Show Notes
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
Our in-depth crime fiction reviews in this episode are: The Reckoning by Vikki Petraitis The Model Muder by Amanda Hampson
Awards News The Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards this year was won by David Whish-Wilson for his novel O’Keefe.
The 2026 Davitt Awards were: Best crime novel: The Bluffs by Joanna Jenkins Best debut crime novel: Melaleuca by Angie Faye-Martin Readers Choice award: Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth Young Adult Award: What Have They Done to Liza McLean by Amy Doak Best Children’s Crime novel: Run by Sarah Armstrong
And the 2026 McIlvanney Prize handed out at the Bloody Scotland crime festival. This year both the best crime and best debut novel were won by Frances Crawford for A Bad Bad Place.
And a reminder that the Ned Kelly Awards are on the 24th of September at 8pm Australian Eastern Standard Time. The Awards can be streamed on the Australian Crime Writers Association website: https://www.austcrimewriters.com And on the Australian Crime Writers Association You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com.au/@australiancrimewritersasso7125
Radio National Top 100 Australian Books
We give some recommendations for the Radio NAtional Top 100 Australian books poll:
The Mystery of a Handsome Cab by Fergus Hume The Broken Shore by Peter Temple The Empty Beach by Peter Corris The Monkey’s Mask by Dorothy Porter The Dry by Jane Harper Last Drinks by Andrew McGhan
Other books and authors mentioned in the podcast: The Unbelieved by Vikki Petraitis The Stolen by Vikki Petratis Taken by Dinuka McKenzie Days End by Garry Disher Panic by Catherine Jinks Alex Clayton series by Katherine Kovacic Zoe Mayer series by Simon Rowell Caleb Zelic series by Emma Viskic The Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman The Rowland Sinclair series by Sulari Gentill Cutler by David Whish-Wilson Free World by David Whish-Wilson Bad Neighbours by Joanna Jenkins Truth by Peter Temple Deep Water by Peter Corris El Dorado by Dorothy Porter Wild Surmise by Dotorthy Porter
All of Robert’s reviews can be found on www.pilebythebed.com
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More from Crime Fiction Down Under
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 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