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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.
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A dead politician. A decades-old unsolved murder. A hornet's nest is about to be stirred.
Michael Brissenden's latest thriller takes us from the seedy streets of Sydney to the corridors of power in Canberra. For readers who love Peter Temple and Michael Connelly.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- One of the disheartening observations made about the communities in which we go about our daily lives, is that given the opportunity to commit a crime, more people than you would hope will do so. But, like me, you may also be feeling that crimes such as burglary, robbery and car theft are far less common than once was. This turns out to be true. The levels of these crimes have dropped back, albeit from an alarming spike (pun apology) that ran from the mid-eighties to 2001. My own households experienced two car thefts in that period.
Here, two authors seasoned in the world of criminology run through the reasons posited for the falls. Sadly, violent crime (assault, domestic violence, murder) have not shown a similar drop, with far more disturbing and lasting effects than the loss of mere property.
The book offers fascinating views over time of the impact of policing (only yesterday, whilst munching my sandwich, I was approached by a police officer as part of Project Servator - a new endeavour) and of social developments such as heroin and 'ice' epidemics, wages, employment and economic well-being, and the role that developments in technology play in the rise and fall of crime. Craig Kirchner
The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions
Phryne Fisher Short Stories
Paperback
$29.99
In Stock 😊
The Postscript Murders
#2 Harbinder Kaur
Paperback
$22.99
Not in-store but you can order this
I Saw Him Die
#4 Agatha Christie
Paperback
$19.99
Forthcoming
You can preorder this
Mrs Mohr Goes Missing
#1 Zofia Turbotynska
Paperback
$19.99
Not in-store but you can order this
COSY CRIME - Most cosy crime books come from overseas, so if they are not showing as 'In Stock' then we expect they will be delayed in getting to us, until things get back to some kind of normal.
Forced Confessions
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER...
Paperback
$22.99
Forthcoming
You can preorder this
Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Thief
the inspiration behind the hit Netflix...
Paperback
$22.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Murder at the Natural History Museum
#5 Museum Mysteries
Paperback
$19.99
Not in-store but you can order this
The Man Who Died Twice
The New Thursday Murder Club Mystery...
Paperback
$32.99
Forthcoming
You can preorder this
The Bad Detective
The Incredible Cases of Nic Power...
Paperback
$23.95
Not in-store but you can order this
The Falcon Thief
A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery,...
Paperback
$29.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Murder Can Haunt Your Handiwork
#3 Haunted Craft Fair
Paperback
$13.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Wine Tastings Are Murder
#5 Poppy McAllister
Paperback
$13.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Death at a Country Mansion
#1 Daisy Thorne
Paperback
$13.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Mrs Mohr Goes Missing
#1 Zofia Turbotynska
Paperback
$19.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Sherlock Holmes and the Crusader's Curse
Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes...
Paperback
$17.99
In Stock 😊
The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols
Adapted from the Journals of John...
Paperback
$29.99
In Stock 😊
Laetitia Rodd and the Case of the Wandering Scholar...
#2 Laetitia Rodd
Paperback
$19.99
In Stock 😊
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Sydney NSW 2000
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