39 Australian crime novels

Angel Rock is a crime novel by Darren Williams, first published in 2002.

Apartment 255 is a 2001 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the Australian author Bunty Avieson.

Before It Breaks (2015) is a police procedural novel by Australian writer Dave Warner. It won the Ned Kelly Award for Best Novel in 2016.

Blackwattle Creek (2012) is a crime novel by Australian author Geoffrey McGeachin. It is the second in the author's Charlie Berlin mystery series and won the 2013 Ned Kelly Award.

The Brush-Off is a 1996 Australian, Ned Kelly Awards-winning crime thriller, written by Shane Maloney. It is the second novel in a series of crime thrillers following the character of Murray Whelan, as he investigates crimes in the Melbourne area in the course of trying to keep his job with the Australian Labor Party.

Chain of Evidence is a 2007 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the Australian author Garry Disher.

Cop This! is a novel written by Chris Nyst. It is about a bomb explosion in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. The book was published in 1999 by Harper Collins Publishers Pty Ltd.

The Courier's New Bicycle (2011) is a novel by Australian author Kim Westwood. It was shortlisted for the 2012 Ned Kelly Awards for Best First Crime Novel, and won the 2011 Aurealis Award and the 2012 Ditmar Award for Best Novel.

Crook as Rookwood is a 2005 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the Australian author Chris Nyst.

Dark Angel is a 1995 Ned Kelly Award–winning novel by the Australian author John Dale.

Dark Horse (2013) is a crime novel by Australian author Honey Brown. It won the Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel in 2014.

Daughter of Silence (1961) is a crime novel by Australian author Morris West.

Degrees of Connection is a 2004 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the Australian author Jon Cleary. It was the 20th and last entry in the Scobie Malone series. Cleary decided to stop writing crime novels because he felt he was getting stale.

Diamond Dove (2006) is a crime novel by Australian author Adrian Hyland. It is the first in the author's series of novels featuring the recurring character Emily Tempest. It won the Best First Novel category of the 2007 Ned Kelly Awards.

The Diggers Rest Hotel (2010) is a crime novel by Australian author Geoffrey McGeachin. It is the first in the author's Charlie Berlin mystery series and won the 2011 Ned Kelly Award.

The Dragon Man is a 1999 crime novel by the Australian author Garry Disher.

Eden (2014) is a crime novel by Australian author Candice Fox. It won the Ned Kelly Award in 2015 for Best Novel. The novel follows Eden Archer, a policewoman and serial killer who is on the trail of a killer targeting prostitutes.

A Fraction of the Whole is a 2008 novel by Steve Toltz. It follows three generations of the eccentric Dean family in Australia and the people who surround them.

The Good Daughter (2010) is a crime novel by Australian author Honey Brown. It was shortlisted for the Barbara Jefferis Award and longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award in 2011.

The Hamilton Case is a 2003 novel by Australian author Michelle de Kretser. The book won the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Encore Award (UK). The work centres on the lives of the somewhat eccentric Obeysekere family, in particular Sam, and the 1930s setting explores themes of colonization in Ceylon, now called Sri Lanka. Michelle de Kretser is originally from Sri Lanka. The title refers to a fictional case involving the murder of an English planter in Ceylon, which Sam Obeysekere, a lawyer, attempts to solve. Time Magazine named the book as one of the five best novels of 2004, referring to the date published in the United States.

In the Morning I'll be Gone is a 2014 novel by Belfast born novelist Adrian McKinty which won the 2014 Ned Kelly Award for Best Novel. It is the third in the author's Sean Duffy series, following The Cold Cold Ground and I Hear the Sirens in the Street.

An Iron Rose (1998) is a novel by Australian author Peter Temple.

Kittyhawk Down is a crime novel by Garry Disher published in 2003.

Last Drinks is a 2000 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the Australian author Andrew McGahan.

Life or Death (2014) is a crime novel by Australian author Michael Robotham. It won the 2015 Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award. This is his first book to not involve either of his two main characters; Joe O'Loughlin and Vincent Ruiz.

Lost, also known as The Drowning Man, is a 2005 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the Australian author Michael Robotham, and is the second of his novels to feature the protagonists Dr Joseph O'Loughlin and DI Vincent Ruiz.

The Low Road is a 2007 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the Australian author Chris Womersley.

The Malcontenta is a 1995 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the Australian author Barry Maitland.

Malicious Intent (2004) is a crime novel by Australian author Kathryn Fox. It won the Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel and was shortlisted for Ned Kelly Awards – Best First Novel in 2005.

The Night Ferry is Michael Robotham's third novel. Like the previous two, it features ex-Detective Inspector Vincent Ruiz, only this time in a supporting role to the main character.

Pig Boy (2011) is a crime novel by Australian author J. C. Burke. It won the 2012 Ned Kelly Award.

A Private Man (2004) is a crime novel by Australian author Malcolm Knox. It won the 2005 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Novel.

The Second Coming: the Passion of Joe Panther is a Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the Australian author Andrew Masterson, published in 2000.

Shatter is a psychological thriller written by the Australian author Michael Robotham that was published in 2008.

Smoke and Mirrors is 2008 crime novel by Australian author Kel Robertson. It won the 2009 Ned Kelly Award. It is the second novel in the author's series about Australian Chinese Federal Police detective Brad Chen.

Stiff is a 1994 Australian crime thriller novel, written by Shane Maloney. It is the first novel in a series of crime thrillers following the character of Murray Whelan, as he investigates crimes in the Melbourne area in the course of trying to keep his job with the Australian Labor Party.

The Trojan Dog is a detective fiction novel by Australian author Dorothy Johnston. It is the first novel in the Sandra Mahoney series. Published in 2000 in Australia, and in North America in 2005, The Trojan Dog was one of the first Australian novels to give electronic crime a central place.

The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders (1999) is a crime novel by Australian author Marshall Browne. It won the 2000 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Novel.

Wyatt is a 2010 crime novel by Australian novelist Garry Disher which won the 2010 Ned Kelly Award. It is the seventh novel in the author's series of novels featuring the recurring character of Wyatt, a professional thief and burglar.