Tag Archives: Annie Hauxwell

Scarlet Stiletto Awards 2015

Posted on 29/11/2015 by Angela Savage

I was thrilled to learn that TJ (Trish) Hamilton, whom I met at GenreCon in Brisbane last month, last night took home the coveted Scarlet Stiletto trophy. Below is the press release from Sisters in Crime Australia. T.J. Hamilton, a cop-turned-crime … Continue reading →

Tagged 2015, Amanda Coleman, Annie Hauxwell, Ellen Vickerman, Fin J Ross, Jenny Spence, Kate Olivieri, Kath Harper, Katie Mills, Kylie Fox, Natalie Conyer, Scarlet Stiletto Awards, Sisters in Crime Australia, TJ Hamilton | 11 Comments

Nordic noir lovers: I need your help

Posted on 22/06/2015 by Angela Savage

OK, here’s the post where I admit to having read very little contemporary Scandinavian crime fiction — or so-called Nordic noir. While I like to travel to places that are warmer than the one I leave behind, it doesn’t follow … Continue reading →

Tagged Annie Hauxwell, Henning Mankell, Martin Cruz Smith, Nordic noir, Scandinavian crime fiction, sense of place, setting | 12 Comments

Davitt Awards 2014 shortlist

Posted on 18/08/2014 by Angela Savage

Sisters in Crime Australia yesterday announced its shortlist for its 14th Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women, and I was thrilled to learn that The Dying Beach made this year’s shortlist for Best Adult Novel. It’s the first time a novel of … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards & Short lists | Tagged Angela Savage, Annie Hauxwell, Davitt Awards 2014, Ellie Marney, Hannah Kent, Honey Brown, Ilsa Evans, Katherine Howell, Lauren Beukes, Sisters in Crime Australia | 9 Comments

Death in July wrap up

Posted on 06/07/2014 by Angela Savage

I’m still on a high following Death in July. That sounds so wrong, but it feels so right. This inaugural festival to celebrate Australian women’s crime fiction in Ballarat, a collaboration between Sisters in Crime and Ballarat Writers was by all … Continue reading →

Posted in Literary Festival, Sisters in Crime | Tagged Andrew Grimes, Angela Savage, Annie Hauxwell, Ballarat Writers, Death in July, Ellie Marney, Leigh Redhead, Liz Porter, Nansi Kunze, Simmone Howell | 23 Comments

Review: A Morbid Habit

Posted on 21/06/2014 by Angela Savage

A Morbid Habit is the third novel in Annie Hauxwell’s Catherine Berlin series and to my mind, it’s her best yet. Set mostly in Russia, A Morbid Habit is as bleak and dark as a Moscow winter. The plot is satisfyingly complex, the suspense … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews & Interviews | Tagged A Morbid Habit, Angela Savage, Annie Hauxwell, Australian crime fiction, Australian Women Writers, book review, Catherine Berlin series | 9 Comments

Bendigo bound

Posted on 02/08/2013 by Angela Savage

I’m thrilled to be a guest at this year’s Bendigo Writers Festival on Sat 10-Sun 11 August 2013. I have so much to look forward to, from participating on panels with some amazing authors, and attending sessions to listen other amazing … Continue reading →

Posted in Literary Festival | Tagged Alice Pung, Angela Savage, Annie Hauxwell, Bendigo Writers Festival, David Bridie, John M Green, Robin de Crespigny | 8 Comments

Sisters in Crime: Across all worlds

Posted on 17/07/2013 by Angela Savage

I am very excited to be part of Sisters in Crime: Across all worlds, a panel discussion to be chaired by one of my favourite Australian crime writers Leigh Redhead, this Friday 19 July 2013. I’ll be sharing the panel with … Continue reading →

Posted in Sisters in Crime | Tagged Angela Savage, Annie Hauxwell, Leigh Redhead, Melanie Casey, Sisters in Crime Australia | 6 Comments

Review: In Her Blood

Posted on 09/05/2012 by Angela Savage

‘Everyone is hooked on something,’ says the back cover blurb of Annie Hauxwell’s debut novel In Her Blood. I quickly became hooked on this novel. That said, I don’t believe the back cover blurb does it justice. Hauxwell herself offers … Continue reading →