Crime Fiction Down Under | Episode 1

In our first episode we review:Where the Truth Ends by Mark Smith a Melbourne-based thriller that explores the issue of environmental protestandCold River by Margaret Hickey the follow up to her award winning book The Creeper, once again set in the Victorian High Country and featuring Constable Sally WhiteWe talk about Australian authors being recognised in the Edgar Allan Poe Awards, the British Crime Fiction Dagger Awards and The New York Times Best Thrillers of the 21st Century. And we bring you the Davitt Awards 2026 shortlist.We also chat about Shadow of Madness, the sixth book in New Zealand author DV Bishop's Cesare Aldo series set in Renaissance Florence and A Bad Bad Place a crime fiction debut by 60-year-old Scottish author Francis Crawford set in 1970s Glasgow.Some of the many books mentioned:At Cafe 64 by Shaeden BarryLearned Behaviours by Zeynab GamieldienUnbury the Dead by Fiona HardyMad Mabel by Sally HepworthThe Bluff by Joanna JenkinsMelaleuca by Angie Faye MartinTo the River by Vikki WakfieldBroke Road and Black River by Matthew SpencerWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyFive Found Dead by Sulari GentillThe Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskeyThe Peak by Sam GuthrieThe Death of Us by Abigail DeanKing of Ashes by SA CosbyThe Dry by Jane HarperBig Little Lies by Leanne Moriarty