Pile by the Bed reviews Murder at the Spirit Lounge by Jess Kidd, the second in her Miss Marple-esque mystery series featuring ex-nun Nora Breen.

Pile by the Bed reviews Slash by Gavin Strawhan the second book in his dark regional New Zealand crime series featuring ex-policewoman Honey Chalmers.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Hollow Boys by Tariq Ashkanani a darkly compelling crime mystery set in small town America.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Faces of the Dead by Chris Nickson, the second in his histocial crime series set in Leeds during World War 2 and featuring constable Cathy Marsden.

Pile by the Bed reviews Quite Ugly One Evening by Chris Brookmyre, the ninth entry in his long running crime series featuring journalist Jack Parbalane but one that can be read and enjoyed without any knowledge of the previous 8 books.

Pile by the Bed reviews Three Reasons for Revenge by Dervla McTiernan a twisty, page turning stand-alone thriller set un Melbourne.

Pile by the Bed reviews The First Law of the Bush by Geoff Parkes, his second crime novel featuring the small rural New Zealand town of Nashville, set ten years after his debut.

Pile by the Bed reviews Shellybanks by Louise Milligan a resonant and fascinating but very different follow up to her debut Pheasants Nest that takes as its focus the historical exploitation of vulnerable teenagers in Ireland.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Shark by Emma Styles a dark story of two traumatised teenagers trying to find and take down a serial killer in Fremantle, Western Australia

Pile by the Bed reviews Redbelly Crossing by Candice Fox a stand alone thriller featuring two estranged, damaged brothers who are also investigating a murder.

Pile by the Bed reviews Click by Sarah Bailey, her second book to feature podcaster Oli Groves caught up in a potential serial killer case in Melbourne in early 2020.

Pile by the Bed reviews Old Games by Fiona Hardy the follow up to her NEd Kelly Shortlisted debut Unbury the Dead once again featuring morally grey fixers Teddy and Alice.

Pile by the Bed reviews And The Corpse Wore Tartan by Stuart MacBride and Agatha Christie-style manor house mystery which brings to the fore the foul-mouthed, hard drinking and ever judgemental DS Roberta Steel.

Pile By the Bed reviews My Inner Child Wants to Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse (translated by Florian Duijsens) the second book in his darkly satirical series about a lawyer who becomes a mobster thanks to the power of positive psychology.

Pile by the Bed reviews and recommends Finding the Bones by Natalie Conyer, featuriong Sydney detective Jackie Rose, who first appeared in Shadow City, investigating a cold case that comes too close to home.

Pile by the Bed reviews Crown City by Naomi Hirahrara – engaging historical crime fiction exploring the world of Japanese expatriates in Pasadena in the early Twentieth Century.

Pile by the Bed reviews Haze by Sam Elliott, debut Australian crime fiction set in a coastal town beset by bushfires.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Gambler by JP Pomare a twisty mystery featuring PI Vince Reid who also featured in his 2022 thriiler The Wrong Woman.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Redline by Adrian Hyland, the third book in his Australian rural crime series featuring police officer Jesse Redpath.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Persian the fourth espionage novel by ex-CIA analyst David McCloskey. The Persian takes readers into the shadow war between the Israeli and Iranian secret services.