Five books set Down Under
Five books set in New Zealand and Australia
Sometimes you want to really disappear into a new country and setting when you read a book, and for many readers in Europe and North America, the setting of Australia and New Zealand is about as far away as you can get.
It’s the land of down under….so who can we meet and where can we go?
#ABookTrailLiteraryTour
Mataura River – Overkill by Vanda Symon
A young mother is found washed up on the banks of the Mataura River…
Sam Shephard, sole-charge police constable in Mataura, soon discovers the death was no suicide and has to face the realisation that there is a killer in town.
Dunedin – The Ringmaster – Vanda Symon
Constable Sam Shephard has moved to Dunedin from Mataura. Does a travelling circus hold the key to a series of murders in the city?The nice and very pretty Dunedin Botanic Gardens are the crime scene in the novel but normally they are a very nice place for a wander! You could easily spend a day here but just think of that poor student as you walk around – the first place on your Sam Shephard booktrail!
White Gold – Rachel Amphlett
It’s in the central and remote area of the Queensland desert that the gold mining is taking place. This is the crux of the novels and introduces the character of Dan who is often in Australia. Dan Taylor’s career as a bomb disposal expert in the British Army after a tragedy and now he rushes around the world on one mission after another. A great series which takes you under cover with a group of men tasked by the British secret service to protect the country’s energy supplies – wherever that may take you…
Melbourne, Glasgow – The Cry – Helen Fitzgerald
A baby goes missing on a roadside in Australia. A couple is visiting family and bringing their newborn baby to meet them. They’ve travelled from Glasgow in the UK and they visit a store for some supplies on the way. The Australian husband pops into the store. A few minutes later, the English wife follows him in to remind him to buy something. When they return, the baby is gone….
Sydney – The Legacy of Beauregarde – Rosa Fedele
The Beauregarde women have lived in the shadow of The Seminary for four generations. And there is nothing conventional about Marcela, or her family. When the decadent and obsessive Gordana acquires the iconic Sydney property and invites a television crew to film the building’s transformation into a magnificent showpiece, strangers suddenly penetrate Marcela’s world, each with a dark secret of their own.
The Seminary in the novel is located in Hunters Hill, a nice part of Sydney where many celebrities live now. It has gorgeous homes and views of the Sydney harbour bridge in some parts and is almost an island with water all around it and bridges.
Find more books set in Australia here
More books set in New Zealand here
And don’t forget the other #BookTrailLiteraryTours:
Five Books set in Ireland
Five Books set in London
Five books set in India
Eight books set in China
Five books set in Japan
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