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Crime Time FMDARK DEEDS DOWN UNDER In Person With Special - Craig SistersonEmma Viskic, Dinuka McKenzie, Charity Norman & Helen Fitzgerald in conversation with Craig Sisterson. All contributed to the anthology DARK DEEDS DOWN UNDER 2. DARK DEEDS DOWN UNDER 2 features a cohort of criminally good Australian and New Zealand crime and mystery writers. Once again we have a mix of legendary figures, award-winners, bestsellers, and an array of fresh perspectives and rising stars. Spend time with 22 of your favourite Aussie and Kiwi authors and characters, and meet some cracking new heroes and antiheroes - all while you travel the urban and r...2024-07-2556 min
The Wayward DragonsGood Omens and Other ReviewsHello and welcome everyone! This is what we will be reviewing in this episode:Books:Resurrection Bay by Emma ViskicInk and Bone by Lisa UngerThe Hidden Palace by Helene WeckerTv Shows/ Movies:Roswell, New MexicoGood OmensFarzarSweet HomeNews:Halloween display in Louisiana Please rate, review and subscribe! Don’t forget to tell a friend!You can join us on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube!...2023-11-0826 min
James and Ashley Stay at HomeHealing from grief and loss through nature with Indira Naidoo, author of 'The Space Between the Stars'After Indira Naidoo lost her sister to suicide during the pandemic lockdowns, she unexpectedly found herself turning to nature to help her heal. Speaking with Ashley, Indira shares the journey through grief that led to her memoir 'The Space Between the Stars,' including her relationship with an especially consoling Moreton Bay fig. She describes the challenge of writing the book when she struggled even to speak her sister’s name, and delves into our innate need to connect with the natural world. Indira Naidoo is one of Australia’s most popular broadcasters and authors. During...2023-08-1529 minJames and Ashley Stay at HomeWho can I kill? with Julie Janson, author of 'Madukka the River Serpent'It wasn’t until a year into working on her novel 'Madukka the River Serpent' that Julie Janson decided to make it a crime novel. At once a story of corporate greed, environmental destruction and government inaction, 'Madukka the River Serpent' also celebrates older women who hold their families together in the face of extreme challenges. In this episode, Julie discusses the writing of her first crime novel, how she juxtaposes humour with serious political issues, and why she recommends getting involved with some outrageous men. The South Coast Writers Festival is happening 18 to 20 August at W...2023-07-0436 min
Crime Time FMSHERRYL CLARK In Person With PaulSHERRYL CLARK chats to Paul Burke about her new Judi Westerholme novel MAD, BAD AND DEAD. Melbourne, poetry, structure and pace, the innocents caught up in crime, keeping it grounded and Finland.MAD, BAD AND DEAD: A dead employee. A missing child. Anonymous phone calls in the dead of night. Judi Westerholme's troubles aren't over yet... Already struggling to juggle co-running Candlebark's pub/bistro along with her new childcare responsibilities, Judi does not need her life to become any more complicated. Yet, as usual, complications arrive in spades: she starts receiving...2022-08-2055 min
Death of the ReaderCraig Sisterson, Vanda Symon and Lindy Cameron on Dark Deeds Down UnderWe're joined by Craig Sisterson, Vanda Symon and Lindy Cameron three of the creative minds behind 'Dark Deeds Down Under', to talk about the collection, the impending series, and what you can look forward to when you get a copy of the anthology. Dark Deeds Down Under is a collection of some of the best of Australian and New Zealand mystery fiction, recently released by Clan Destine Press.In this collection, you'll find the work of Alan Carter, Nikki Crutchley, Aoife Clifford, Garry Disher, Helen Vivienne Fletcher,
Lisa Fuller, Sulari Gentil, Kerry Greenwood, Narrelle M Harris, Katherine Ko...2022-08-1129 min
Connected Libraries Book Matters PodcastEpisode 8: 2022 Emma Viskic & Matthew SpencerOn the podcast today we speak to two exceptional Australian crime writers. Emma Viskic is author of the internationally acclaimed Caleb Zelic series. Her novels have won numerous prizes, including a Ned Kelly Award and an unprecedented five Davitt Awards. We hear about Those Who Perish which concludes the Caleb Zelic series.Then we chat to debut novelist Matthew Spencer whose novel Black River takes us to a long, burning summer in Sydney where a young woman was found murdered in the deserted grounds of an elite boarding school. A serial killer preying on victims alon...2022-07-241h 00
Two Chairs TalkingEpisode 74: Murder, though it have no tongue, will speakPerry and David talk about their recent reading in the crime field, and spend some time on one particularly interesting crossover of the crime and SF genres.
General News (07:21)
Locus Awards (03:06)
CWA Daggers Awards (02:10)
Patricia McKillop (01:46)
Crime Fiction (57:32)
Those Who Perish by Emma Viskic (05:14)
Better Off Dead by Lee and Andrew Child (14:39)
The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan (09:25)
Duck Deason Death by June Wright (05:43)
The City and the City by China Miéville (13:37)
B Is for Burglar by Sue Grafton (08:14)
Windup (01:52)
Illustration: painting by Pieter Claesz (1597-1660)
...I have heardThat guilty creatures sitting at a playHave by the very cunning o...2022-05-171h 10
Crime Time FMEMMA VISKIC & CHRIS HAMMER On The Sofa With VictoriaAUSTRALIAN CRIME FICTION: CHRIS HAMMER (SCRUBLANDS & OPAL COUNTRY) & EMMA VISKIC (THOSE WHO PERISH out April - CALEB ZELIC SERIES) discuss the appeal of Outback Noir, aka Southern Cross Crime, aka Dingo Noir On The Sofa With Victoria. VICTORIA SELMANAmazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/3xmvMeSWebsite for news and giveaways: http://www.victoriaselmanauthor.comTwitter: @VictoriaSelmanWe love to hear from our listeners! Find me on Twitter @VictoriaSelman and join in the chat using #OnTheSofaWithVictoria.Produced by Junkyard DogMusic courtesy of Southgate & LeighCrime...2022-04-1941 min
Stories Behind the Story with Better ReadingEmma Viskic: on writing a deaf detectiveEmma Viskic talks to Cheryl Akle about the challenges of writing a deaf Private Investigator in her award-winning Caleb Zelic series. The latest instalment in the series, Those Who Perish, is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-04-1028 minStories Behind the Story with Better ReadingEmma Viskic: on writing a deaf detectiveEmma Viskic talks to Cheryl Akle about the challenges of writing a deaf Private Investigator in her award-winning Caleb Zelic series. The latest instalment in the series, Those Who Perish, is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-04-1028 min