There are some very fine fiction thriller writers from these countries – they are very talented and have great style
Great writers include:
Ngaio Marsh is a prolific writer and her books are hugely popular in New Zealand.
Paul Thomas is a top novelist. His first crime novel Old School Tie featured the first ever Māori Detective Sergeant, Tito Ihaka.
He won the Australian Ned Kelly Award for Crime Writing for his book, Inside Dope.
Vanda Symon’s novels include Overkill, Ringmaster, Containment, Bound and The Faceless. You would be well advised to read them.
Paul Cleave is very popular and some of his better known books are The Cleaner and Joe Victim. Paul Cleave was shortlisted for the prestigious USA crime writing Edgar Award for Joe Victim.
Melbourne writer Jane Harper’s novel, The Dry, picked up the Ned Kelly Award for best First Fiction. It has also been optioned for a film with Reese Witherspoon.
Irish-Australian writer Adrian McKinty has won the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction with his intriguingly titled novel, Police at The Station and They Don’t Look Friendly.
Adrian McKinty won Best Paperback Original at America’s prestigious Edgar awards for his novel, Rain Dogs.
These mystery, thriller and crime novels are available in bookstores across Australia and New Zealand including in:
Australian Capital Territory
Canberra
New South Wales
Albury-Wodonga
Armidale
Ballina
Balranald
Batemans Bay
Bathurst
Bega
Bourke
Bowral
Broken Hill
Byron Bay
Camden
Campbelltown
Cobar
Coffs Harbour
Cooma
Coonabarabran
Coonamble
Cootamundra
Corowa
Cowra
Deniliquin
Dubbo
Forbes
Forster
Glen Innes
Gosford
Goulburn
Grafton
Griffith
Gundagai
Gunnedah
Hay
Inverell
Junee
Katoomba
Kempsey
Kiama
Kurri Kurri
Lake Cargelligo
Lismore
Lithgow
Maitland
Moree
Moruya
Murwillumbah
Muswellbrook
Nambucca Heads
Narrabri
Narrandera
Newcastle
Nowra-Bomaderry
Orange
Parkes
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Penrith
Port Macquarie
Queanbeyan
Raymond Terrace
Richmond
Scone
Singleton
Sydney
Tamworth
Taree
Temora
Tenterfield
Tumut
Ulladulla
Wagga Wagga
Wauchope
Wellington
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Windsor
Wollongong
Wyong
Yass
Young
Northern Territory
Alice Springs
Anthony Lagoon
Darwin
Katherine
Tennant Creek
Queensland
Ayr
Beaudesert
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Brisbane
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Charters Towers
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Emerald
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Gold Coast
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Mareeba
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Moonie
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Winton
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South Australia
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Iron Knob
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Port Adelaide Enfield
Port Augusta
Port Lincoln
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Renmark
Victor Harbor
Whyalla
Tasmania
Beaconsfield
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Hobart
Kingston
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New Norfolk
Queenstown
Richmond
Rosebery
Smithton
Stanley
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Victoria
Albury-Wodonga
Ararat
Bacchus Marsh
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Hamilton
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Kerang
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Kyneton
Lakes Entrance
Maryborough
Melbourne
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Moe
Morwell
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Portland
Sale
Sea Lake
Seymour
Shepparton
Sunbury
Swan Hill
Traralgon
Yarrawonga
Wangaratta
Warragul
Werribee
Wonthaggi
Western Australia
Broome
Bunbury
Busselton
Coolgardie
Dampier
Derby
Fremantle
Geraldton
Kalgoorlie
Kambalda
Katanning
Kwinana
Mandurah
Meekatharra
Mount Barker
Narrogin
Newman
Northam
Perth
Port Hedland
Tom Price
Wyndham
Auckland
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Waiuku
Bay Of Plenty
Rotorua
Tauranga
Canterbury
Akaroa
Christchurch
Lyttelton
Timaru
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Hawke’s Bay
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Napier
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Nelson
Nelson
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Russell
Otago
Alexandra
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Hamilton
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Te Aroha
Tokoroa
Waihi
Wellington
Lower Hutt
Masterton
Porirua
Upper Hutt
Wellington
West Coast
Greymouth
Hokitika
Westport
These suspense thriller books are available as ebooks, paperbacks and audiobooks and many are available on Amazon or from bookstores across Australia and New Zealand.
Buy your book now and start enjoying your relaxation as you read some truly great fiction.
