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Recommended Australian crime reads in June

Utterly chilling (and it is Tasmania, so I mean that in both its terror and temperature definitions) and tense, this is a perfect winter thriller.

 

Fiona Hardy

 

Perfect for fans of Jane Harper and Yellowjackets, Find Me is a terrifying survivalist thriller about two sisters who must navigate the eerie Tasmanian wilderness to find their missing brother.
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Rose is utterly charming, her friends become the readers’ friends, and her quest to see a historical wrong righted will have you gripping the edge of your cosy armchair by your cottage’s wood fire.

 

Fiona Hardy

 

Set in a village in the Southern Highlands, Murder at Thornwood Park is about a historian who channels her expert skills to solve a historical series of murders.
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A sterling police procedural that stampedes along at a breakneck pace, and is an unsettling, mysterious and excellent debut.

 

Fiona Hardy

 

A wickedly dark crime thriller about a beloved GP who is found murdered in a most macabre way, Devil Mountain combines a twisty procedural with a hint of the supernatural.
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Compelling and original, this is a cinematic, small-town epic about a girl who might just be the next main character of your heart.

 

Fiona Hardy

 

An engaging debut about a young woman who develops psychic powers after a brush with death, Possible Springs is part coming-of-age novel and part mystery.
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A nail-biting procedural in which everybody feels so dangerous you won’t be able to read it without looking over your shoulder.

 

Fiona Hardy

 

From Christine Gregory, The Informant is a simmering crime thriller that gives a window into the world of outlaw motorcycle gangs, organised crime and police corruption
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Dead Write 
In honour of Australian Fiction Month, we've brought Fiona Hardy's crime column, 'Dead Write', out of retirement for a special edition, reflecting on what makes Australian crime writing so compelling.
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Join the Reading(s) Challenge (and win!)
Winter is the perfect time to rug up and snuggle with a book to warm you, so our June prompt for the Reading(s) Challenge is ... a cosy read!

To inspire you, we have put together a curated list of books including a charming work of nonfiction about one of Australia's most enigmatic native animals, an engaging memoir that will take you behind the scenes of the publishing industry, a classic novel that illuminates the extraordinariness of ordinary lives, and much more!

To go into the draw to win the monthly prize of a $30 Readings voucher, simply pick up a free challenge card at your local Readings (or download a printable version), then fill out the card with the title and author of the book you’ve read and share it with us through instagram or via email at competitions@readings.com.au.
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