There are times when I kick myself for being so far behind with my reading list - The Wife and The Widow by Christian White is a case in point:

If you've not read THE WIFE AND THE WIDOW yet then you're in for an absolute treat - but stay away from too many spoiler's and see if you can pick the twist before it slaps you over the head like it did this reader.

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/wife-and-widow-christian-white-0

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Due out in October, one for fans of dark, historical thrillers with a touch of paranormal:

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/book/bone-rites

Bone Rites by Natalie Bayley

Kathryn Darkling, imprisoned in Holloway, is facing death by hanging for her vengeance killing. Haunted by a spirit, she still hopes to perform the ancient black magic that will free her soul, or her struggle to punish the mighty will have been in vain. Will the love of her life come to her aid?

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Just posted my review of Everything to Hide by K.V. Martins: https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/everything-hide-kv-martins

It's going to come as no surprise to any readers of EVERYTHING TO HIDE, that author K.V. Martins is a fan of historical crime fiction, in particular, the work of Dame Agatha Christie. It should also come as no surprise that she has a background in history and archaeology.

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New onto MtTBR - The Caretaker by Gabriel Bergmoser

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/book/caretaker

An isolated, empty ski resort in the off-season. A woman who doesn't want to be found. A man who may not be who he appears to be. A game of cat and mouse - with deadly consequences.

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(Can't add the book cover image for some reason which will probably make sense 2 minutes after I post this).

Just posted my review of Violet Kelly and the Jade Owl by Fiona Britton at:

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/violet-kelly-and-jade-owl-fiona-britton

It's hard not to wonder what the line "Phyrne Fisher meets Underbelly in an arch, out-of-the-box debut historical crime caper" actually means. Turns out it's a bit the timeframe and environment, the character of Violet Kelly, and the situation she finds herself in.

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Added to MT-TBR today is the 2nd Jane Halifax novel from Roger Simpson - Resurrection

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/book/resurrection

Jane Halifax is back in a twisted story of betrayal, where the formidable forensic psychiatrist will discover that the only person you can trust is yourself.

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My review of Traced by Catherine Jinks has just gone up at:

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/traced-catherine-jinks

"Beautifully paced, with a central character that leans out from the page, daring you to feel her pain, frustration, panic, fear and resolve, TRACED is a novel that shows the reader what it feels like to be afraid, and what protecting the ones you love the most in the world will drive you to do.:

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My review of Mad, Bad and Dead by Sherryl Clark, the third in the Judi Westerholme series has just been published at:

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/mad-bad-and-dead-sherryl-clark

"If you're new to the Judi Westerholme series, it's one of those featuring a slightly older, marginally wiser, female character who's in too deep and doing the two steps forward, one step dance that quite a few of us might recognise."

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Right ... I will try to keep this together but today bought to my doorstep A NOVEL BY ADRIAN HYLAND. THE SECOND JESSE REDPATH NOVEL.

I'm a bit excited. NO BEYOND EXCITED.

Adrian Hyland's latest novel - The Wiregrass is out in December from Ultimo Press and I'm so thrilled to see it arrive in all it's ARC glory!

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/book/wiregrass

"Nash Rankin is a disgraced cop trying to escape his past – his career was destroyed when he chose to take justice into his own hands. Now he’s living a quiet life in a small town caring for the local wildlife and trying to stay away from trouble."

The first in the series CANTICLE CREEK is out there if you've not read it yet

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/canticle-creek-adrian-hyland

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So this week's reading is taking a hammering from #TourDeFrance viewing and the associated extreme sleep deprivation but, still she persists.

Currently reading: Roseghetto by Kirsty Jagger https://www.austcrimefiction.org/book/roseghetto

Harrowing is the only word I can come up with.

Next Up will be Remember Me by Charity Norman: https://www.austcrimefiction.org/book/remember-me

Currently listening to Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen (which I've read but I'm still wandering around going back in a number of series via audio books).

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Arrived today, due out 1st August from Echo Publishing, who are building an absolute stellar Australian Crime Fiction list btw - Mole Creek by James Dunbar (which also answers the who is Jimmie Thomson question that I was probably the only one asking).

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/book/mole-creek

A hellish war. A deadly secret. Fifty years on, in a small Tasmanian town, the truth unfolds and the killing begins again …

Betrayal cannot be buried forever.

In the tiny Tasmanian town of Mole Creek, retired Australian cop and Vietnam veteran Pete McAuslan has retreated to his fishing cabin to write his memoirs. In Sydney, his grandson, journalist and trashy true crime author Xander, learns that Pete has taken his own life, begging forgiveness in a suicide note.

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New to MtTBR this week is Traced by Catherine Jinks

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/book/traced

Jane is a contact tracer. She has to call a lot of people and some of them don’t want to talk. Various reasons—tax or immigration issues, infidelity. Domestic abuse.

Jane knows all about that. She and her daughter Tara have spent years in hiding from Tara’s manipulative and terrifying ex. Now, as Jane talks to a close contact, she realises the woman on the phone is scared of the same man—and he’s close. Too close.

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Review just posted of The Wrong Woman by J.P. Pomare

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/wrong-woman-jp-pomare

Pomare seems to have a knack of writing standalone novels that are populated with fully developed characters, and scenarios that really make you think a lot about gut reactions, expectations and what is often a more nuanced, complicated truth. Fingers crossed he keeps it up for many more novels.

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#Reading Fire with fire by Candice Fox #books #CrimeFiction #auscrime Terrific read and real page turner

Just posted - my review of Four Dogs Missing by Rhys Gard

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/four-dogs-missing-rhys-gard

You wouldn't think reading crime fiction would leave you with a taste for wine, but here we are.

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Another on MtTBR in the Australian subdivision: Violet Kelly and the Jade Owl by Fiona Britton

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/book/violet-kelly-and-jade-owl

Phryne Fisher meets Underbelly in an arch, out-of-the-box debut historical crime caper.

A centuries-old curse, a house of secrets, and one young woman determined to find out the truth.

Sydney, 1930: In the well-heeled suburb of Paddington, just a short distance from the razor gangs of Darlinghurst and Kings Cross, sits Maison des Fleurs, an upscale brothel run by the indomitable Madame. The star of Maison des Fleurs is Violet Kelly – beautiful, clever and determined to make something of herself in a world that has already taken so much.

(I'm hoping I'm not the only one slightly bamboozled by Phryne meets Underbelly...)

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Annnd another on the Australian MtTBR (what's the stage past out of control called?) Southern Aurora by Mark Brandi

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/book/southern-aurora

Jimmy is a kid growing up fast on the poorest street in town. He tries to do everything right and look out for his mum and his younger brother. His older brother is in jail, so it's up to Jimmy to hold things together. But small-town life is unforgiving if you're from the other side of the tracks.

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Something new onto the Australian MtTBR stack Everything to Hide by K.V. Martins

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/book/everything-hide

A seasoned police detective and a dog with a nose for crime. One dead body. Twelve suspects.

Sydney, Australia, 1933 : Wealthy impresario and amateur Egyptologist Roland Cuthbert Barry is murdered on his 60th birthday, and everyone attending the evening’s celebrations is a suspect.

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Another new into the piles - The Berlin Traitor by A.W. Hammond (2nd in the series)

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/book/berlin-traitor

July, 1945. The war in Europe is finally over. But Auguste Duchene, who survived occupied Paris at great personal cost, cannot escape his past.

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I'm never going to sleep properly again what with late night sessions of the #Ashes and the #TourDeFrance but the reading must continue so the next up pile is made up of:

Four Dogs Missing by Rhys Gard https://www.austcrimefiction.org/book/four-dogs-missing

The Wrong Woman by J.P. Pomare https://www.austcrimefiction.org/book/wrong-woman

and the listening to of choice is The Yellow Dog by Georges Simenon https://www.austcrimefiction.org/book/yellow-dog

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Sleep is grossly overrated.