jane Harper, Chris Hammer and Candice Fox.’ – Books and Publishing’Adrian Hyland writes superior crime fiction with a keen eye for setting and characterisation...’ - The West Australian‘The Wiregrass delivers an irresistible fusion of an ...

A coastal town is evacuated after record floods. Three young police officers are left behind. With a killer.'Headland veers into the gothic realm that is visited by the best Australian fiction that dares to go somewhere dark and unfathomable . . . It's a cracker.' - Sydney Morning HeraldThe small beachside town of Gloster is on the edge of disaster. After constant rain, floodwaters are rising fast.Detective Constabl...

**‘The rural crime fiction wave continues with this brilliant new arid drama.’ - Australian Women's Weekly‘**The writing is generous and whip-smart, with sentences that will stop readers in their tracks to savour them ... Heart-racing twists propel the novel to its denouement, while the oppressive heat and arid landscape add an extra layer of threat to the unfolding drama.’- Books + PublishingTwo bodies. One long hot summer. A town...

A vast outback property. An unforgettable season. A family's fight to save their livelihood. A sweeping tale of love and loss, and the highs and lows of life on the land, from an utterly authentic new voice in rural fiction.Many of Peter and Kelsie Dalton's friends thought they were crazy when they bought Ridgeview Station. But five years on, their hard work, help from Kelsie's parents, and record rainfall have them in high spirits as the summer muster approaches.

"A rising star of crime fiction" Sunday Times"Outback noir has a new star" The TimesLocated off the coast of South Australia, Kangaroo Island lies surrounded by violent seas harbouring deadly great white sharks and forgotten shipwrecks.Over the centuries the Islanders have cultivated a sense of self-sufficiency, independence and resilience. But times are changing: multimillionaires from the mainlan...

Detective Bec Whitfield thought she'd found paradise in tropical Mission Beach—and maybe even love with charming local developer Jake Morrison. But when revitalisation work in the town centre uncovers a disturbing discovery, Bec finds herself leading an investigation that strikes uncomfortably close to home.Jake's construction company has ties to the property, and he's growing increasingly evasive about his past. When Detective Todd Davenport arrives from Brisbane, Bec finds hersel...

'A rising star of Australian crime fiction' SUNDAY TIMES'S. R. White is the real deal' CHRIS HAMMERDeep in the Australian wilderness, a famed sinkhole renowned as a stunning freediving spot attracts people from all over the world. But there's a dark, puzzling mystery when a local sports hero - and the glamorous face of a high-adrenaline video channel - is found dead far beneath the surface.Despite diving the sinkhole hundreds of times, his lifeless b...

**'A vivid story of small town allegiances and secret grudges that drew me in and didn’t let go! I was pinned to my chair.' – Amanda Hampson, author of The Tea Ladies'One of the most enjoyable crime reads of the year.' – Hayley Scrivenor, internationally best-selling author of Dirt TownSo many people had reason to hate her, but did anyone have reason to kill her?**Everyone dies famous in a country town, but glamorous Vanessa Walton was a shining st...

When four backpackers go missing near Dunk Island in North Queensland, Detective Bec Whitfield is thrust into a chilling search mission. The natural beauty masks a dark reality, and as the days pass, one body is discovered, but the others remain missing, and suspicions of foul play rise.As Bec digs deeper, she uncovers a disturbing connection—each of the missing women has a connection to a well-known resident of the small town. With the community in turmoil, the man becomes the targ...