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Skull River

In a fading gold town, the seams of violence run deep

by Pip Fioretti ...

Series series Gus Hawkins
A gripping Australian historical crime novel set in 1912. Skull River by Pip Fioretti follows Detective Gus Hawkins into a violent goldfields town full of secrets, trauma, and murder, perfect for readers of Garry Disher and Chris Hammer.'I was like a man washed ashore on an island, half mad and only my warrant card and blood-soaked uniform to vouch for me. But I had to act as if I knew what the ... Read more

$12.27 USD

A gripping Australian historical crime novel set in 1912. Skull River by Pip Fioretti follows Detective Gus Hawkins into a violent goldfields town full of secrets, trauma, and murder, perfect for readers of Garry Disher and Chris Hammer.'I was like a man washed ashore on an island, half mad and only my warrant card and blood-soaked uniform to vouch for me. But I had to act as if I knew what the
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Bone Lands

by Pip Fioretti ...

Series series Gus Hawkins
WINNER OF BEST CRIME FICTION at the 2025 Danger Awards.Bone Lands by Pip Fioretti is a gripping Australian crime novel following Detective Gus Hawkins into a remote town where secrets, violence and buried pasts collide.'Isn't it your job to stop people being murdered?'1911, on a winter's night in arid New South Wales wool country, mounted trooper Augustus Hawkins discovers the bodies of three ... Read more

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WINNER OF BEST CRIME FICTION at the 2025 Danger Awards.Bone Lands by Pip Fioretti is a gripping Australian crime novel following Detective Gus Hawkins into a remote town where secrets, violence and buried pasts collide.'Isn't it your job to stop people being murdered?'1911, on a winter's night in arid New South Wales wool country, mounted trooper Augustus Hawkins discovers the bodies of three
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Bone Lands

by Pip Fioretti ...

Narrated by Lewis Fitz-Gerald ...

Series series Gus Hawkins Mystery
Unabridged

10 hours 23 min

WINNER OF DANGER AWARD FOR CRIME FICTION'Isn't it your job to stop people being murdered?'1911, on a winter's night in arid New South Wales wool country, mounted trooper Augustus Hawkins discovers the bodies of three young people. They are scions of the richest family in the district, savagely murdered on a road that Hawkins should have been patrolling, had he not been busy bedding the local ... Read more

$14.28 USD

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WINNER OF DANGER AWARD FOR CRIME FICTION'Isn't it your job to stop people being murdered?'1911, on a winter's night in arid New South Wales wool country, mounted trooper Augustus Hawkins discovers the bodies of three young people. They are scions of the richest family in the district, savagely murdered on a road that Hawkins should have been patrolling, had he not been busy bedding the local
... Read more

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Skull River

by Pip Fioretti ...

Narrated by Lewis Fitz-Gerald ...

Series series Gus Hawkins Mystery
Unabridged

10 hours 35 min

In a fading gold town, the seams of violence run deep.'I was like a man washed ashore on an island, half mad and only my warrant card and blood-soaked uniform to vouch for me. But I had to act as if I knew what the hell to do.'In Autumn of 1912, mounted trooper Augustus Hawkins arrives at his new post in the fading gold town of Colley, NSW. On his first day, he is ambushed by a hidden gunman, his ... Read more

$13.86 USD

In a fading gold town, the seams of violence run deep.'I was like a man washed ashore on an island, half mad and only my warrant card and blood-soaked uniform to vouch for me. But I had to act as if I knew what the hell to do.'In Autumn of 1912, mounted trooper Augustus Hawkins arrives at his new post in the fading gold town of Colley, NSW. On his first day, he is ambushed by a hidden gunman, his
... Read more

VANISH

#1 bestselling author of WAKE and RIPPER (Lane Holland 3)

by Shelley Burr ...

Series Book 1 - Lane Holland
'A sure-fire page-turner that keeps readers guessing' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Shelley Burr does not take prisoners. Crime fiction at its effortless best - beautifully drawn characters, rich relationships, fast and fascinating plot, and twists that make you go "ah"' LAINIE ANDERSON'VANISH delivers a surprising climax worthy of Shelley's reputation as one of Australia's most exciting new crime writers' THE ... Read more

$8.99 USD

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'A sure-fire page-turner that keeps readers guessing' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Shelley Burr does not take prisoners. Crime fiction at its effortless best - beautifully drawn characters, rich relationships, fast and fascinating plot, and twists that make you go "ah"' LAINIE ANDERSON'VANISH delivers a surprising climax worthy of Shelley's reputation as one of Australia's most exciting new crime writers' THE
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Bowen River

by Annie Seaton ...

Narrated by Olivia Beardsley ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Bec Whitfield Mystery
Unabridged

8 hours 17 min

Elspeth Valentine dreams of leaving Strathallyn Station to pursue an equestrian career in England. Instead, a fateful decision ties her to World War I veteran Thomas Delaney, setting off a series of events that ripple through generations. Present day. When policewoman Bec Whitfield accepts a transfer to Bowen River in remote Northern Queensland, she braces for a challenging return to her hometown ... Read more

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Elspeth Valentine dreams of leaving Strathallyn Station to pursue an equestrian career in England. Instead, a fateful decision ties her to World War I veteran Thomas Delaney, setting off a series of events that ripple through generations. Present day. When policewoman Bec Whitfield accepts a transfer to Bowen River in remote Northern Queensland, she braces for a challenging return to her hometown
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The Butterfly Women

by Madeleine Cleary ...

A killer is stalking Melbourne's most notorious streets. Two women are determined to stop him.Melbourne, 1863.Behind the wealth and glamour of the booming gold-rush city lies Little Lon—a dangerous world of brothels, secrets, and violence where women disappear without consequence.For Johanna Callaghan, a young Irishwoman struggling to survive, a position at the glamorous Papillon brothel offers a ... Read more

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A killer is stalking Melbourne's most notorious streets. Two women are determined to stop him.Melbourne, 1863.Behind the wealth and glamour of the booming gold-rush city lies Little Lon—a dangerous world of brothels, secrets, and violence where women disappear without consequence.For Johanna Callaghan, a young Irishwoman struggling to survive, a position at the glamorous Papillon brothel offers a
... Read more

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Bowen River

by Annie Seaton ...

Series Book 1 - A Bec Whitfield Mystery
When policewoman Bec Whitfield accepts a transfer to Bowen River in remote Northern Queensland, she braces for a challenging return to her hometown and the strained relationship with her father. Moving with her manipulative partner, Gray Cameron, Bec is expecting a quiet post in a sleepy country town and is quickly proven wrong when local woman Leanne Delaney disappears.In 1925, Elspeth Valentine ... Read more

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When policewoman Bec Whitfield accepts a transfer to Bowen River in remote Northern Queensland, she braces for a challenging return to her hometown and the strained relationship with her father. Moving with her manipulative partner, Gray Cameron, Bec is expecting a quiet post in a sleepy country town and is quickly proven wrong when local woman Leanne Delaney disappears.In 1925, Elspeth Valentine
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The Tangled Web: the new 2025 twisty historical mystery of disguise, deception and blood from a bestselling, award-winning author

by Tea Cooper ...

The sudden death of a beloved brother leads a young woman on a quest to find a missing boy and into a tangled web of mystery, blood and fear.Maitland 1892: When Viola Oswald's beloved brother Sebastian dies of a hereditary blood disease, Viola suspects her stepfather, prestigious surgeon Elias Sinclair, has used Sebastian's illness to enhance his reputation. But Viola has no proof until she ... Read more

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The sudden death of a beloved brother leads a young woman on a quest to find a missing boy and into a tangled web of mystery, blood and fear.Maitland 1892: When Viola Oswald's beloved brother Sebastian dies of a hereditary blood disease, Viola suspects her stepfather, prestigious surgeon Elias Sinclair, has used Sebastian's illness to enhance his reputation. But Viola has no proof until she
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Melaleuca: Winner of the 2026 Australian Book Industry Award for Debut Book of the Year. A gripping Australian outback crime thriller where a murder in the present leads to a long-buried injustice.

by Angie Faye Martin ...

Winner of the Matt Richell New Writer of the Year, ABIAs 2026A country town, a brutal murder, a shameful past, a reckoning to come... The injustices of the past and dangers of the present envelop Aboriginal policewoman Renee Taylor, when her unwilling return to the small outback town of her childhood plunges her into the investigation of a brutal murder.Renee Taylor is planning to stay the minimum ... Read more

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Winner of the Matt Richell New Writer of the Year, ABIAs 2026A country town, a brutal murder, a shameful past, a reckoning to come... The injustices of the past and dangers of the present envelop Aboriginal policewoman Renee Taylor, when her unwilling return to the small outback town of her childhood plunges her into the investigation of a brutal murder.Renee Taylor is planning to stay the minimum
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The Butterfly Women

by Madeleine Cleary ...

Narrated by Jo Van Es ...

Unabridged

11 hours 20 min

DYMOCKS FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTHIt's 1863, and Melbourne is transitioning from a fledgling colony to a thriving, gold-fuelled metropolis. But behind its shiny new façade, the real Melbourne can be found in the notorious red-light district of Little Lon, full of brothels where rich and poor alike can revel all night. The most glamorous among them is Papillon, home to the most alluring women in the ... Read more

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DYMOCKS FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTHIt's 1863, and Melbourne is transitioning from a fledgling colony to a thriving, gold-fuelled metropolis. But behind its shiny new façade, the real Melbourne can be found in the notorious red-light district of Little Lon, full of brothels where rich and poor alike can revel all night. The most glamorous among them is Papillon, home to the most alluring women in the
... Read more

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Inside Out

An Incredible Friendship and Fight for Justice

by Kathleen Folbigg, Tracy Chapman ...

In 2003 Kathleen Folbigg was convicted of killing her four babies. Her trial relied on her husband’s accusations and diary entries expressing her guilt over her children’s deaths. She was sentenced to forty years in prison.In Inside Out Kathleen takes us back to her traumatic childhood, her difficult marriage, her dream of nurturing a family, and the profound souring of that dream into a nightmare ... Read more

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In 2003 Kathleen Folbigg was convicted of killing her four babies. Her trial relied on her husband’s accusations and diary entries expressing her guilt over her children’s deaths. She was sentenced to forty years in prison.In Inside Out Kathleen takes us back to her traumatic childhood, her difficult marriage, her dream of nurturing a family, and the profound souring of that dream into a nightmare
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