Clan Destine Press Blog

A freezer full of body parts is the tip of the criminal iceberg for intrepid Western Australian Detective Inspector Eve Rock. Butchered bodies and their questionable use; a murdered man in a skip; a brazen multi-million-dollar haul from a safety deposit facility; thefts from a high-end jewellers and art galleries… All in day’s work for Eve and her team. The festive season has spawned a spate of bizarre crimes which, at least, reassures Eve that others’ bad habits far exceed her own. It also gives her a watertight excuse to avoid her dysfunctional family, and to spend time with her...

More excitement in the world of Monty the Dog Detective and Detective Rose Sidebottom! Or should we say more excitement in the world that inspired the world of this crime fighting duo in Monty & Me and The Bone Ranger. Yes, yes that is what we shall say about author Louisa Bennet's recent interview in Inner West Review. Meet Louisa's faithful and true companions, Pickles and Lilly, the pups who helped inspire her novels, and find out why this writer – who also pens thrillers, like Prey, as L.A. Larkin – loves inhabiting a world of cosy mysteries. Then find...

Ruff ruff! Hear ye, hear ye! Clan Destine Press' very own Louisa Bennet joined Good Read to talk about the latest in her "Monty Dog Detective" books, which began with Monty & Me, and now continuing with the recent release of The Bone Ranger, the second in the series. Louisa talks about her food-obsessed pup Monty, a lovely a loving Golden Retriever who will do anything for his owner, Detective Constable Rose Sidebottom, including join her in solving mysteries while also helping Rose get through her struggles with anxiety. In her chat with Good Read's Dave, Bennet talks about her writing...

We recently had a grand time at the book launch for Hugh McGinlay's latest Aussie crime novel Bodysurfing. Bodysurfing is the third in Hugh's Catherine Kint series of mysteries, and this one starts with splashy shenanigans at the beach for Catherine and her friends, until a body in the water kicks sand in their plans. Hugh was of course joined by Clan Destine Press' publisher Lindy Cameron, with both of them also celebrating the rerelease – with new covers! – of Hugh's first two books in the Catherine Kint mystery series, Jinx and Pachyderm.   All three books are available...

This is news worth repeating: Sisters in Crime Australia's 28th Scarlet Stiletto Awards sets a prize money record. And the Clan Destine Press Cross-Genre Award is now $750. The annual Scarlet Stiletto Awards for best short crime and mystery stories by women writers is this year offering record $11,910 in prizes this year. “We’re thrilled that all but one sponsor has continued their support despite these financially fraught times – and that two new supporters have come on board.” The Viliama Grakalic Art and Crime Award ($750) is named in honour of the late artist, and long-time member, who bequeathed...