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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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STARTS TODAY - SESSIONS OVER FOUR DAYS!
Get ready to enjoy yourself with your favourite crime fiction, true crime and social justice writers, as well as some unusual suspects at the State Library of NSW.
This year, there are evening events on Thursday 2, Friday 3 and Saturday 4, as well as crime walks and an inaugural champagne and cozy crime afternoon tea.
BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival will be live (and live-streamed) at the State Library of NSW from 2 to 5 December 2021. The four-day program is terrific and you can find it via the link below.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK - Ivan Lucic is rather surprisingly for a Sydney detective of his seniority, sent to investigate a murder in the opal mining town of Finnigans Gap. A miner was found crucified in his underground claim, but nothing is as straightforward as it seems. The town is verging on the edge of lawlessness, the young local policewoman charged with investigating the crime is out of her depth in more ways than one, there's a rather sinister messianic sect on the outskirts, and there is a billionaire mining magnate sniffing around. Lucic is hiding a few secrets himself...
Another wonderfully convoluted and satisfying rural noir novel from Chris Hammer, with a cast of colourful characters, moral dilemmas and twisty plotting. This is a standalone (though who knows? Maybe Lucic will turn up again, he certainly has more stories in him!) I think Hammer just gets better and better with each book he writes... Lindy Jones
When single mother Alex flees her abusive relationship and moves with her teenage son and baby girl to a rural ecovillage, she thinks she's made the best decision of her life. Pine Ridge is idyllic: the off-grid lifestyle and remote location are perfect, and the community is welcoming - mostly. Charmed by its magnetic founder, Kit, and the natural beauty of the former farmland, Alex settles easily into her new home.
But her arrival at Pine Ridge disturbs barely submerged secrets, and she's shaken by a series of eerily familiar events that seem to be connected to the abandoned farmhouse on the hill. Alex realises that, in escaping her own shadowy past, she may have stumbled into someone else's. And this time, there may be nowhere to run...
'The parochial under-belly of rural Australia is laid bare in this raw and powerful story that delves into the emotional toll and tragic consequences of gay-hate crime.' - Nicole Alexander, author of The Cedar Tree
Michael Burge has written a coming-of-age story and crime thriller with a large and gentle heart.
James Brandt didn't look back when he got away from his rural hometown as a teenager. Now he has returned to Kippen for the first time in twenty years because his cousin Tony has been found dead under the local bridge...
Death on the Trans-Siberian Express
#1 Olga Pushkin
Paperback
$32.99
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The Cook of the Halcyon
#27 Inspector Montalbano
Paperback
$25.95
Forthcoming
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A Darker Reality
#3 Elena Standish
Paperback
$22.99
Forthcoming
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Fortune Favours the Dead
#1 Pentecost and Parker
Paperback
$22.99
Forthcoming
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The Windsor Knot
#1 Her Majesty the Queen Investigates...
Paperback
$19.99
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The Killings at Kingfisher Hill
#4 New Hercules Poirot Mysteries...
Paperback
$19.99
In Stock 😊
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.
The Couple at the Table
The new, must-read gripping thriller...
Paperback
$32.99
Forthcoming
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The Locked Room
Thrilling mystery to rival Agatha...
Paperback
$32.99
Forthcoming
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The Cook of the Halcyon
#27 Inspector Montalbano
Paperback
$25.95
Forthcoming
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Island Reich
The atmospheric WWII thriller perfect...
Paperback
$19.99
Forthcoming
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Before the Storm
The thrilling new instalment of...
Paperback
$22.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Forgotten In Death
An Eve Dallas thriller (In Death...
Paperback
$19.99
Forthcoming
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Rabbit Hole
The new masterpiece from the Sunday...
Paperback
$22.99
Forthcoming
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Great Australian Mysteries
Spine-tingling tales of disappearances,...
Paperback
$29.99
Not in-store but you can order this
House of Gucci [Film Tie-in]
A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness,...
Paperback
$22.99
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Unexplained Deaths
How one woman changed homicide investigation...
Paperback
$22.99
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Flight of the Diamond Smugglers
A Tale of Pigeons, Obsession and...
Paperback
$29.99
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The Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told
Tales of Murder and Mayhem Ripped...
Paperback
$34.99
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The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream
The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial...
Hardback
$55.95
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The Winter Road
A Story of Legacy, Land and a Killing...
Paperback
$32.99
Not in-store but you can order this
The Mystery of the Parsee Lawyer
Arthur Conan Doyle, George Edalji...
Paperback
$29.99
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A Comedy of Terrors
#9 Flavia Alba
Paperback
$22.99
Forthcoming
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The Clerkenwell Affair
#14 Thomas Chaloner
Paperback
$22.99
Not in-store but you can order this
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill
#4 New Hercules Poirot Mysteries...
Paperback
$19.99
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Sherlock Holmes and the Crusader's Curse
Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes...
Paperback
$17.99
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The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols
Adapted from the Journals of John...
Paperback
$29.99
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Craig Sisterson is a crime fiction aficionado and author who has recently published SOUTHERN CROSS CRIME, the first comprehensive guide to modern Australian and New Zealand crime writing. He says you should think of it as a kind of Lonely Planet guide to Aussie/NZ crime fiction!
With a foreword by Michael Robotham, Sisterson showcases key titles from more than 200 storytellers. Fascinating insights are added through in-depth interviews with some of the prime suspects who paved the way or instigated the global boom, including Jane Harper, Michael Robotham, Paul Cleave, Emma Viskic, Paul Thomas, and Candice Fox.
Great if you want some ideas of who to read next!
