Fair Dinkum Crime at Left Coast Crime

Tomorrow is the day at Left Coast Crime when our little panel swings into action, item 67, 9-9.45 am on Thursday morning, 12 March to be precise.

I thought participants might appreciate the handout being on line, and those of you unable to be there, would appreciate also being able to see what we are talking about.

I hope I will be able to post later a photo of our accumulated loot for the panel, which includes our own version of "tasting Australia". In true Australian tradition of beer and chook raffles, participants will be given a raffle ticket as they come in the door, so hopefully each will have something apart from a sheet of paper to take away with them.

Recommendations from oz_mystery_readers taken from top books 2007 and 2008:
Adrian Hyland, DIAMOND DOVE
Peter Temple, THE BROKEN SHORE
Barry Maitland, NO TRACE
Chris Nyst, CROOK AS ROOKWOOD
Garry Disher, CHAIN OF EVIDENCE
Michael Robotham: SHATTER, BOMBPROOF
P.D. Martin: BODY COUNT, FAN MAIL, THE MURDERER'S CLUB
Leah Giarratano: VODKA DOESN'T FREEZE, VOODOO DOLL
Katherine Howell: FRANTIC, THE DARKEST HOUR
Leigh Redhead: CHERRY PIE, RUBDOWN
Felicity Young: A CERTAIN MALICE, AN EASEFUL DEATH
Adrian McKinty: DEAD I WELL MAY BE, THE DEAD YARD

Ned Kelly Winners

Best Novel
2008: SHATTER, Michael Robotham
2007: CHAIN OF EVIDENCE, Gary Disher
2006: CROOK AS ROOKWOOD, Chris Nyst & THE BROKEN SHORE, Peter Temple
2005: LOST, Michael Robotham
2004: DEGREES OF CONNECTION, Jon Cleary
2003: WHITE DOG, Peter Temple
2002: DEATH DELIGHTS, Gabrielle Lord
2001: DEAD POINT, Peter Temple & THE SECOND COMING, Andrew Masterson
2000: SHOOTING STAR, Peter Temple
1999: AMAZE YOUR FRIENDS, Peter Doyle
1997: THE BRUSH OFF, Shane Maloney
1996: THE MALCONTENTA, Barry Maitland & INSIDE DOPE, Dope Paul Thomas

Best First Novel
2008: THE LOW ROAD, Chris Womersley
2007: DIAMOND DOVE, Adrian Hyland
2006: OUT OF THE SILENCE, Wendy James
2005: A PRIVATE MAN, Malcolm Knox
2004: THE WALKER, Jane R Goodall & JUNKIE PILGRIM, Wayne Grogan
2003: BLOOD REDEMPTION, Alex Palmer
2002: APARTMENT 255, Bunty Avieson & WHO KILLED ANGELIQUE?, Emma Darcy
2001: LAST DRINKS, Andrew McGahan
2000: THE WOODEN LEG OF INSPECTOR ANDERS, Marshall Browne
1999: THE LAST DAYS, Andrew Masterson
1997: BAD DEBTS, Peter Temple & GET RICH QUICK, Peter Doyle
1996: DARK ANGEL, John Dale

Authors (or their publishers) who gave us books:

Michael Robotham
Felicity Young
P. D. Martin
Brian Kavanagh
Adrian Hyland
Katherine Howell
Chris Womersley
Lenny Bartulin
Tony Berry
Jane R. Goodall

Blogs and sites
MYSTERIES IN PARADISE (Kerrie): http://paradise-mysteries.blogspot.com/
IT’S CRIMINAL (Helen): http://its-criminal.blogspot.com/
SUNNIE’S BOOK BLOG: http://sunniesbookblog.blogspot.com/
REACTIONS TO READING (Bernadette): http://reactionstoreading.wordpress.com/
BOOKS & MUSINGS FROM DOWNUNDER (Sally): http://sally906.blogspot.com
AUST CRIME FICTION (KarenC): http://www.austcrimefiction.org/
NED KELLY AWARDS: http://nedkellyawards.com/

Audio Books (checked by Kathy)
SKIN AND BONE, by Kathryn Fox, and VOODOO DOLL, by Leah Giarratano, and THE CORONER’S LUNCH, by Colin Cotterill are available in audible from amazon.co.uk. I can’t find them in the U.S.

All the remaining books are available through audible.com here in the U.S.:
Gary Disher: CHAIN OF EVIDENCE
Peter Temple: THE BROKEN SHORE, DEAD POINT
Peter Carey: THE TRUE STORY OF THE NED KELLY GANG, HIS ILLEGAL SELF, THEFT: A LOVE STORY, JACK MAGGS, MY LIFE AS A FAKE
Katherine Howell: FRANTIC
Michael Robotham: SUSPECT, LOST, THE NIGHT FERRY, and, in March of 2009 SHATTER
Steve Toltz: A FRACTION OF THE WHOLE,
Kerry Greenwood: MURDER ON A MIDSUMMER NIGHT, MURDER IN MONTPARNASSE, AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES: A PHRYNE FISHER MYSTERY, THE CASTLEMAINE MURDERS: A PHRYNE FISHER MYSTERY, DEVIL’S FOOD, MURDER IN THE DARK: A PHRYNE FISHER MYSTERY, TRICK OR TREAT, DEATH BY WATER: A PHRYNE FISHER MYSTERY, RUDDY GORE: A PHRYNE FISHER MYSTERY
Sydney Bauer: UNDERTOW
Adrian McKinty: THE BLOOMSDAY DEAD, THE DEAD YARD, HIDDEN RIVER,
DEAD I WELL MAY BE
Sara Douglass: HADES' DAUGHTER: THE TROY GAME, BOOK I (UNABRIDGED)
Emma Darcy: WHO KILLED ANGELIQUE, WHO KILLED BIANCA, WHO KILLED CAMILLA
Geoffrey McGeachin: D-E-D DEAD!
Tara Moss: COVET, FETISH, HIT
Michael MacConnell MALESTROM
Kerry McGinnis THE WADI TREE
Gabrielle Lord WHIPPING BOY
Sonya Hartnett OF A BOY
Jane R. Goodall: THE WALKER; THE VISITOR.

Australian authors available in Canada (Ann’s research)

Bauer, Sydney
Corris, Peter
Darcy Emma
Disher, Garry
Douglass Sara
Fox, Kathryn
Gott, Robert
Greenwood Kerry
Howell, Katherine
Hyland, Adrian
Lord, Gabrielle
Maitland, Barry
Maloney, Shane
Martin, P.D.
McGeachan, Geoffrey
McKinty Adrian
Moss, Tara
Peter Carey
Redhead, Leigh
Robotham Michael
Rowe, Jennifer
Temple, Peter
Toltz Steve
Upfield, Arthur