Caught up with Mark Brandi at the BAD crime writers festival in Sydney.
Here is a read from his latest novel ‘The Others’. Although it mentions a ‘plague’ he actually wrote it two years before Covid.
In the slightly echoing chambers of the State Library of NSW, Mark talks about his latest work.
Recorded at the BAD festival Sydney Dec. 2021
If you loved the T.V series here is a continuation of the family business as Miss Fisher’s intrepid niece Peregrine Fisher opens up the wardrobe of her aunt and suitably attired sets off to solve a crime.!
Reading recorded by author Nov. 2021
Kyle Perry knows first hand about how lives can go awry, particularly when substance abuse is involved. His day job is as a Drugs and Alcohol counsellor – but at night he is writing edge of the seat thrillers centered around his favorite part of the world – Tasmania,
This novel is set in one small fishing town, where one family has held the licenses to fish for prized Abalone for generations. Three members of the family go missing, then , years later, a boy of the right age is washed up on the beach with a horrifying message tattooed into his back. He is alive, but he is not telling what happened to him.
This interview aired on Arts Canvass August 2021.
Recorded at Studio 3 Bangalow.
The many years Katherine Firkin reported on crime and court reporting left her with the overwhelming impression of just how easily things can go wrong in people’s lives and she brings all these sub texts and subtleties into this gripping novel about a series of murders of young women.
This week I have included the interview and the read by Katherine and of course the interview was conducted by phone in this time of iso.
First broadcast on Arts Canvass Bay FM 99.9 2020.
Katherine Kovacic writes crime thrillers centred around the art world.
The Shifting Landscape is the third in a series of following the adventures of art Appraiser Alex Clayton, the first two books being- The Portrait of Molly Dean and Painting in the Shadows.
With her faithful Irish wolfhound Hogarth always at her side friend, Alex finds herself called to appraise an historic art collection in a country landscape drenched in money and a bloody Indigenous past. When the family patriarch is murdered on the eve of announcing the succession plans, a valuable painting mysteriously vanishes and Alex is caught up in chasing it down.
Katherine reads from ‘The Shifting Landscape’ in the Narratives Library under ‘Crime’.
This week one for lovers of Crime books. A glimpse into a scary underworld in Australian criminal circles.
This is wonderful lengthy read by a journalist who has certainly come up close and personal with some of the worst criminals in Australian history both as a crime reporter and as an author.
Recorded at the Byron writers Festival 2019
Author Sulari Gentill
This week I am thrilled to post Sulari Gentill with her beautifully written crime novel ‘ Crossing the Lines’. The Ned Kelly Awards are Australia’s top awards for Crime Fiction and are held during the Melbourne Writers festival week.
Here is Sulari reading from her book ‘Crossing the Lines’ followed by a short interview which was recorded at this years Bellingen Writers Festival.
Recorded at the Bellingen Writers festival 2018
I have been all over this month collecting more reads for the Narratives Library. First down to Melbourne for the Australian Romance Readers Convention where I recorded over 20 romance authors with their themes ranging from crime, to science fiction and paranormal to regency and steampunk!
First up in this series this week are:
Michelle Somers with crime romance’ Murder most unusual”
Michelle picks up tips on crime solving from police contacts and weaves them into hot romances and thrillers.
I also recorded Lesley Truffle reading from ‘The Scandalous life of Sacher Torte’. Her other ripping yarn ‘Hotel du Barry’ will be uploaded soon.
Amy Andrews is another romance/crime writer. Listen to her read ‘Limbo; ( It’s hard to know whether to list these under’crime’ or under ‘Romance and relationships’!
And finally one for little kids who feel ‘different’ for whatever reason from their peers.
Carole Lander writes happy but realistic stories to help these kids cope in ‘Wheels of fire’ and Basketball tree.
Last week I also attended the Somerset Celebration of Literature which is the largest invited gathering of Young Adult Writers held in Australia.
There will be some lovely reads posted soon from that event also.
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One for the little boys ( of any age!)
Jol Temple reads from his book “Captain Jimmy cook discovers Third Grade”. Recorded at the Sydney writers Festival
Paul Burman’s story ‘ The Grease Monkey’s Tale “ – a town where nothing is as it seems, including the protagonist Nic, the mechanic.
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