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Can anyone recommend a crime/thriller book based in Australia? Thanks ?

Can anyone recommend a crime/thriller book based in Australia? Thanks ?

Sarah #recommend #crime #thriller

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Melissa

The Dry

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Kay

Try Kathryn Fox novels 🙂

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Gwerfyl

The Husbands Secret Liane Moriarty

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Leslie

Definitely The Dry and amazing book.

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Mary

Ditto Leslie

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Marina

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/196.Australian_Crime_Fiction

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Peter

Never Never by James Patterson and Candice Fox.

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Janet

James Patterson has written 2 good oned

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SarahQuestion author

I’ll have a nosey at these, thanks ?

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Lorraine

It’s got to be a The Dry ? absolutely brilliant book

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Emma

Jo Nesbo’s first book The Bat, saw Harry Hole go to Australia on a case.

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Sarah

The bat is not jo nesbos best work though so read it by all means… but then read his better ones!!

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Emma

I read The Thirst recently. Brilliant!!

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Lesley

I’m just reading The Dry at the moment and enjoying it, and I’m hard to please 🙂

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Linda

You are ? I listened to it on Beeb radio. And I read the book as well. I can still feel that heat.

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Claire

The Dry by Jane Harper is brilliant!

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Dylan

Peter Temple’s Jack Irish books were good.

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Janet

Try Kathryn Fox’s books.

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Jeannette

Hades, first in the series by Candice Fox! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22245474-hades

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Linda

Read one. It was very good-but scary !

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Jeannette

Dark and disturbing…just how I like my books! ?

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Linda

It was !

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Catherine

The dry by jane harper

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Louise

Anything by Lianne Moriarty

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Sally

A James Patterson Never , Never ( I think) only one of his I have found set in Australia .

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Maura

The dry

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Lucy

THE CASE OF THE MISSING BRIDE by @Carmen

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Lynn

Like a lot of other people I really enjoyed The Dry by Jane Harper and Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

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Bettina

The Dry, yes and of course Force of Nature by the same author just about to be published (out in Kindle already). Try also Diamond Dove by Adrian Hyland, and try these collated crime novels set in Australia: https://www.tripfiction.com/find-a-book/?btitle=Title…&bauthor=Author…&genre=Crime&location=Australia&order=rating

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Andy

Is the Dry any good? Tempted to get it when by tbr pile is a bit smaller

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Lynn

I really enjoyed it – it is a slow burner though so it depends on your tastes in reading.

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Lisa

I liked it too.

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Claire

I thoroughly enjoyed it. I agree it’s a slow burner but it’s written so well it kept me fully engaged. Definitely recommend!

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SarahQuestion author

The Dry looks good, I’m going to read that next. Thanks ?

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Malcolm

Isn’t Temple an Australian crime writer?
Seem to remember his books were good.

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Dylan

Yes and yes they are good.

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Carmen

There’s also Kerry Greenwood!

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Malcolm

Yes Peter Temple
Someone posted that ?

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Therese

Peter temple aussie author write a series called Jack Irish.

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Kate

Try The Cry ( not the dry) by Helen Fitzgerald

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Kirsten

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

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Sonja

The Dry – Jane Harper. I’ve just finished and loved it.

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Sarah

Ngaio Marsh, if you want to stretch it to New Zealand… 🙂

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Denise

Gabrial Lord Spiking The Girl, and Gary Disher Morninton Penisula series.

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Natalie

Gabrielle Lord is great, Katherine Howell and Jaye Ford also.

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Malcolm

There used to be one with an Aboriginal detective Bondi?

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Colin

Bony

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Carmen

Adrian Hyland, Diamond Dove and Gunshot Road. Emelie tempest, the policeofficer is half aboriginal. i really enjoied them and learnt a lot about diffrent forms of thinking

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Colin

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Malcolm

Thanks for that

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Malcolm

Poor cover

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Colin

That’s an old cover. There are dozens. It does capture the Aussie landscape though.

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Malcolm

Neville Shute

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Noelle

Resurrection Bay by @Emma is brilliant!
http://amzn.to/2DKuP4x

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Steven

CANDICE FOX THINK THATS HER NAME

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Malcolm

Her Crimson Lake was excellent

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Steven

yes it was

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Malcolm

The Kelly Gang
Peter Carey

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Yulia

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Yulia

Highly recommended

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Ian

The first Joe Nesbo, Harry hole book. Some of James Paterson, collaborating with Candice Fox and two of his Private books

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Rae

Harriet blue series by james patterson

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Rae

2 books and a bookshot in harriet blue series there is also private Sydney think there is another but not sure

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Dawn

Thanks for all these recommendations I’ve read The Dry and Love Kathryn Fox and watched Big Little Lies so will try that plus the other one by Liane Moriaty x

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Heidi

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28270794-darkest-place

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SarahQuestion author

This sounds really good!

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Heidi

It was!

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Heidi

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8343771-the-diggers-rest-hotel

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Heidi

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35285697-little-secrets

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Heidi

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13154548-after-the-darkness

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Caroline

Barry maitland. Most books set in uk .. brill. Last ones on nz and Australia

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Marcus

Mark Brandon Read: Chopper

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SarahQuestion author

This one looks good, Thanks.

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George

The Dry. A great one!!!

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Debra

Chris Taylor – series following Munro family. Also the Sydney Harbour series. Munro ones bit of romance thrown into mix – I love them!

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Colman

You can’t go wrong with anything by Garry Disher – Hal and Challis series features cops, Wyatt series features a robber.

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Steve

Hi Sarah you might like this being an Aussie. If you love gritty crime stories mixed in with a touch of cricket then you’ll enjoy this. https://bit.ly/2Byh4YK

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Janet

The Dry by Jane Harper (and theres a follow up I think)

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Malcolm

Peter Corrie is another. Sidney based private investigator.

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Dai

Peter Corrie is the author or main character? Looking for further reads.

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Malcolm

Author

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William

Totally agree with everyone who mentioned Peter Temple above. He’s a terrific writer. The Dry too, obvs.

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Philipa

Blood Junction Caroline Carver

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Cheryl

Following

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Geoffrey

New Zealand not Australia – but Finn Bell’s Dead Lemons is awesome.

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Colin

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Donna

The Dry by Jane Harper is really good.

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Robert

Try peter Temple some great reading

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Brian

Who killed Skippy

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Leigh

Mark Brandi

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Alex

Resolute Action by Liam Saville

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Liam

Thanks for the mention.

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Malcolm

I see Candice Fox won the Ned Kelly Award!
Do you normally name the Award after a criminal?
Obviously in Australia you do. Perhaps in America you could have the Charlie Manson Award or in the UK the Ronnie Kray Award.
None of these characters were actually very pleasant people Ned Kelly included ( not as portrayed by Mick Jagger as a Robin Hood type character in that atrocious film years ago)
Perhaps if the the Ned Kelly Award comes with a cash prize it’s only right the money should come from’ bank job’
Perhaps its a snub at the Poms as Ned put one over on the Colonial masters ?
Anyway I look forward to winning the ‘ Jack the Ripper Award ‘ for my next crime novel ?.
Mal??

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Colin

Ummmm Ned Kelly came from Irish stock. Anyway Australia had no say it it. The awards were christened that by the Crime Writers Association of Australia. Affectionately know as The Neddies. Do all Poms whinge? They’re our awards….we’ll call them what we want to. BIG RASPBERRY TO YOU. LOL

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SarahQuestion author

? I’m Scottish, I just fancied reading a book set in Australia ?

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Malcolm

Colin if you carry on like that we will have to cancel your OBE and send a gunboat ?

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Colin

LOL. We’ll bombard you with Boomerangs.

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Malcolm

Bombard us with boomerangs? Would that be wise? 😕

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Colin

Who cares? It’ll be fun.

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Malcolm

Don’t they return to the sender? ?

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Anne

The Dry

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Jennifer

I enjoyed The Red Door by Rosa Fedele – nice and creepy! https://www.amazon.com/Red-Door-Rosa-Fedele/dp/1925666867/

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Wade

The Bat by Jo Nesbo, Harry Hole 1.

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