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1 July 2008

Carnival of Criminal Minds, No. 18

The Carnival has come to Paradise, hurtling at 100 kph along the O-Bahn to the home of Mysteries in Paradise.

Adelaide's North-East busway, commonly known as the O-Bahn, was the second of its kind in the world. Built in 1985, the concrete O-Bahn busway has since sparked a series of similar style roads in other major cities across the world. With limited access points and grade separated junctions, the road is only built for specially fitted buses. So get your ticket and ride!

The Carnival has already visited a number of very entertaining locations. Most recently it was at Do You Write Under Your Own Name with host Martin Edwards. I just hope your reading sack still has room for just a few more authors and titles, especially for some with an antipodean flavour.
It is my pleasure to list for your delectation some wonderful crime fiction authors from the land of Oz.

Under the Big Top
A selection of my reading for the last 3 years giving you authors and titles to look out for.

Sydney Bauer, UNDERTOW
Marshall Browne, INSPECTOR ANDERS and THE SHIP OF FOOLS, INSPECTOR ANDERS and THE BLOOD VENDETTA
Patricia Carlon, THE WHISPERING WALL
Caroline Carver, BLOOD JUNCTION, BENEATH THE SNOW
Lauren Crow, BYE BYE BABY
Sandy Curtis, DANGEROUS DECEPTION
Garry Disher, CHAIN OF EVIDENCE
Kathryn Fox, MALICIOUS INTENT
Leah Giarratano, VODKA DOESN’T FREEZE
Jane R. Goodall, THE VISITOR, THE CALLING
Robert Gott, GOOD MURDER
Kerry Greenwood, MURDER IN MONTPARNASSE, DEATH BY WATER, MURDER IN THE DARK
Katherine Howell, FRANTIC
Fergus Hume, THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB
Adrian Hyland, DIAMOND DOVE (aka MOONLIGHT DOWNS)
Nicholas Jose, ORIGINAL FACE
Brian Kavanagh, THE EMBROIDERED CORPSE
Gabrielle Lord, DEATH DELIGHTS, BABY DID A BAD BAD THING, DIRTY WEEKEND, SHATTERED
Barry Maitland, ALL MY ENEMIES, NO TRACE, SPIDER TRAP
PD Martin, BODY COUNT, THE MURDERERS' CLUB, FAN MAIL
John Misto, THE DEVIL'S COMPANION
Kate Morton, THE SHIFTING FOG (aka THE HOUSE AT RIVERTON)
Kel Robertson, DEAD SET
Michael Robotham, SUSPECT, LOST, THE NIGHT FERRY, SHATTER
Jennifer Rowe, THE MAKEOVER MURDERS
Angela Savage, BEHIND THE NIGHT BAZAAR
Caroline Shaw, CATCH CATCHER
Peter Temple, THE BROKEN SHORE
Felicity Young, A CERTAIN MALICE, AN EASEFUL DEATH, HARUM SCARUM

Spectacular Grand Parade: The Ned Kelly 2008 Long List

These Australian awards, presented by the Crimewriters Association of Australia will be announced during Melbourne Writers' Festival in late August, and at some stage before that a short list will be announced. (Who was Ned Kelly anyway? More)

The following list is linked, where possible, to reviews on Aust Crime Fiction to which a coven of friends contribute.

Best First Fiction:
GOLDEN SERPENT, Mark Abernethy
SHADOW MAKER, Robert Sims
A FRACTION OF THE WHOLE, Steve Toltz
THE LOW ROAD, Chris Womersley
THE BUTCHERBIRD, Geoffrey Cousins
BYE BYE BABY, Lauren Crow - my review here (rating 4.2)
BROKEN SWALLOW, JJ Burn Green
VELVET SHOES, Christina Ann Alexander
FRANTIC, Katherine Howell - among my best reads in 2007
VODKA DOESN'T FREEZE, Leah Giarratano - a good read in 2007
IRAQUI ICICLE, Bernie Dowling
MAELSTROM, Michael MacConnell

Best Fiction:
TRICK OR TREAT, Kerry Greenwood - my review here (rating 4.3)
CHERRY PIE, Leigh Redhead - in mount TBR somewhere
ENDANGERED LIST, Brian Westlake
HARUM SCARUM, Felicity Young - my review here (rating 4.4)
SENSITIVE NEW AGE SPY, Geoffrey McGeachin
SUCKED IN, Shane Maloney - in mount TBR somewhere
THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES, Mandy Sayer
ORPHEUS LOST, Janette Turner Hospital
AMONGST THE DEAD, Robert Gott
APPEAL DENIED, Peter Corris
OPEN FILE, Peter Corris
GOSPEL, Sydney Bauer
BROKEN, Ilsa Evans
SKIN & BONE, Kathryn Fox - in mount TBR somewhere
FAN MAIL, PD Martin - 5.0 from me
EL DORADO, Dorothy Porter
SHATTERED, Gabrielle Lord - 4.6 from me last year
THE CALLING, Jane Goodall - 4.8 from me last year
SHATTER, Michael Robotham - 5.0 from me
GAME AS NED, Tim Pegler
THE TATTOED MAN, Alex Palmer - in mount TBR somewhere
BLOOD SUNSET, Jarad Henry
REDBACK, Lindy Cameron - in mount TBR somewhere

Best Non-Fiction:
BONDI BADLANDS, Greg Callaghan
MR SIN, Tony Reeves
UNDERBELLY THE GANGLAND WAR, John Silvester and Andrew Rule
KILLING JODIE, Janet Fife-Yeomans
RED CENTRE, DARK, Evan McHugh
BIG SHOTS, ADAM SHAND LIVES OF CRIME, Gary Tippett & Ian Munro
FATAL FLAW, Roger Maynard
NED KELLY'S JERILDERIE LETTER, Carole Wilkinson
WILD COLONIAL BOYS, Paula Hunt


2007:
Best First Fiction: DIAMOND DOVE, Adrian Hyland (Text)
Best Fiction: CHAIN OF EVIDENCE, Gary Disher (Text)

2006:
Best First Novel: OUT OF THE SILENCE Wendy James, Random House
Best Novel (Tie):
CROOK AS ROOKWOOD, Chris Nyst, Harper Collins
and THE BROKEN SHORE, Peter Temple, Text

2005
Best First Novel: A PRIVATE MAN, Malcolm Knox
Best Novel: LOST (aka THE DROWNING MAN), Michael Robotham

2004
Best First Novel (Joint Winners):
THE WALKER, Jane R. Goodall and JUNKIE PILGRIM, Wayne Grogan
Best Novel: Degrees of Connection Jon Cleary

2003
Best First Novel: BLOOD REDEMPTION, Alex Palmer
Best Novel: WHITE DOG, Peter Temple

2002
Best First Novel (Tie):
APARTMENT 255, Bunty Avieson and WHO KILLED ANGELIQUE?, Emma Darcy
Best Novel: DEATH DELIGHTS, Gabrielle Lord

2001
Best First Crime Novel: LAST DRINKS,Andrew McGahan
Best Crime Novel (tie):
DEAD POINT, Peter Temple and THE SECOND COMING, Andrew Masterson

2000
Best First Novel: THE WOODEN LEG OF INSPECTOR ANDERS, Marshall Browne
Best Novel: SHOOTING STAR, Peter Temple

1999
Best First Novel: THE LAST DAYS, Andrew Masterson
Best Novel: AMAZE YOUR FRIENDS, Peter Doyle

1997
Best First Novel (tie):
BAD DEBTS, Peter Temple and GET RICH QUICK, Peter Doyle
Best Novel: BRUSH OFF, Shane Maloney

1996
Best First Novel: DARK ANGEL, John Dale
Best Novel (tie)
THE MALCONTENTA, Barry Maitland and INSIDE DOPE, Paul Thomas

On the High Wire

Other Rings to visit:

Australian blogs or specialising in Australian crime fiction
For further suggestions, try these links to other pages in my blog.
Carnival No. 19 will still be in Australia at Crime Down Under, around August 1st.
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5 comments:

  1. Uriah Robinson1 July 2008 at 04:42

    Thanks for all this information Kerrie, especially the list of Ned Kelly winners.
    Why is the NK 'short' list such a 'long' list?

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  2. Kerrie1 July 2008 at 06:47

    Thanks for visiting Uriah. I gather a short list will be announced in late July, early August. I notice also that there is a tendency for the prize to be "shared" by "tied" winners which is not something you see often in other awards.

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  3. Peter Rozovsky2 July 2008 at 02:32

    Yikes, those are long lists. And that means lots for we readers in this upside down Northern Hemisphere to discover. Thanks.
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  4. Lourdes2 July 2008 at 13:08

    Wow, this includes just about everything I wanted to know about Australian crime fiction! Great job, Kerrie.

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  5. Kerrie2 July 2008 at 20:40

    Glad to see you here Lourdes and I hope the lists are not too off putting. There are certainly some interesting books in this year's Ned Kelly longlist

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