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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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Kerry Greenwood had a remarkable career, in 1989 writing the first novel, Cocaine Blues, in her Australian historical crime series, Phryne Fisher's Murder Mysteries.
Sadly, Kerry has died following an illness at age 70.
Greenwood went on to write 22 novels featuring the glamorous 1920s detective while also launching another successful series in 2004 within the burgeoning cosy crime genre, Corinna Chapman's Murder Mysteries, featuring Corinna Chapman, baker extraordinaire and proprietor of the Earthly Delights Bakery.
Her publisher, Allen & Unwin, having enjoyed a long and successful association with her said "Kerry was wildly talented, enormous fun, extremely intelligent, always generous and eternally encouraging. Her success has been a true pleasure to witness."
Greenwood's achievements, including selling well over a million copies worldwide in many languages, were acknowledged in 2020 when Kerry was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to literature in the Australia Day Honours.
Reimagining Jane Austen’s side characters in a crime drama was irresistible and a lot of fun for Kelly Gardiner and Sharmini Kumar.
In book #2 of The Bookshop Detectives series, Gareth and Louise Ward open the shop to more turmoil...
'When we opened Sherlock Tomes people warned us that we'd made a terrible mistake. The one thing they didn't warn us about was the murders . . . '
The Bookshop Detectives are on the case! In this rollicking new adventure, Garth and Eloise (and Stevie) must sniff out a prolific poisoner ahead of a vital fundraising event, the Battle of the Book Clubs. As time runs out and the body count rises, it seems the bad actors are circling closer to the people and places they care about.
A cold case heats up quickly for Detective Rebecca Giles, who is back solving crimes in Darcy Tindale's Burning Mountain.
Five went up, four came down . . . In April 2006, fifteen-year-old Oliver went hiking to the lookout on Burning Mountain – and vanished without trace. His schoolfriends – Bob, Bell, Phil and Paul – were the last ones to see him on the trek, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance.
Almost twenty years later, Detective Rebecca Giles is called to bushland on nearby Mount Wingen. There a skull has been dug up, reviving the mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter area for years.
In this third instalment of Amanda Hampson's Tea Ladies series, Hazel, Betty and Irene are getting into deep trouble on the docks of Sydney and in Darlinghurst's seedy underbelly ....
And when one of the tea ladies disappears, they face their greatest challenge yet, pushing their detective skills to the limit. It will take more than a glass of Hazel's homemade wine to solve this one ...
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- This solid debut (very assured prose) introduces Detective Inspectors, George (Georgina) Lennox and Richie Stewart.
Being 28, George gets unwanted attention around her age given her rise to the rank of DI. Her partnership with Richie, in his 50s, is established as being a thoughtful one, with both bringing their strengths to the fore. George is recovering from a near-death incident and this assignment to the (fictional) Outer Hebrides island of Eadar, to follow-up on an apparent death by suicide, is intended to ease her back into the swing of things.
There's an enjoyable 'buddy' dynamic as their five-day visit unfolds. There's also a menace that builds (the film Midsommar came to mind) with the varying reception that the visiting mainlanders receive among the reclusive community. Fans of Ann Cleeves' Shetland series should enjoy this. Highly recommended. Craig
Head to the SMSA to celebrate the launch of BARREN CAPE – a taut, terrifying, and timely thriller from the queen of adrenaline-fueled fiction, MICHELLE PRAK.
This gut-churning, edge-of-your-seat ride will have you double-checking your locks and sleeping with the lights on.
Michelle will be in conversation with Catherine du Peloux Menagé from BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival, pulling apart the twists, turns, and terror lurking inside Barren Cape.
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A Cold Wind From Moscow
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Murder at the Monastery
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The Children of Eve
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Murder at Lord’s Station
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The Retirement Plan
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Midnight and Blue
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Spring Offensive
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Can't Run, Can't Hide
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The Wrong Hands
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Murder at the Monastery
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Midnight and Blue
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Red Sky Mourning
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Love Letters to a Serial Killer
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The House of Mirrors
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Death on Ice
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Murder at Lord’s Station
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The Silent House of Sleep
The First Dr Jack Cuthbert Mystery...
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One of the Good Guys
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Spring Offensive
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Outback
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Tommy the Bruce
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Dead Man's List
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The Thursday Murder Club
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The Peepshow
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The Undercover Police Scandal
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The Peepshow
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FRAMED
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The True Crime Puzzle Book
Fiendish Activities, from Crosswords...
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A Murder Between the Pages
A Cosy Crime Murder Mystery Set...
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Leave No Scone Unturned
A Delicious Culinary Cosy Crime...
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Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping
on a Dead Man
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Spring Offensive
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Mystery at the Station Hotel
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How to Solve Murders Like a Lady
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