Look at this gorgeous cover for this fantastic anthology of Australian and New Zealand crime fiction! The anthology, edited by NZ crime fiction expert and author, Craig Sisterson, features writers who are practically crime fiction royalty across those two nations. A lot of the 19 stories bring new tales of characters we already love –…
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2022: Wow, I’m going to be busy!
We’re just over a month into the new year and I’ve been giving all my commitments for the year the side-eye! Please understand that I am very very very excited about every single one of these projects! And I’m going to list them here in the hopes that it keeps my honest and also perky…
Read moreNarrelle M Harris at Terror Australis, 27-28 November 2021
I’m absolutely thrilled to be taking part in the Terror Australis International Crime and Mystery Digital Festival on 27-28 November 2021. Due to the pandemic, TAF2021 | CSI: TASMANIA is online again this year, which means it’s accessible to anyone with a laptop and a ticket! Speaking of tickets… The convenors of TAF2021 are offering…
Read moreBunch of Fives with L.A. Larkin
This is a Quintette of Questions for a crime novel, and today’s guest is L.A. Larkin! 1. What’s the name of your latest crime book – and how did you come up with the title? Widow’s Island is the title of my new crime-thriller. The decision on the title was a hard one and I…
Read moreQuintette of Questions: Pamela Hart
Today I ask Pamela Hart five questions about her new book! 1. What’s the name of your latest book – and how hard was it to pick a title? Digging Up Dirt. Originally this was known as Current Affairs, but after discussion with my publisher, who felt that it gave the wrong emphasis to the story, I…
Read moreReview: The Schoolgirl Strangler by Katherine Kovacic
Katherine Kovacic has proven herself an excellent crime writer, beginning with her debut, The Portrait of Molly Dean (a fictionalised take on the real 1930 Melbourne murder of 25-year-old Dean) and its sequel, the wholly fictional Painting in the Shadows (featuring the same art historian dealer/sleuth Alex Clayton). With The Schoolgirl Strangler, Kovacic takes on…
Read moreReview: Inheritance of Secrets by Sonya Bates
Inheritance of Secrets opens with its narrator, Juliet, in the Adelaide morgue to identify the bodies of her viciously murdered grandparents, Karl and Grete Weiss. It’s the great and terrible blow that cracks her life wide and fills it with doubt, grief, fear and danger. As she and her estranged sister Lily try to understand…
Read moreReview: The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata Massey
It’s 1922 and Perveen Mistry, a lawyer from Bombay, has been called to the kingdom of Satapur to help resolve a conflict about an underage maharajah’s education. Jiva Rao’s mother and grandmother disagree bitterly on the best choice and as they’re observing purdah, Perveen, a woman, is the only lawyer who can visit them. Along…
Read moreThe Songs of Duo Ex Machina
The five novellas of the Duo Ex Machina series are full of song lyrics I wrote to go with the stories. Some are by the two-man band Duo Ex Machina (comprising the two lead characters, Frank Capriano and Milo Bertolone, who are also boyfriends). Others are by their friend, Gabriella Valli, and yet others are…
Read moreLockdown Fiction: Party Trick
This story was inspired by the 26 May Clandestine Press story prompt. Party Trick “Never have I ever been late for a date!” declared Mira with a grin. Of the four others playing the game, only Alec took a drink with her. “Unholy demon of punctuality,” Daisy said, making a wobbly sign of the cross….
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