Show Notes
In our first episode we review:
Where the Truth Ends by Mark Smith a Melbourne-based thriller that explores the issue of environmental protest and Cold River by Margaret Hickey the follow up to her award winning book The Creeper, once again set in the Victorian High Country and featuring Constable Sally White
We talk about Australian authors being recognised in the Edgar Allan Poe Awards, the British Crime Fiction Dagger Awards and The New York Times Best Thrillers of the 21st Century. And we bring you the Davitt Awards 2026 shortlist.
We also chat about Shadow of Madness, the sixth book in New Zealand author DV Bishop's Cesare Aldo series set in Renaissance Florence and A Bad Bad Place a crime fiction debut by 60-year-old Scottish author Francis Crawford set in 1970s Glasgow.
Some of the many books mentioned:
At Cafe 64 by Shaeden Barry Learned Behaviours by Zeynab Gamieldien Unbury the Dead by Fiona Hardy Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth The Bluff by Joanna Jenkins Melaleuca by Angie Faye Martin To the River by Vikki Wakfield Broke Road and Black River by Matthew Spencer Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskey The Peak by Sam Guthrie The Death of Us by Abigail Dean King of Ashes by SA Cosby The Dry by Jane Harper Big Little Lies by Leanne Moriarty
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In Episode 6 of Crime Fiction Down Under we talk about: Red Queen - the TV adaptation of Juan Gomez-Jurado’s trilogy of thrillers (Amazon Prime) Law the Podcast hosted by former Supreme Court judge Lex Lasry AM and barrister Greg Barnes SC We review: The Shark by Emma Styles (4:48) The Doubles by Jacob P Gallagher (9:26) We talk about The BAD Sydney crime writers festival which is being held on the 20th and 21st of November (15:35) More information and tickets can be found at badsydney.com Our recommendations from the wider world of crime fiction this week are: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennet (17:24) We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman (20:23) You can follow and get in touch with us on our Facebook page which is Crime Fiction Down Under: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1GYvsdyrpc/ And all of Robert’s reviews can be found at: www.pilebythebed.com Other books mentioned in the podcast: Red Queen Series by Juan Gomez-Jurado:Red Queen Black Wolf White King
Episode 5 of Crime Fiction Down Under features some heavy hitters of the Australian crime fiction scene. We talk about new crime TV: Slow Horses (Apple TV) Treasure and Dirt (ABC) We review and discuss: Full Circle by Chris Hammer Tell Me Something True by Michael Robotham And we recommend: A Killing in Lagos by Amen Alonge The Man Who Died Seven Times by Yasuhiko Nishizawa
In our fourth episode of Crime Fiction Down Under we talk about some of our favourite podcasts: Decoder Ring The Secret Life of Books Zero to Well Read
In our third episode we discuss our guilty crime tv pleasures and we review:
In our second episode we review: Bad Neighbours by Joanna Jenkins and The Cursed Road by Laura McCluskey