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Red Herrings

Catch up with the latest crime events from around the nation. Already there are lots of crime events happening, especially in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Whatever the time, whatever the season, don’t forget that a book is the perfect gift. It offers so much reading pleasure as well as supporting authors and the publishing industry.

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Author spotlight Patricia Wolf

Hitting the ground running: Patricia Wolf

Berlin-based author, Patricia Wolf, is on a roll, having produced five outstanding crime novels since 2023. Berlin is a long way from Mt Isa where she grew up, but communicating with her fans via Instagram helps, she tells Robyn Walton.

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A sister at your back is worth a hundred men: Shannon Kelly-White

Author of ‘Billie King,’ Shannon Kelly-White on women in the background of Australian history and why a sister at your back is worth a hundred men.

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The comfort of cosy crime

Sick of gore? Feel like the world has gone to hell in a handbasket? Cosy crime offers much needed comfort.

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Case files: life in the police force, with former detectives Kelly Clarke and Debbie Shearer

Come along and hear interesting case studies from the lives of former Detectives and Sergeants Kelly Clarke (ex SAPOL) and Debbie Shearer (ex-Lothian and Borders Police, Scotland).

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Crime Stack: Helison

Win a copy of Helidon

For the Crime Stack in August, UQP is generously donating twenty copies of Helidon, the third rural mystery in the bestselling series by Nikki Mottram.

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Cut a long story short

Grabbing a copy of Scarlet Stiletto: The Seventeenth Cut (ed. Phyllis King), the e-book collection of winning stories in the recent 32nd Scarlet Stiletto Awards, is the perfect answer to reading quandaries. Fourteen ripper reads for only $5.

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New Reviews

Every month Sisters in Crime brings you new reviews from women who write criminally good books.

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