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MICHAEL ADAMS They’ll Never Hold Me. Reviewed by Tom Kelly

MICHAEL ADAMS They’ll Never Hold Me. Reviewed by Tom Kelly

by NRB | 4 Sep 2025 | Crime Scene, Non-fiction | 1 comment

A charismatic criminal, corrupt cops, and the brutality of Grafton Gaol – the story of Kevin John Simmonds is more than compelling true crime.  In 1959 most people in Australia would have known the names ‘Simmonds and Newcombe’. They were the two prisoners who...
JOHN KERR The Big Folbigg Mistake: extract

JOHN KERR The Big Folbigg Mistake: extract

by NRB | 25 Nov 2022 | Crime Scene, Extracts, Non-fiction | 0 comments

Did Kathleen Folbigg kill her babies? John Kerr makes the case for taking another look. In 2003 Kathleen Folbigg was convicted of killing her four children: Caleb, 19 days old (1989); Patrick, 8 months old (1991); Sarah, 10 months old (1993); and Laura, 19 months old...
Crime Scene: MATTHEW CONDON Jacks and Jokers: The extraordinary true story continues. Reviewed by Annette Hughes

Crime Scene: MATTHEW CONDON Jacks and Jokers: The extraordinary true story continues. Reviewed by Annette Hughes

by NRB | 12 Jun 2014 | Crime Scene | 0 comments

The saga of Queensland’s notorious decades of police corruption continues with Matthew Condon following the lives of key players as they seize control. The searing and sensational sequel to Three Crooked Kings will only further stoke the fire of the average...

Crime Scene: MICHAEL DUFFY Call Me Cruel. Reviewed by Karen Chisholm

by NRB | 28 Mar 2013 | Crime Scene, Non-fiction | 0 comments

This true crime account attempts to explain the mind of a manipulative killer. It’s a cliché, but in this case it’s apt; if you came across a scenario like this in crime fiction you’d be hard pressed to stop your eyes from rolling. As is often the...

Crime Scene: MATTHEW CONDON The Toe Tag Quintet and Three Crooked Kings. Reviewed by Annette Hughes

by NRB | 12 Mar 2013 | Crime Scene, Fiction, Non-fiction | 0 comments

History, mystery, truth and fiction; these two books expose the underbelly of south-east Queensland. In complete control of the genre, Matt Condon adds his own secret herbs and spices to his collection of murder mysteries: an uncanny knack for writing great...

THE NRB QUIZ Answer ten Australian true crime questions to win The Waterlow Killings

by NRB | 6 Feb 2013 | Giveaways | 3 comments

For a copy of Pamela Burton’s The Waterlow Killings: A Portrait of a Family Tragedy – or just for fun – do this quiz and send us your answers by email. The earliest correct entry wins. Good luck! 1. Who wrote Mad Dog Moxley? 2. What was the name of the book that...
             

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