QBD Book Club: The Podcast

Join host Victoria Carthew as she interviews award-winning investigative journalist Quentin McDermott about his latest book, “Meadow’s Law”. “Meadow’s Law” is a gripping and meticulously researched account of one of Australia’s most infamous criminal cases. In 2003, Kathleen Folbigg was found guilty of smothering her four young children to death, one by one. Medical experts told her trial they had...

Welcome to QBD Romance Club! Hosted by Amy Matthews, author and associate professor in Creative Writing at Flinders University , the podcast will dive deep into the world of romance, featuring insightful conversations with some of Australia’s biggest names in the genre. In our debut episode, Amy is joined by authors Rachael Johns (" The Bad Bridesmaid" ) and Tess Woods ( "The Venice...

Join host Victoria Carthew as she chats with author Ashley Kalagian Blunt about her latest psychological thriller, “Cold Truth”. Harlow Close has made a career as an influencer uncovering the secrets of Winnipeg, dubbed ‘North America’s Strangest City’. When Harlow’s father mysteriously disappears amid a brutal cold snap, suspicions of foul play arise. Unhappy with the pace of the police investiga...

Host Victoria Carthew speaks to author Hannah Richell about her latest crime fiction novel, “One Dark Night”. Everyone in the small town of Thorncombe knows the tales of the haunted woods where birds don’t sing and a ghost in a white dress roams, luring people to their deaths. But when a girl in white is found dead the morning after Halloween, her body carefully arranged at the bottom of an old st...

Join host Victoria Carthew as she chats to Mark Smith about his debut crime fiction novel, “Three Boys Gone”. The first rule of rescue: Don’t create another casualty. Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare. On a high school camping trip, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she g...

Here at QBD Books, we are so excited to launch our Romance Club , a new series celebrating the art of romance writing and love stories. Hosted by Amy Matthews, author and associate professor in Creative Writing at Flinders University , the podcast will dive deep into the world of romance,  featuring insightful conversations with some of Australia’s biggest names in the genre. Set to launch on 7th...

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Brooke Hardwick to talk about her latest book, “The Fog”. Plagued my memories she can’t unravel and desperate to understand the breakdown of her marriage, Kate attends a 10-day writers retreat on a remote island in the Irish Channel determined to leave with answers. As the retreat’s director taps into the eerie mythology of the islan...

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with JD Kirk to talk about his latest book, “A Killer of Influence”. Following a convention in the Scottish Highlands, eight social media influencers vanish without a trace, leaving their followers and families in shock. And then, the livestreams begin. Broadcast live from their squalid underground cells, the young influencers are forced...

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with James Phelps to talk about his latest book, “Australian Ghost Stories”. Discover haunting true crime stories of the supernatural and paranormal. In his award-winning narrative style, James Phelps has re-created the thrilling histories of some of Australia’s most haunted places and famous buildings, including Aradale Mental Hospital a...

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Patricia Cornwell to talk about her latest book, “Identity Unknown”. Dr Kay Scarpetta is back and devastated to learn that the murder victim is a man she once loved. Summoned to a theme park to collect the body, Scarpetta finds a bizarre scene with a crop circle of petals, his skin strangely red and is shocked to discover her friend...

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Jeffrey Archer to talk about his latest book, “An Eye For An Eye”. In one of the most luxurious cities on earth, a billion-dollar deal is about to go badly wrong. A lavish night out is about to end in murder. And the British government is about to be plunged into crisis. In the heart of the British establishment, Lord Hartley lies dy...

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Ann Cleeves to talk about her latest book, “The Dark Wives”. This chilling mystery novel opens as staff member Josh is found dead outside his place of work, Rosebank, a care home for troubled teens, in the early hours of the morning. Detective Investigator Vera Stanhope’s only clue is the disappearance of fourteen-year-old resident C...

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Natalie Conyer to talk about her latest book, “Shadow City”. In Sydney, a young woman’s body is found – beaten, tortured and tattooed with the image of a sun. In Cape Town, a young woman recruited to study in Sydney has gone missing. Sergeant Jackie Rose and suspended Detective Schalk Lourens join forces, exposing a trail of corrupti...

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Nikki Mottram to talk about her newest book “Killarney”. When child protection worker Dana Gibson arrives in the rural town of Killarney, she has one goal in mind - locate the whereabouts of foster child Jayden Maloney. What she isn't anticipating is an unexpected attraction to her colleague's younger brother Sean, or to be...

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with the lovely Diane Armstrong to talk about her brand-new book “The Wild Date Palm”. While on a train journey across Turkey's Anatolian Plain during World War I, Shoshana Adelstein witnesses the slaughter of the Armenians and knows she has just come face to face with her destiny. Convinced that her Jewish community in a small outpo...

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Nicola Moriarty to talk about her unputdownable new thriller, “Every Last Suspect”. Whether you love or hate her, Harriet Osman is impossible to say no to. But someone in her life has finally snapped, and as Harriet lies dying, she is determined to figure out who her killer is. Was it her devoted husband, Malek? Her best friend and s...

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Louise Candlish to talk about her twisty new thriller, “Our Holiday”. Charlotte and Perry have owned their clifftop holiday home in Pine Ridge for years. Now city friends Amy and Linus have bought a second home nearby and when the two families descend, they plan lazy days at the beach and evenings sipping rosé. But this summer is dif...

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Lucy Foley to talk about her brand-new book “The Midnight Feast”. Starting this story, guests gather for the opening of The Manor hotel - the new jewel on the Dorset coastline. But under the cloak of celebration, something dark is stirring. The Manor has a secret history; built in the shadows of an ancient wood. Now old friends and e...

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Michael Robotham to talk about his brand-new book, “Storm Child”. This fantastic story follows Evie Cormac and Cyrus Haven. The most painful of Evie’s memories have been locked away, ever since she was held prisoner as a child - a child whose rescue captured hearts and headlines. Now, Cyrus – a forensic psychologist – is on a mission...

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Stig Abell to talk about his new crime thriller “Death In A Lonely Place”. This time, Detective Jake Jackson has moved to the countryside for a quieter life. And now, he finally seems to have his wish – spending his time swimming in his lake, tending to his chickens, and enjoying long, lazy evenings with his newfound love, Livia. But...

“Sanctuary” by Garry Disher In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Garry Disher to talk about his thrilling new standalone, “Sanctuary”. In this story, Grace is a thief - a good one specialising in small, high-value items. But it's a solitary life, always watchful, always moving. It's not the life she wants. Lying low after a run-in with an old associate, Grace...

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Kelli Hawkins to discuss her brilliant psychological suspense, “The Miller Women”. When a teenage girl goes missing, Nicola Miller fears for her own daughter. Not for Abby's mental health or safety, but that she might have had something to do with it. She worries her daughter is a killer. Just like her. Nicola has never told the...

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Amanda Hampson to talk about her highly anticipated new novel, “The Cryptic Clue”. Welcome back to Zig Zag Lane in the heart of Sydney's rag-trade district, where our intrepid tea ladies, Hazel, Betty and Irene, have their work cut out. Solving a murder, kidnapping and arson case, and outwitting an arch criminal, earned them the...

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with the lovely Fleur McDonald to discuss her brand-new book “Shock Waves”. In this story, Detective Dave Burrows has longed for the top job in the Stock Squad but never thought he'd be acting in that role while his partner and best mate, Detective Bob Holden, is treated for melanoma. Bob is keen to get back on the road and Dave can&...

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Nicci French to talk about their enthralling new book, “Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter”. In 1990, the beautiful and vivacious Charlotte Salter fails to turn up to her husband Alec’s 50th birthday party. Her kids are worried, but Alec is not. Left with no answers and in limbo, the Salter children try and go on with their lives, all...