Past Events from November 8, 2023 – July 5 – Sisters in Crime Australia (2024)

Many mysteries have history at their core but some more so than others. Authors Alison Goodman, Nilima Rao and Margaret Hickey will dissect their mysteries with host Dr Kelly Gardiner and detail what light they shed on contemporary concerns as well as those of earlier times, from the Regency era in England, to Fiji in 1914, and to more recent skullduggery on South Australia’s limestone coast.

$50 – $60

Join in the celebrations for the launch of The Glasgow Smile, the second novel by award-winning New Zealand author, Chris Stuart. She will will be put through her paces by Coroner Audrey Jamieson. Chris won the Ngaio Marsh Best First Novel Award, for For Reasons of Their Own.

Free

Bring out the scarlet and pearls and celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Scarlet Stiletto Awards which have proved to be the springbord to literary success or so many aspiring writers.

$40 – $60

$20 – $25

Families harbour all sorts of secrets – and as the novels by Jo Dixon, Kylie Orr, and Glenna Thomson reveal, they can have cruel, twisted, and sometimes deadly consequences. They will divulge all to fellow author (and podcasting queen), Vikki Petraitis. There are a mean ex-husband, a sleep-deprived first-time mum and a crime she wishes she didn’t witness, a missing daughter, a weird mother and much much more.

$10 – $62

The Nightmare & The Narrative
Meet the survivors who turned the crimes against them into bestselling books. Sisters in Crime invites you to join Queensland Convenor, Megan Norris, in conversation with debut authors Lily Arthur, Sonya Leeding and Kay Schubach – three women who have triumphed over tragedy by turning their worst nightmares into stories that shine a light on the impact of violent crime. This free event is the first in a line-up of amazing Killer Crime Conversations hosted by Sisters in Crime in 2024.

Free

All crime fans are welcome at the first event of Sisters in Crime's SA Chapter. Author Vikki Wakefield will be speaking about her new psychological thriller book To the River with author Sonya Bates. The event charge includes finger food and first drink (wine or non-alcoholic drinks available).

$20 – $25

So many crimes, so many lies, so much deception. The new novels by Louise Milligan, Sarah Bailey, and Abby Corson expose the perfidy, duplicity, and brutality that define some people, and far too many institutions. They will tell all to journalist and Sisters in Crime convenor, Leslie Falkiner-Rose.

$10 – $62

The sleuth in crime fiction is no longer a cop or PI. Three authors explore some of the new-style investigators now at work.
For Haque-based author, Lisa Medved (The Engraver's Secret), it’s a contemporary art historian exploring a mystery in the 17th century world of Reubens. For Sulari Gentill from Batlow, NSW (The Mystery Writer), it’s the aspiring author herself who finds something sinister going on in the world of publishing and has to unravel the mystery before she becomes the next victim. For Melbourne-based author, Aoife Clifford, the title says it all: It takes a town. . . to solve a murder. Interrogating the authors is multi-award-winning author, Emma Viskic.

$12 – $62

$10 – $22