Crime Fiction Down Under

Robert Goodman
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Crime Fiction Down Under is a fortnightly podcast exploring the world of Australian Crime Fiction. Hosted by Robert Goodman (pilebythebed.com) and Jacqui Horwood, former members of the Australian Crime Writers Association and judges of the Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Fiction. We review recent releases, discuss the latest news and talk about what else we have been reading in the world of crime fiction.

Episodes

  1. 6d ago

    Crime Fiction Down Under | Episode 5

    Episode 5 of Crime Fiction Down Under features some heavy hitters of the Australian crime fiction scene. We talk about new crime TV: Slow Horses (Apple TV)Treasure and Dirt (ABC)We review and discuss: Full Circle by Chris HammerTell Me Something True by Michael RobothamAnd we recommend: A Killing in Lagos by Amen AlongeThe Man Who Died Seven Times by Yasuhiko Nishizawa In Award news we discuss the winners of the 2026 Ned Kelly Awards. Best Debut: In Bloom by Liz AllenBest True Crime: Duty to Warn by Charlotte GrieveBest International Crime Fiction: The Death of Us by Abigail DeanBest Crime Fiction: Mad Mabel by Sally HepworthThe video presentation of the 2026 awards can be found on the Australian Crime Writers’ Association Website - https://www.austcrimewriters.com/ Or on You tube: https://youtu.be/ySb4kgGH5Gw?si=rrbFydPocoKGEYlZ  If you want to see Jacqui in conversation with Chris Hammer at Clunes Booktown on Sunday 11 October 2026 you can get your tickets here: https://creativeclunes.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events/88511-booktown-on-sunday-october-2026  Robert’s book review website is: www.pilebythebed.com And the Crime Fiction Down Under Facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1381554830859678  Other books and authors mentioned in Episode 5: The Secret Hours by Mick HerronThe Dry by Jane HarperGarry Disher’s Hirschhausen seriesMy Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaitLightseekers by Femi KayodeLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonThe Seven and a Half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart TurtonWrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllisterNigerian science fiction authors:Tade ThompsonNnedi OkoraforWole TalabiOther books by Chris HammerScrublandsSilverTrustTreasure and DirtThe SevenOther books by Michael RobothamThe SuspectLostShatterLife or DeathThe Secrets She KeepsWhen You Are MineThe White CrowGood Girl, Bad GirlWhen She Was GoodLying Beside YouStorm Child

  2. Sep 21

    Crime Fiction Down Under | Episode 4

    In our fourth episode of Crime Fiction Down Under we talk about some of our favourite podcasts: Decoder RingThe Secret Life of BooksZero to Well Read Our in-depth crime fiction reviews in this episode are: The Reckoning by Vikki PetraitisThe Model Muder by Amanda Hampson Awards News The Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards this year was won by David Whish-Wilson for his novel O’Keefe. The 2026 Davitt Awards were: Best crime novel: The Bluffs by Joanna JenkinsBest debut crime novel: Melaleuca by Angie Faye-MartinReaders Choice award: Mad Mabel by Sally HepworthYoung Adult Award: What Have They Done to Liza McLean by Amy DoakBest Children’s Crime novel: Run by Sarah Armstrong And the 2026 McIlvanney Prize handed out at the Bloody Scotland crime festival. This year both the best crime and best debut novel were won by Frances Crawford for A Bad Bad Place. And a reminder that the Ned Kelly Awards are on the 24th of September at 8pm Australian Eastern Standard Time. The Awards can be streamed on the Australian Crime Writers Association website:  https://www.austcrimewriters.com And on the Australian Crime Writers Association You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com.au/@australiancrimewritersasso7125 Radio National Top 100 Australian Books We give some recommendations for the Radio NAtional Top 100 Australian books poll: The Mystery of a Handsome Cab by Fergus HumeThe Broken Shore by Peter TempleThe Empty Beach by Peter CorrisThe Monkey’s Mask by Dorothy PorterThe Dry by Jane HarperLast Drinks by Andrew McGhan Other books and authors mentioned in the podcast: The Unbelieved by Vikki PetraitisThe Stolen by Vikki PetratisTaken by Dinuka McKenzieDays End by Garry DisherPanic by Catherine JinksAlex Clayton series by Katherine KovacicZoe Mayer series by Simon RowellCaleb Zelic series by Emma ViskicThe Thursday Murder Club series by Richard OsmanThe Rowland Sinclair series by Sulari GentillCutler by David Whish-WilsonFree World by David Whish-WilsonBad Neighbours by Joanna JenkinsTruth by Peter TempleDeep Water by Peter CorrisEl Dorado by Dorothy PorterWild Surmise by Dotorthy Porter All of Robert’s reviews can be found on www.pilebythebed.com  And you can follow us on Facebook at Crime Fiction Down Under.

  3. Sep 6

    Crime Fiction Down Under | Episode 3

    In our third episode we discuss our guilty crime tv pleasures and we review: Possible Springs by Samantha Ross Nothing Personal by Alex Dook  We go international to recommend: The Intrigue by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Final Six by Akinari Asakura In award news we talk about the long list for the Petrona Award for Scandinavian Crime Fiction - that list can be found here: https://www.petronaaward.co.uk/2026/08/the-petrona-award-2026-longlist.html And we discuss two Ned Kelly Award short lists. Ned Kelly Award Short List for Best International Crime Fiction 2026: Lucky Thing by Tom BaragwanathBenbecula by Graeme Macrae BurnetThe Proving Ground by Michael ConnellyThe Death of Us by Abigail Dean Ned Kelly Award Shortlist Best Australian Crime Fiction 2026: Liar’s Game by Jack BeaumontLyrebird by Jane CaroThe Other Child by Susi FoxMad Mabel by Sally HepworthThe Ghost Walk by Karen HerbertFire in the Head by Daniel OakmanThe White Crow by Michael RobothamThe Casino by Iain Ryan And one last mention of the Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards Night which is in Melbourne on 12 September 2026 - you can still get tickets at this link: https://sistersincrime.org.au/davitt-awards-2026/  Some of the other books mentioned in this episode: The Minority Report by Philip K DickBody Count by PD MartinThe Model Murder by Amanda Hampson (the latest in her Tea Ladies Series)Gunpowder Creek by Alex DookThe Island by Adrian McKintyHigh Wire by Candice FoxNo Country for Girls by Emma StylesThe Shark by Emma StylesDay One by Abigail DeanMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaVelvet is the Night by Silvia Moren-GarciaUntamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia All of Robert’s book reviews can be found at www.pilebythebed.com

  4. Aug 24

    Crime Fiction Down Under | Episode 2

    In our second episode we review: Bad Neighbours by Joanna Jenkins and The Cursed Road by Laura McCluskey  And we recommend two books from New Zealand: Dead Girl Gone by Gareth Ward and Lousie Ward and Slash by Gavin Strawhan. We talk about the Theakston’s Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival, our picks from the long list for New Zealand’s Ngaio Marsh Awards for Crime Fiction and the Short List for this Year’s Ned Kelly Award for best Crime Fiction Debut. We also have details of the Sisters in Crime Davitt Award Night which will be in Melbourne on 12 September 2026 - you can get tickets at this link: https://sistersincrime.org.au/davitt-awards-2026/  This is the final week to enter the Sisters in Crime 2026 Scarlet Stiletto short story award - entry details can be found at this link: https://sistersincrime.org.au/scarlet-stiletto-awards-how-to-enter/  All of Robert’s book reviews can be found at www.pilebythebed.com Some of the many other books mentioned in this episode: How to Kill a Client by Joanne JenkinsThe Bluff by Joanna JenkinsFinding the Bones by Natalie ConyerThe Last King of the Cross by John IbrahimKing of the Cross by Mark DapinIris by Fiona McGregorThe Wolf Tree by Laura McLuskeyCold River by Margaret HickeyThe Lost Man by Jane HarperCormac Reilly series by Dervla McTiernanMurder in the Pacific series by Matt FrancisA Bad Bad Place by Frances CrawfordThe Deadly Dispute by Amanda HampsonLucky Thing by Tom BagwarnathCarved in Blood by Michael BennettSoftly Calls the Devil by Chris BlakeA Beautiful Family by Jennifer TrevelyanHades by Candice FoxIn Bloom by Liz AllanThe Butterfly Women by Madeleine ClearyThe Peak by Sam GuthrieMalaleuca by Angie Faye MartinThe Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskeyThe Wykehamist by Alexandra Strnad Tea Cake and Death by Gareth Ward and Louise WardMurder and Mojitos by Gareth Ward and Louise WardThe Call by Gavin Strawhan

  5. Aug 10

    Crime Fiction Down Under | Episode 1

    In our first episode we review: Where the Truth Ends by Mark Smith a Melbourne-based thriller that explores the issue of environmental protest and Cold River by Margaret Hickey the follow up to her award winning book The Creeper, once again set in the Victorian High Country and featuring Constable Sally White We talk about Australian authors being recognised in the Edgar Allan Poe Awards, the British Crime Fiction Dagger Awards and The New York Times Best Thrillers of the 21st Century. And we bring you the Davitt Awards 2026 shortlist. We also chat about Shadow of Madness, the sixth book in New Zealand author DV Bishop's Cesare Aldo series set in Renaissance Florence and A Bad Bad Place a crime fiction debut by 60-year-old Scottish author Francis Crawford set in 1970s Glasgow. Some of the many books mentioned: At Cafe 64 by Shaeden BarryLearned Behaviours by Zeynab GamieldienUnbury the Dead by Fiona HardyMad Mabel by Sally HepworthThe Bluff by Joanna JenkinsMelaleuca by Angie Faye MartinTo the River by Vikki WakfieldBroke Road and Black River by Matthew SpencerWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyFive Found Dead by Sulari GentillThe Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskeyThe Peak by Sam GuthrieThe Death of Us by Abigail DeanKing of Ashes by SA CosbyThe Dry by Jane HarperBig Little Lies by Leanne Moriarty

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Crime Fiction Down Under is a fortnightly podcast exploring the world of Australian Crime Fiction. Hosted by Robert Goodman (pilebythebed.com) and Jacqui Horwood, former members of the Australian Crime Writers Association and judges of the Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Fiction. We review recent releases, discuss the latest news and talk about what else we have been reading in the world of crime fiction.

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  • Creator
    Robert Goodman
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Robert Goodman

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