The shortlists for the 2015 Ned Kelly Awards for crime writing have been announced by The Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA). There are some great reads on the lists, including Sweet One by Peter Docker. I was privileged to be at the launch of Peter’s book when he resided in Broome. Good luck to all ...
Heist by Robert Schofield
I am not an avid crime reader but I am really pleased to see West Australian (WA) authors currently doing so well in this genre. I have just finished Heist by Perth-based crime writer Robert Schofield and really enjoyed escaping into the Goldfields in outback WA, where the story kicks off. I met Robert last year when Heist was launched ...
Sweet One by Peter Docker launched in Broome
Congrats to Broome-based author Peter Docker on the launch of his new book Sweet One on Wednesday 23 July. The book is published by Fremantle Press. Here is a taster: When a senior Aboriginal war veteran dies horribly at the hands of state government authorities, Izzy, a journalist and daughter of a war veteran herself, flies ...
A Man Without Breath by Philip Kerr
This was my first introduction to Philip Kerr’s noir detective series featuring German Bernie Gunther, a jaded ex-policeman trying to forge some justice within Nazi Germany during the war. As there a nine books in the series, I think it might have helped my understanding a tad if I had read a few prior to ...
Red Dust by Fleur McDonald
Courtesy Allen & Unwin This outback saga combines crime and intrigue with romance and mateship as it tracks a young woman’s plight to succeed in what many consider a man’s world. Red Dust Red Dust is the story of Gemma Sinclair, a young Australian farmer who has just buried her husband after witnessing him die in a light aircraft crash that at ...
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
My first Chandler book and first venture into noir crime fiction. Has to be up there with Spike Milligan for the best one-liners ever. Chandler writes so well you feel wet through from all the rain and your clothes reek from the cigarettes. Follow the adventures of tough guy private investigator Philip Marlowe as he ...