Popular Oceanian Mystery Books
Find mystery books written by authors from Oceania for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (45)
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The Wife and the Widow by Christian White EN
AustraliaDescription:
The second standalone thriller from the award-winning author of The Nowhere Child, Christian White. Set against the backdrop of an eerie island town in the dead of winter, The Wife and The Widow is an unsettling thriller told from two perspectives: Kate, a widow whose grief is compounded by what she learns about her dead husband’s secret life; and Abby, an island local whose world is turned upside when she’s forced to confront the evidence of her husband’s guilt. But nothing on this island is quite as it seems, and only when these women come together can they discover the whole story about the... continue
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The Woman Who Fooled The World : Belle Gibson's Cancer Con, and the Darkness at the Heart of the Wellness Industry by Beau Donelly, Nick Toscano EN
Description:
Belle Gibson convinced the world she had healed herself of terminal brain cancer by eating a healthy diet. She built a global business based on her story. There was just one problem: she never had cancer in the first place. In 2015, journalists uncovered the truth behind Gibson's lies. This hero of the wellness world, with over 200,000 followers, international book deals, and a best-selling mobile app, was a fraud. She had lied about having cancer -- to her family and friends, to her business partners and publishers, and to the hundreds of thousands of people who were inspired by her, includin... continue
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True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey EN
Description:
'I lost my own father at 12 yr. of age and know what it is to be raised on lies and silence...' To the authorities in pursuit of him, outlaw Ned Kelly is a horse thief, bank robber and police-killer. But to his fellow ordinary Australians, Kelly is their own Robin Hood. In a dazzling act of ventriloquism, Peter Carey brings the famous bushranger wildly and passionately to life.
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Vintage Murder by Ngaio Marsh EN
Country: Oceania / 
New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
When Inspector Roderick Alleyn travels to New Zealand with members of an English comedy company, he stumbles upon a deadly diversion among the company's operatic intrigues, and must investigate.
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Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy EN
Description:
"A novel about a family living alone on a remote island, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore"--