Show Notes
In our third episode we discuss our guilty crime tv pleasures and we review:
Possible Springs by Samantha Ross Nothing Personal by Alex Dook
We go international to recommend:
The Intrigue by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Final Six by Akinari Asakura
In award news we talk about the long list for the Petrona Award for Scandinavian Crime Fiction - that list can be found here: https://www.petronaaward.co.uk/2026/08/the-petrona-award-2026-longlist.html
And we discuss two Ned Kelly Award short lists.
Ned Kelly Award Short List for Best International Crime Fiction 2026: Lucky Thing by Tom Baragwanath Benbecula by Graeme Macrae Burnet The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly The Death of Us by Abigail Dean
Ned Kelly Award Shortlist Best Australian Crime Fiction 2026: Liar’s Game by Jack Beaumont Lyrebird by Jane Caro The Other Child by Susi Fox Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth The Ghost Walk by Karen Herbert Fire in the Head by Daniel Oakman The White Crow by Michael Robotham The Casino by Iain Ryan
And one last mention of the Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards Night which is in Melbourne on 12 September 2026 - you can still get tickets at this link: https://sistersincrime.org.au/davitt-awards-2026/
Some of the other books mentioned in this episode:
The Minority Report by Philip K Dick Body Count by PD Martin The Model Murder by Amanda Hampson (the latest in her Tea Ladies Series) Gunpowder Creek by Alex Dook The Island by Adrian McKinty High Wire by Candice Fox No Country for Girls by Emma Styles The Shark by Emma Styles Day One by Abigail Dean Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Velvet is the Night by Silvia Moren-Garcia Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
All of Robert’s book reviews can be found at www.pilebythebed.com
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 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 second episode we review: Bad Neighbours by Joanna Jenkins and The Cursed Road by Laura McCluskey