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BAD SYDNEY 2025 • AUSTRALIA'S PREMIER CRIME WRITERS' FESTIVAL • Thursday 11 - Saturday 13 September • 280 Pitt Street •
The BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival is a three-day festival program with the best in crime writing by new and bestselling authors, and examining critical questions of criminality and justice.
Over three days there are panel sessions, workshops, pitch sessions, book club, book launch, true crime history walks and the Danger Awards evening - a feast of entertainment!
BAD Sydney has a new venue this year while the State Library is being upgraded. The Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts in Pitt Street is only minutes from Town Hall and Abbey's Bookshop. Grab your BAD bag and fill it at the onsite Abbey’s Bookshop stall throughout the festival.
Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts
Located at 280 Pitt Street in the CBD
Town Hall train station and Gadigal Metro station are the closest stations.
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Murder on North Terrace
A Petticoat Police Mystery: Book...
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Write Regardless!
A no-nonsense guide to plotting,...
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Saffron Incorporated
The first King of the Cross and...
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Shake Some Action
My life in music (and other stuff)...
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Gudinski
The Godfather of Australian Rock...
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Paul Kelly
The Man, the Music and the Life...
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BADNESS
From the author of the number one...
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Cold Truth
SHORTLISTED FOR THE NED KELLY AWARD...
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The Routledge Companion to Crime Fiction
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The Bloodiest Gang War
from the makers of the Foxtel documentary...
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Remembering Anita Cobby
The Case, the Husband, the Aftermath...
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• AUSTRALIA'S CRIME WRITING SPECIALIST BOOKSHOP •
CRIME ALLEY at Abbey's Bookshop, 131 York Street Sydney is Australia's specialist bookstore collection of crime fiction and true crime non-fiction. Detective mystery, Police procedural, rural noir, Scandi noir, psychological thriller - whatever your tastes, we have a whole wall of new release crime writing, and then aisles of crime fiction, covering modern crime novels, historical crime fiction, cosy crime books and true crime books.
We've had a whole aisle filled with Australian Crime Fiction in our shop at 131 York Street for decades. DECADES! All this great, home-grown writing is showcased on our website. You can see a selection of recent Australian Crime Fiction below and click through on the Category link to see even more.
CRIME CHRONICLE eNews - To receive our monthly crime writing newsletter, subscribe to Abbey's eNews and tick 'Crime' when you receive your Welcome email. JOIN eNEWS HERE
We have two ways you can make someone feel special - an Abbey's Gift Voucher or Abbey's Gift Card. Gift Vouchers are redeemable online or in-store and have no expiry date.
OUR ONLINE GIFT VOUCHERS are a fast and simple way to email your gift - either directly or send later on. Or perhaps you want to print it yourself and pop into a card. Try it out - just enter the amount and type in the recipient's name, and your name and message.
OUR GIFT CARDS remain popular with customers who like to give something tangible. Gift Cards are credit card-sized and fit easily into your purse or wallet and come enclosed within an attractive presentation slip. They are redeemable online or in-store. Gift Cards have no expiry date and are mailed out Express Post. View the range of gift values we have online, or if you want any other value, please phone 02 9264 3111 or ask in-store.
Find more info about redeeming vouchers and cards in our FAQ: REDEEMING VOUCHERS
Begin earning points straight away with your first order.
To join ABBEY'S REWARDS online, just login and use ORDER NOTES in Checkout to say 'I want to join Abbey's Rewards'.
To join in-store - just ask our staff at the counter.
So many beautiful books pass through our doors. These sumptuous titles are perfect for revelling in the photography in a quiet moment or presenting as a gift that will be remembered.
Looking for a special gift - perhaps for yourself? Many authors have walked through our doors (and browsed our shelves) at 131 York Street in the heart of Sydney.
Look for the green SIGNED tag - while stock lasts.
If you're just discovering Abbey's (WELL HELLO THERE!) we welcome you to take a closer look.
We've been around since 1968 and deliver all over Australia (and the world!) from our distinctive collection of books sourced from around the globe.
If you live in Sydney we also offer click and collect from our store in the centre of Sydney CBD at 131 York Street (near QVB).
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Our GALAXY Bookshop (upstairs in Abbey's Bookshop, 131 York Street) is Australia's specialist store for science fiction and fantasy books. Novels, graphic novels, toys, games & merchandise for Star Wars, Doctor Who, Star Trek, Game Worlds and more!
Ask our knowledgeable GALAXY team - contact them by email, phone, facebook (see contact links at the bottom of this page).
Many of our customers do love a puzzle! So Laura and her happy helpers keep an eye out for the interesting & quirky, the fun & useful - all manner of knick-knacks and gift ideas that don't come in the form of a book. Enjoy!
We definitely appreciate the support you're showing by buying from us and supporting an independent bookshop with actual booksellers in a real bookshop. Like schools, universities and libraries themselves, bookshops are a bulwark for our culture.
If you are ordering for a school, university or library for the first time please look here for information about your account...
131 York Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
