Read Australian authors - join a challenge or two

It will probably come as no surprise to blog followers that over 25% of the titles that I have read this year have been by Australian authors.
Many of the titles listed below are set in Australia too.
And most of them are crime fiction.

I actually joined two challenges:

2013 Aussie Author Challenge

Australian Women Writers Challenge

2014 Aussie Author Challenge at Booklover Book  Reviews

In reading nearly 40 Australian titles this year I really had no trouble in meeting the challenges.
I'll certainly be continuing both challenges in 2014.

Here is my list for 2013 - although I think I may even read a couple more by the end of the year.

• 4.9, BLACKWATERCREEK, Geoffrey McGeachin
• 4,7, COLD GRAVE, Kathryn Fox 
• 4.7, DEGREES OF CONNECTION, Jon Cleary 
• 4.8, THE MISTAKE, Wendy James 
• 4.4, DARK CITY BLUE, Luke Preston 
• 4.5, GHOST MONEY, Andrew Nette 
• 3.9, THE PRICE OF FAME, R.C. Daniells 
• 4.7, THE BETRAYAL, Y.A.Erskine
• 4.3, TAMAM SHUD, Kerry Greenwood - non fiction
• 3.9, COORPAROO BLUES & THE IRISH FANDANGO, G.S. Manson  
• 3.6, MURDER ON DISPLAY, Reece Pocock
• 3.8, JENNIFER SHOT - THE FIRST SHOT, Patricia Kristensen 
• 5.0, THE ROBBERS, Paul Anderson 
• 4.0, MURDER WITH THE LOT, Sue Williams 
• 4.2, THE AFFAIR, Bunty Avieson 
• 4.1, MANLY MURDERS: A MOTHER WITHOUT A CHILD, Gunilla Haglundh 
• 4.4, THE RICHMOND CONSPIRACY, Andrew Grimes 
• 4.7, IN HER BLOOD, Annie Hauxwell 
• 4.3, BAY OF FIRES, Poppy Gee 
• 4.8, THE MARMALADE FILES, Steve Lewis & Chris Uhlmann
• 4.8, SUFFICIENT GRACE, Amy Espeseth 
• 4.3, PROMISE, Tony Cavanaugh  
• 4.8, ROTTEN GODS, Greg Barron
• 4.5, MIDNIGHT PROMISE, Zane Lovitt 
• 4.3, THE EASY SIN, Jon Cleary
• 5.0, WATCHING YOU, Michael Robotham 
• 4.8, I HEAR THE SIRENS IN THE STREET, Adrian McKinty
• 4.8, IF I TELL YOU... I'LL HAVE TO KILL YOU, Michael Robotham (edit) 
• 4.8, PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, Geraldine Brooks 
• 4.5, BURIAL RITES, Hannah Kent 
• 4.6, GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS, Maggie Groff
• 4.8, UNNATURAL HABITS, Kerry Greenwood 
• 5.0, CLOUDSTREET, Tim Winton 
• 4.9, SILENT VALLEY, Malla Nunn
• 4.7, THE CRY, Helen Fitzgerald 
• 4.3, MURDER AND MENDELSSOHN, Kerry Greenwood  
• 5.0, BITTER WASH ROAD, Garry Disher
• 4.2, THE RIDERS, Tim Winton 
• 4.7, THE MIDNIGHT DRESS, Karen Foxlee