Australian True Crime: A Bibliography
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Altmann, Carol. (2006). After Port Arthur: personal stories of courage and resilience ten years on from the tragedy that shocked the nation. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ix + 250 pp.
Anonymous. (1988). Pyjama girl mystery. Queanbeyan, NSW: Murder Research Publications. 63 leaves. ["An ex-police officer delves into the past and researches one of the most intriguing murder enquiries ever in the history of Australian crime"]
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Banks, Keith and Smith, Ben. (2021). Drugs, Guns & Lies: My life as an undercover cop. Allen & Unwin. 304 pp.
Baron, Angeline and White, David. (2004). Blood in the Dust: Inside the Minds of Ned Kelly and Joe Byrne. Network Creative Services Pty Ltd.
Barry, Paul. (2000). Going for broke: How Bond got away with it. Bantam Books. 451 pp.
Basu, Laura. (2012). Ned Kelly as Memory Dispositif: Media, Time, Power, and the Development of Australian Identities. Walter de Gruyter.
Baxter, Carol. (2015). Black Widow: The true story of Australia's first female serial killer. Allen & Unwin. 376 pp.
Benns, Matthew. (2003). When the Bough Breaks: The True Story of Child Killer Kathleen Folbigg. Sydney: Bantam. 326 pp.
Bingham, Mike. (1996). Suddenly one Sunday. Pymble, NSW: Harper Collins. 178 pp. or 192 pp. [32 p. of plates]
Bingham, Mike. (2000). Suddenly one Sunday (rev. ed.). Harper Collins. 183 pp. or 218 pp. [32 p. of plates]
Blaikie, George. (1979). Great Australian Scandals. Adelaide: Rigby. 214 pp.
Bonney, Hilary. (2003). The Society Murders: The true story of the Wales-King murders. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin. 264 pp.
Bottom, Bob. (1987). Connections II: Crime Rackets and Networks of Influence in Australia. Melbourne: Sun. 120 pp.
Bottom, Bob, with John Silvester, Tom Noble & Paul Daley. (1991). Inside Victoria: a Chronicle of Scandal. Melbourne: Pan Books / Chippendale, NSW: Pan Macmillan. 218 pp. [216 pp.?]
Bowles, Robin. (1998). Blind justice: the true story of the death of Jennifer Tanner. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. xiv + 419 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (1999). Justice denied: an investigation into the death of Jaidyn Leskie. Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia. xiii + 407 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2000). No justice. Sydney: Pan Macmillan. xii + 318 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2001). Taken in Contempt: When parents abduct their own children. Sydney: Pan MacMillan. x + 357 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2002). What happened to Freeda Hayes? Sydney: Pan Macmillan. xviii + 332 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2005). Dead centre: the inside story of the Peter Falconio mystery. Milsons Point, NSW: Bantam. xiii + 414 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (c.2007). Rough Justice: Unanswered Questions from the Australian Courts. Rowville, VIC: Five Mile Press. x + 258 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2007a). Taken in Contempt: When parents abduct their own children. Rowville, VIC: Five Mile Press. xiv + 369 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2007b). Rough Justice: Unanswered Questions from the Australian Courts. Melbourne: The Five Mile Press. 262 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2007c). Justice denied: an investigation into the death of Jaidyn Leskie. Rowville, VIC: Five Mile Press. xi + 414 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2007d). No justice: an investigation into the death of Adele Bailey. Rowville, VIC: Five Mile Press. viii + 311 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2007e). What happened to Freeda Hayes? The true story behind the death of Freeda Hayes. Rowville, VIC: Five Mile Press. x + 317 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2009a). Blood brother: Justice at last. Scoresby, VIC: Five Mile Press. xii + 347 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2009b). Dead centre: the inside story of the Peter Falconio mystery. Scoresby, VIC: Five Mile Press. xx + 408 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2010a). Blind justice: the true story of the death of Jennifer Tanner (new edition). Scoresby, VIC: Five Mile Press. x + 454 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2010b). Justice denied: an investigation into the death of Jaidyn Leskie. Scoresby, VIC: Five Mile Press. 414 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2011a). Blood brother: Justice at last. Scoresby, VIC: Five Mile Press. xii + 347 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2011b). Dead centre: the inside story of the Peter Falconio mystery. Scoresby, VIC: Five Mile Press. xx + 408 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2011c). Rough justice; No justice. Scoresby, VIC: Five Mile Press. viii + 575 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2012). Taken in Contempt: When parents abduct their own children (3rd ed.). Publisher? [existence of a 3rd ed. via Robin Bowles' personal website]
Bowles, Robin. (2015). Smoke and mirrors: Stuart Rattle and Michael O'Neill: A tragedy of love and murder. South Melbourne, VIC: Echo Publishing. xi + 260 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2016a). Into the darkness: The mysterious death of Phoebe Handsjuk. Brunswick, VIC: Scribe Publications. xi + 336 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2016b). Jail birds: Australian women doing crime. South Melbourne, VIC: Echo Publishing. 246 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2018). Accidental death? When things may not be as they seem. Brunswick, VIC: Scribe Publications. 338 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2019). Death on the Derwent: Sue Neill-Fraser's story. Melbourne, VIC: Scribe Publications. xv + 366 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2022a). Dead centre: The inside story of the mysterious disappearance of Peter Falconio (3rd ed.). Hawthorn, VIC: Lake Press. x + 432 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2022b). Collateral damage: The unintended victims of crime. Hawthorn, VIC: Lake Press. 212 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2022c). Rough justice: Unanswered questions from the Australian courts (revised ed.). Hawthorn, VIC: Lake Press. viii + 260 pp.
Bowles, Robin. (2024). Last man standing: Greg Lynn - Jetstar pilot and the Wonnangatta mystery. Hawthorn, VIC: Lake Press. 356 pp.
Box, Dan. (2023). Man who wasn’t there: A true story about lies, murder and the Territory. Ultimo Press. 320 pp.
Brennan, Niall. (1984). Man Upon His Mountain: Murders At Wonnangatta. Morwell: Alella Books. 200 pp.
Brown, Max. (2005). Australian Son: The Story of Ned Kelly. Network Creative Services Pty Ltd.
Bryant, Carleen (edited by Michael Ludeke). (2010). My story. Hobart: Ludeke Publishing. x + 184 pp.
Bryson, John. (1985). Evil angels: The disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain. Sceptre.
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Callaghan, Greg. (2007). Bondi Badlands: Innocent men - dragged to their deaths. Allen & Unwin. 264 pp.
Cameron, Lindy (ed.). (2008). Outside the Law 2: Australian True Crime Stories. Scoresby, VIC: The Five Mile Press. 272 pp.
Cameron, Lindy (ed.). (2009). Outside the Law 3: Australian True Crime Stories. Scoresby, VIC: The Five Mile Press. 295 pp.
Campbell, Caesar, with Donna Campbell. (2010). Enforcer: The Real Story of One of Australia's Most Feared Outlaw Bikers. MacMillan.
Campbell, Caesar, with Donna Campbell. (2011). Wrecking Crew: The brutal true story of the Bandidos' Legendary Sergeant-at-Arms. MacMillan.
Campbell, Roderick, Toohey, Brian and Pinwill, William. (1992). The Winchester scandal. Milsons Point, NSW: Random House. viii + 279 pp.
Castles, Alex C. (2005). Ned Kelly's Last Days: Setting the Record Straight on the Death of an Outlaw. Allen & Unwin.
Coleman, Robert. (1978). The pyjama girl. Melbourne: Hawthorn Press. v + 223 pp.
Condon, Matthew. (2013). Three Crooked Kings: Terry Lewis, the Rat Pack and the True Story of Crime and Corruption in Queensland. University of Queensland Press.
Condon, Matthew. (2014). Jacks and Jokers. University of Queensland Press.
Condon, Matthew. (2015). All Fall Down. University of Queensland Press.
Condon, Matthew. (2017). Little Fish Are Sweet. University of Queensland Press.
Condon, Matthew. (2019). The Night Dragon. University of Queensland Press.
Condon, Matthew. (2023). Three Crooked Kings: Terry Lewis, the Rat Pack and the True Story of Crime and Corruption in Queensland. University of Queensland Press.
Cooke, Jennifer and Harvey, Sandra D. (2007). Done like a dinner: great restaurant crimes. Double Bay, NSW: published jointly by Park Street Press / Media 21 Publishing. 208 pp.
Cooke, Jennifer and Harvey, Sandra D. (2010). Honeymoon dive. Sydney: Pan Macmillan. 456 pp.
Corfield, Justin. (2003). The Ned Kelly Encyclopaedia. Lothian Books.
Cormick, Craig. (2014). Ned Kelly: Under the Microscope. CSIRO Publishing.
Cossins, Annie. (2013). The Baby Farmers: A chilling tale of missing babies, shameful secrets and murder in 19th century Australia. Allen & Unwin. 304 pp.
Coulthart, Ross and McNab, Duncan. (2008). Dead man running. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin. xvi + 300 pp.
Coulthart, Ross and McNab, Duncan. (2009). Dead man running. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin. xix + 405 pp.
Coulthart, Ross and McNab, Duncan. (2010a). Above the law: How outlaw motorcycle gangs became the world's biggest criminal empire. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin. 316 pp.
Coulthart, Ross and McNab, Duncan. (2010b). Above the law: How outlaw motorcycle gangs became the world's biggest criminal empire. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin. 427 pp.
Cowdery, Nicholas. (2001). Getting justice wrong: Myths, the media and crime. Allen & Unwin. 192 pp.
Crook, John Bruce. (1997). Port Arthur - gun tragedy, gun law miracle. Melbourne: Gun Control Australia. 46 pp.
Crook, John Bruce. (1999). Port Arthur - gun tragedy, gun law miracle (2nd ed.). Melbourne: Gun Control Australia. 53 pp.
Cuskelly, Maryrose. (2018). Wedderburn: A true tale of blood and dust. Allen & Unwin. 304 pp.
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Dapin, Mark. (2020). Public Enemies: Russell 'Mad Dog' Cox, Ray Denning and the Golden Age of Armed Robbery. Allen & Unwin. 368 pp.
Dawson, Stuart. (2018). Ned Kelly and the Myth of a Republic of North-Eastern Victoria. Self published.
Dickie, Phil. (1988). The Road to Fitzgerald: Revelations of corruption spanning four decades. St. Lucia, QLD: University of Queensland Press. xi + 337 pp.
Dillon, Colin, with Tom Gilling. (2017). Code of Silence: How one honest police officer took on Australia's most corrupt police force. Allen & Unwin. 242 pp.
Doneman, Paula. (2006). Things a killer would know: The true story of Leonard Fraser. Allen & Unwin. 324 pp.
Duffy, Michael. (2013). Call Me Cruel: A story about murder and the dangerous power of lies. Allen & Unwin. 296 pp.
Duffy, Michael. (2014). The true story of the Perish brothers and Australia's biggest ever murder investigation. Allen & Unwin. 304 pp.
Dufty, David. (2022). Nabbing Ned Kelly: The extraordinary true story of the men who brought Australia's notorious outlaw to justice. Allen & Unwin. 424 pp.
Dunstan, Keith. (1980). Saint Ned: The Story of the Near Sanctification of an Australian Outlaw. Methuen Australia.
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Egan, Colleen. (2010). Murderer No More: Andrew Mallard and the epic fight that proved his innocence. Allen & Unwin. 304 pp.
Elias, John, with Josh Massoud. (2010). Sin Bin: The Untold Story of A True Footy Bad Boy. MacMillan.
Evans, Richard. (2004). The pyjama girl mystery: a true story of murder, obsession and lies. Carlton North, VIC: Scribe Publications. 250 pp.
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Farwell, George. (1970). Ned Kelly: The Life and Adventures of Australia's Notorious Bushranger. Cheshire.
Fellows, Warren. (1997). Damage done: twelve years of hell in a Bangkok prison. Pan Macmillan Australia.
Feltus, Gerald Michael. (2010). The Unknown Man: A suspicious death at Somerton Beach. Greenacres, SA: Self published. 212 pp.
Fewster, Sean. (2012). City of Evil: The shocking real story of Adelaide's strange and violent underbelly. Hachette.
FitzSimons, Peter. (2013). Ned Kelly. Random House Australia.
Frame, Thomas R. (2019). Gun control: what Australia got right (and wrong). Sydney, NSW: NewSouth Publishing. xxix + 201 pp.
Friedrich, John and Flanagan, Richard. (1991). Codename Iago: The story of John Friedrich. Melbourne: William Heinemann Australia. 256 pp.
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Gatto, Mick, with Tom Noble. (2009). I, Mick Gatto. Melbourne University Publishing
Gatto, Mick, with Tom Noble. (2011). I, Mick Gatto (updated ed.). Victory Books.
Gilling, Tom and Jones, Terry. (2019). The Griffith Wars: The powerful true story of Donald Mackay's murder and the town that stood up to the Mafia. Allen & Unwin. 312 pp.
Graham, Caroline and Stevenson, Kylie. (2021). Larrimah: a missing man, an eyeless croc & an outback town of 11 people who mostly hate each other. Allen & Unwin.
Greenwood, Kerry. (2012). Tamam Shud: The Somerton Man Mystery. NewSouth Publishing. 221 pp.
Greenwood, Kerry. (2013). Tamam Shud – The Somerton Man Mystery. University of New South Wales Publishing.
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Haddrick, Greg. (2024). In the Dead of Night: A mysterious disappearance, a brazen murderer and the police who hunted him down. Allen & Unwin. 336 pp.
Haddrick, Greg. (2025). The Mushroom Murders: A family lunch. Three deaths. What really happened? Allen & Unwin. 320 pp.
Hall, Tracy, with Summer Land. (2024). The Last Victim. Hachette Australia. 287 pp.
Harvey, John R. (1948). Black hand vengeance (True Australian crime series no. 3). Sydney, Australia: Invincible Press. 128 pp. [Italian mafia in Queensland]
Harvey, Sandra D. (2000). The Ghost of Ludwig Gertsch. Sydney, NSW: Pan Macmillan Australia. xiii + 413 pp.
Harvey, Sandra D. and Simpson, Lindsay. (1989). Brothers in Arms. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. xii + 267 pp.
Harvey, Sandra D. and Simpson, Lindsay. (2001). Brothers in Arms. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin. xii + 267 pp.
Haynes, Jim. (2022). Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags: Australia's most colourful criminal characters. Allen & Unwin. 304 pp.
Hazelwood, Peter. (2017). Port Arthur 28 April 1996... and the aftermath : a personal account. Banyo, QLD: Self published. 244 pp.
Hobbs, Margaret and Rule, Andrew, (1997). The Evil: Inside the Mind of a Child Killer. Kew, VIC: Mandarin. [Sheree Beasley (6); kidnapped, raped and murdered by Robert Arthur Selby Lowe; body found in stormwater drain three months later]
Hooper, Chloe. (2019). Arsonist: mind on fire. Penguin.
Hoser, Raymond. (1995). The Hoser Files: The Fight Against Official Police Corruption. Doncaster, VIC: Kotabi. xiv + 322 pp.
Howell, Wayne. (2003). Eavesdropping on Evil: the Silk/Miller police murders. Rowville, VIC: Five Mile Press. 336 pp. [includes CD with 48 mins of audio]
Hoysted, Peter and Sheil, Pat. (2019). Fine Cotton fiasco. Penguin.
Hughes, Malcolm R. (2024). A social conscience. Waikiki, WA: Self published.
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Innes, Lyn. (2008). Ned Kelly: Icon of Modern Culture. Helm Information Ltd.
Irwin, Ron. (2012). Blackened tanner: The Denis Tanner story. Scoresby, VIC: The Five Mile Press. xi + 289 pp.
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Jackson, Rochelle. (2011). Inside Their Minds: Australian criminals. Allen & Unwin. 256 pp.
Jackson, Rochelle. (2012). Partners and Crime: The true stories of eight women and their lives with notorious men. 288 pp.
Jacobsen, Geesche. (2012). Abandoned: The sad death of Dianne Brimble. Allen & Unwin. 394 pp.
Jones, Ian. (1992). The Friendship that Destroyed Ned Kelly: Joe Byrne Joe Byrne & Aaron Sherritt. Lothian Pub.
Jones, Ian. (1995). Ned Kelly, a short life. Port Melbourne: Lothian Books.
Jones, Ian. (2010). Ned Kelly: A Short Life. Hachette UK.
Jubelin, Gary, with Dan Box. (2022). Badness. HarperCollins.
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Kamper, Angela and Miranda, Charles. (2006). My Brother's Keeper: The true story of a vicious killing and a powerful surf brotherhood. Allen & Unwin. 240 pp.
Kelly, Ned. (2012). McDermott, Alex (ed.). The Jerilderie Letter: Text Classics. Text Publishing.
Kelson, Brendon and McQuilton, John. (2001). Kelly Country: A Photographic Journey. University of Queensland Press.
Kenneally, J. J. (1929). Inner History of the Kelly Gang. Dandenong, VIC: The Kelly Gang Publishing Company. [ran to at least 9 editions]
Kidd, Paul Benjamin. (2013). Paul B. Kidd's 50 Australian crimes of the 20th century. Scoresby, VIC: The Five Mile Press. 449 pp.
Kieza, Grantlee. (2017). Mrs Kelly. HarperCollins Australia.
Kovacic, Katherine. (2021). The Schoolgirl Strangler. Bonnier Echo. 320 pp.
Kyriacou, Kate. (2018). The Sting: The Undercover Operation That Caught Daniel Morcombe's Killer. Bonnier Echo. 360 pp.
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Lalor, Peter. (2002). Blood Stain. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin. 314 pp.
Latham, Timothy. (2005). Norfolk: Island of Secrets. Allen & Unwin. 272 pp.
Lee, Sandra E. (2002). Beyond bad: the life and crimes of Katherine Knight, Australia's Hannibal. Milsons Point, NSW: Bantam Books. 296 pp.
Lee, Sandra E. (2004). Kathy the cannibal. London: John Blake. 296 pp.
Leydon, Keith and Ray, Michael. (2000). The Wonnangatta Mystery: An Inquiry Into the Unsolved Murders. Mansfield, VIC: Warrior Press.
Linton, John Suter. (2004). Bound by Blood: The true story of the Wollongong murders. Allen & Unwin. 300 pp.
Lovell, Anne. (2008). Connie's Secret. Allen & Unwin. 280 pp.
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Macfarlane, Ian. (2012). The Kelly Gang Unmasked. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Macrì, V. and Ciconte, E. (2009). Australian ’ndrangheta. Soveria Mannelli, Italy: Rubbetino.
Madigan, M. (2013). The NCA bombing – A mafia murder? Kent Town, SA: Axiom Australia. 238 pp.
Maloy, Roy. (2020). Squizzy: The Biography: The Forensics, The Man, The Vendetta (2nd ed.). Lulu.
Marshall, Debi. (2006). Killing for Pleasure: he definitive story of the Snowtown serial murders. Random House Australia.
Maxwell, Mary W. and McLachlan, Dee. (2016). Port Arthur: enough is enough. Albert Park, VIC: Self published. 288 pp.
McClymont, Kate, with Vanda Carson. (2018). Dead man walking: The murky world of Michael McGurk & Ron Medich. Penguin.
McCulloch, Lachlan. (2000). The Street: Confessions of an undercover cop. Sydney: Floradale Productions. vii + 210pp.
McCulloch, Lachlan. (2001). The Street 2: More confessions of an undercover cop. Sydney: Floradale Productions. viii + 231 pp.
McCulloch, Lachlan. (2003). No Mercy: Confessions of an undercover cop. John Blake. 213 pp.
McCulloch, Lachlan. (2004). No Mercy: Confessions of an undercover cop. Metro Books. 224 pp.
McCulloch, Lachlan. (2005). Packing Death. Floradale/Sly Ink. vii + 303 pp.
McKenzie-Murray, Martin. (2016). Murder without motive: the killing of Rebecca Ryle. Scribe Publications.
McLaren, Colin. (2009). Infiltration. Melbourne University Press.
McMenomy, Keith. (1984). Ned Kelly: The Authentic Illustrated History. C. O. Ross.
McNab, Duncan. (2005). The usual suspect: the life of Abe Saffron. Sydney: Pan Macmillan. xi + 288 pp.
McNab, Duncan. (2006). The dodger: Inside the world of Roger Rogerson. Sydney, NSW: Pan Macmillan Australia. xi + 282 pp.
McNab, Duncan. (2012). Killing Mr Rent-a-Kill. Sydney: Pan Macmillan. 313 pp. [disappearance of hitman Christopher Dale Flannery]
McNab, Duncan. (2013). Outlaw bikers in Australia. Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia. 314 pp.
McNab, Duncan. (2015). Waterfront: graft, corruption and violence - Australia's crime frontier from 1788 to now. Sydney, NSW: Hachette Australia. vii + 344 pp.
McNab, Duncan. (2016). Roger Rogerson: from decorated policeman to convicted criminal - the inside story. Sydney, NSW: Hachette. xiv + 329 pp.
McNab, Duncan. (2017). Getting away with murder. North Sydney, NSW: Penguin Random House Australia. 303 pp.
McNab, Duncan. (2019). The snapshot killer: the shocking true story of predator and serial killer Christopher Wilder - from Sydney's beaches to America's most wanted. Sydney, NSW: Hachette Australia. ix + 322 pp.
McNab, Duncan. (2021). The snapshot killer: the shocking true story of serial killer Christopher Wilder - from Sydney's beaches to America's most wanted. Sydney: Hachette Australia. ix + 322 pp.
McNab, Duncan. (2025). Recipe for Murder: The poisonous truth behind Erin Patterson – the mushroom murderer of Leongatha. Sydney, NSW: Hachette Australia. 336 pp.
McQuilton, John. (1987). The Kelly Outbreak, 1878–1880. Carlton: Melbourne University Press.
Mercer, Neil. (2024). The Kingpin and the Crooked Cop: The definitive inside story of Neddy Smith and Roger Rogerson, partners in crime. Allen & Unwin. 448 pp.
Meredith, John and Scott, Bill. (1980). Ned Kelly: After a Century of Acrimony. Lansdowne Press.
Mikac, Walter. (1999). The circle of life: replacing hardship with love. South Melbourne: Macmillan. 115 pp.
Mikac, Walter and Simpson, Lindsay. (1997). To have and to hold. Sydney: Pan Macmillan. x + 279 pp.
Mikac, Walter and Simpson, Lindsay. (1998). To have and to hold: a modern day love story cut short... Sydney: Pan Macmillan.
Miller, Wayne Charles. (1996). The Murder of Sheree Beasley. Port Melbourne: Wilkinson Books. 494 pp. [Sheree Beasley (6); kidnapped, raped and murdered by Robert Arthur Selby Lowe; body found in stormwater drain three months later]
Milligan, Louise. (2017). Cardinal: the rise and fall of George Pell. Melbourne University Press.
Miranda, Charles. (2013). Deception. Allen & Unwin. 342 pp.
Molony, John. (2001). Ned Kelly. Melbourne University Publishing.
Monte, Frank. (2001). The Spying Game; My extraordinary life. Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia. vi + 308 pp.
Morri, Mark. (2016). Remembering Anita Cobby: the case, the husband, the aftermath - 30 years on. Random House.
Morri, Mark. (2019). Hate mail. Penguin.
Morrissey, Doug. (2015). Ned Kelly, a Lawless Life. Ballarat: Connor Court.
Mortimer, Wallace Malcolm. (2009). Who Killed Jim Barclay? Self published.
Morton, James and Lobez, Susanna. (2010). Gangland Australia: Colonial Criminals to the Carlton Crew (new ed.). Victory Books.
Morton, James and Robinson, Russell. (2010). Shotgun and Standover: The Story of the Painters and Dockers. MacMillan.
Muir, Andy. (2013). Underbelly Squizzy: The story of Australia's first celebrity gangster. Allen & Unwin. 352 pp.
Munro, Mike. (2019). The Last Bushrangers: When history becomes personal – the story of the murderous Kenniff gang. HarperCollins AU. 320 pp.
Murray, David. (2017). Murder of Allison Baden-Clay. Penguin.
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Norris, Megan. (2023). Look what you made me do: fathers who kill. Big Sky Publishing.
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Overington, Caroline. (2020). Missing William Tyrrell. HarperCollins Australia.
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PAHSMA (Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority). (1999). The Port Arthur tragedy. Port Arthur, TAS: Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority. 10 pp.
Pearl, Cyril. (1958). Wild men of Sydney: A turbulent era in Australian social and political life. London: W.H. Allen. 255 pp.
Pearl, Cyril. (1970). Wild men of Sydney. Melbourne: Universal Books. 255 pp.
Pedley, Derek. (1999). No Fixed Address – The Hunt for Brenden James Abbott. HarperCollins Australia.
Pedley, Derek. (2006). Australian Outlaw: The True Story Of Postcard Bandit Brenden Abbott. Sly Ink.
Pedley, Derek. (2026). The Postcard Bandit: The incredible true story of Australian outlaw Brenden Abbott. Allen & Unwin. 432 pp.
Pershall, Mary K. (2011). Gorgeous Girl: A mother's memoir of madness and murder. Penguin.
Phelps, James. (2014). Australia's Hardest Prison: Inside the Walls of Long Bay Jail. Ebury Australia [imprint from Random House]. 336 pp.
Phelps, James. (2016). Australia's Most Murderous Prison: Behind the Walls of Goulburn Jail. Ebury Australia [imprint from Random House]. 288 pp. [eBook published in 2015]
Phelps, James. (2017). Australia's Toughest Prisons: Inmates. Ebury Australia [imprint from Random House]. 288 pp.
Phelps, James. (2018a). Australian Heist. Harper Collins. 368 pp. [1862 Eugowra gold robbery by Ben Hall and associates]
Phelps, James. (2018b). Green Is The New Black: Inside Australia's Hardest Women's Jails. Ebury Australia [imprint from Random House]. 320 pp.
Phelps, James. (2023). Australia's Most Infamous Jail: Inside the Walls of Pentridge Prison. Harper Collins. 304 pp.
Presser, John C. (c.1999). Port Arthur: the other side of the divide. Hobart, TAS: Tasmania First Party Ltd. iv + 90 pp.
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Read, Mark Brandon. (1991). Chopper: from the inside: the confessions of Mark Brandon Read. Kilmore, VIC: Floradale Productions. xii + 212 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (1992). Hits and memories: more confessions of Mark Brandon Read. Kilmore, VIC: Floradale Productions. xii + 212 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (1993). How to shoot friends and influence people. Kilmore, VIC: Floradale Productions. viii + 216 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (1994). For the term of his unnatural life. Melbourne: Floradale Productions. iv + 204 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (1995). Pulp-faction: revenge of the rabbit kisser and other jailhouse stories. Melbourne, VIC: Floradale Productions. vii + 216 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (1996). Chopper 6: No tears for a tough guy. Melbourne, VIC: Floradale Productions and Sly Ink / Smithfield, NSW: Distributed wholesale by G. Allen. viii + 223 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (c.1997). The singing defective. Smithfield, NSW: Floradale Productions and Sly Ink. viii + 222 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (c.1998). The Sicilian defence. Smithfield, NSW: Floradale Productions. vii + 208 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (2000). The final cut. Smithfield, NSW: Floradale Productions. vii + 215 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (2001). Chopper 10 1/2: The popcorn gangster. Smithfield, NSW: Floradale Productions and Sly Ink. vii + 216 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (2003). Hell hath no fury like a mate shot in the arse. London: John Blake. xii + 272 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (2003). The blowtorch trilogy. Kilmore, VIC: Floradale Productions. vii + 661 pp. [3-in-1: Copper 5, 6, 7]
Read, Mark Brandon. (2004). No turning back. Kilmore, VIC: Floradale Productions. 637 pp. [3-in-1: Chopper 8, 9 & 10 1/2]
Read, Mark Brandon. (2006). Don't go breaking my legs. London: John Blake Publishing. 213 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (c.2007). Chopper. London: John Blake Publishing. 282 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (c.2007). Empire of the gun. London: John Blake Publishing. xvi + 283 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (c.2007). How to shoot friends and influence people. London: John Blake. xv + 271 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (2007). Last Man Standing: From Ex-con to Icon. Smithfield, VIC: Floradale Productions and Sly Ink. 216 pp. [vii + 225 pp.?]
Read, Mark Brandon. (2007). Chopper: zza wiȩziennych murów. Warsaw, Poland: Grube Ryby. 242 pp. [Polish translation of 'Chopper: from the inside']
Read, Mark Brandon. (c.2008). A bullet in the head is worth two in the chamber. London: John Blake Publishing. xiv + 254 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (2008). A bullet in time saves nine. London: John Blake Publishing. 212 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (2010). One thing led to another: the real story. Sydney, NSW: Pan Macmillan. 297 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (2012). From the inside. Sydney: Pan Macmillan. 325 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (2012). How to shoot friends and influence people. Sydney, NSW: Pan Macmillan. 351 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (2013). For the term of his unnatural life. Sydney, NSW: Pan Macmillan Australia. 345 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (2013). No tears for a tough guy. Sydney, NSW: Pan Macmillan Australia. 315 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (2013). Pulp faction. Sydney, NSW: Pan Macmillan Australia. 291 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (2013). The Sicilian defence. Sydney, NSW: Pan Macmillan Australia. 294 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (2013). The singing defective. Sydney, NSW: Pan Macmillan Australia. 318 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (2013). For the term of his unnatural life. Sydney: Pan Macmillan. 345 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (2013). Hits and memories. Sydney, NSW: Pan Macmillan. 304 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (2014). Last man standing. Sydney, NSW: Pan Macmillan Australia. 327 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (2014). The final cut. Sydney, NSW: Pan Macmillan Australia. 305 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (2014). The popcorn gangster. Sydney, NSW: Pan Macmillan Australia. 324 pp.
Read, Mark Brandon. (2018). Chopper: from the inside. Sydney, NSW: Pan Macmillan Australia. 333 pp.
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Fictionalised accounts
Atkinson, Hugh Geddes [as Geddes, Hugh]. (1978). The Pyjama Girl Case. Melbourne: Sun Books Pty. Ltd.
Atkinson, Hugh Geddes [as Geddes, Hugh]. (2005). The Pyjama Girl Case. Rowville, Victoria: The Five Mile Press. 215 pp.
Bowes, Peter. (2016). The Bookmaker From Rabaul. Bennison Books Publishing. 426 pp. [the Somerton Man case]
Mallon, Andrew. (1979). Leonski: The Brown-Out Murders. Collingwood, VIC: Outback Press. 202 pp.
Wearne, Olivia. (2023). The Woman Who Knew Too Little. HQ Fiction. 400 pp. [the Somerton Man case]
Book chapters
Ayling, J. and Broadhurst, R. (2014). Organized crime control in Australia and New Zealand, pp. 612-633. In: Paoli, L. (ed.). The Oxford handbook of organized crime. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Bronitt, S. (2011) Australia, pp. 49-96. In: Heller, K. J. and Dubber, M. D. (eds.). The handbook of comparative criminal law. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
Gaunson, Stephen. (2013). Protesting Colonial Australia: Convict Theatre and Kelly Ballads, pp. 361-372. In: Friedman, Jonathan C. (ed.). The Routledge History of Social Protest in Popular Music. Taylor & Francis.
Sergi, A. (2013). ‘La ’ndrangheta migrante e il caso Australia, pp. 123-140. In: Cappelli, V., Masi, G. and Sergi, P. (eds.). Calabria migrante. Rende, Italy: Centro di Ricerca sulle Migrazioni.
Journal articles
Dawson, Stuart. (2015). Redeeming Fitzpatrick: Ned Kelly and the Fitzpatrick Incident. Eras Journal 17(1): 60-91.
Dawson, Stuart. (2016). Ned Kelly's last words: 'Ah, well, I suppose'. Eras18(1): 38-50.
Sergi, A. (2012). Family Influence: Italian mafia group operates in Australia. Jane’s Intelligence Review [2012](August): 46-47.
Spagnolo, P. (2010). L’ascesa della ’ndrangheta in Australia. Altreitalie, January–June.
Newspaper articles
Bachelard, M. (2016). 'If anything happens to Joseph Acquaro we’ll know where to start looking': Police. The Sydney Morning Herald. Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/national/if-anything-happens-to-joseph-acquaro-well-know-where-to-start-looking-police-20160315-gnjp3h.html-ixzz42yAsLFjE
Bachelard, M., McKenzie, N. and Baker, R. (2015). Australian mafia: The more it changes, the more it stays the same. The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 July 2015. Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/national/australian-mafia-the-more-it-changes-the-more-it-stays-the-same-20150703-gi4l2n.html-ixzz3zliD0UEA
Bennetts, S. and Sergi, A. (2015). Australia’s political donations system makes politics vulnerable to the Mafia. The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/national/australias-political-donations-system-makes-politics-vulnerable-to-the-mafia-20150728-gilyuu.html-ixzz3r0XNVVk8
Branley, A. (2015). Australian figures linked to Calabrian Mafia revealed; experts warn more police focus needed on organised crime. ABC Four Corners. Available at: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-06/calabrian-mafia-continues-flourish-despite-police-operations/6596192
Bucci, N., Houston, C. and Mills, T. (2016). Mafia lawyer and gelati bar owner Joseph ‘Pino’ Acquaro gunned down on Brunswick East street. The Age. Available at: https://www.theage.com.au/victoria/body-found-on-brunswick-east-street-homicide-squad-investigating-20160314-gniwm2.html-ixzz42yAccExY
Knaus, C. (2015). Dangers to mafia informant ‘real and compelling’, Eastman judge says. The Canberra Times. 27 April 2015. Available at: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/dangers-to-mafia-informant-real-and-compelling-eastman-judge-says-20150427-1mu4el.html
McKenzie, N. and Baker, R. (2009). Men of influence. The Age. Melbourne. Available at: http://www.theage.com.au/national/men-of-influence-20090222-8eob.html
McKenzie, N., Hichens, C. and Toft, K. (2015). Part one: The mafia in Australia: Drugs, murder and politics. Part two: The mafia in Australia: Blood ties. ABC Four Corners and Fairfax Media. Available at: http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2015/06/29/4261876.htm
Mills, T. (2016). Fugitive with mafia links arrested in Rome after flying from Australia. The Age. 9 March 2016. Available at: http://www.theage.com.au/national/fugitive-with-mafia-links-arrested-in-rome-flew-from-australia-20160308-gne2wo#ixzz42yBHfwhP
Murphy, D., McKenzie, N., Welch, D. and Houston, C. (2008). World’s biggest ecstasy bust. The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 2008. Retrieved from: https://www.smh.com.au/news/national/worlds-biggest-ecstasy-bust/2008/08/08/1218139079745.html%20
Online articles
Bennetts, S. (2016). Why the Calabrian mafia in Australia is so little recognised and understood. The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/why-the-calabrian-mafia-in-australia-is-so-little-recognised-and-understood-50914
Rule of Law Institute of Australia. (2014). Legal responses to criminal organisations in NSW and QLD. Available at: https://www.ruleoflaw.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Rule-of-Law-Institute-Legal-Responses-to-Criminal-Organisations-NSW-and-QLD.pdf
Reports
ACC. (2015). Organised crime in Australia, Canberra, Australia: Australian Crime Commission.
Australian Government. (2015). National organised crime response plan 2015–18. Canberra, Australia: Attorney-General’s Department.
Connery D. (2013). The Commonwealth’s part in the fight against organised crime: It’s worth doing more. Canberra, Australia: Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
NSW Parliamentary Research Service. (2013). Anti-gang laws in Australia. Issues background. Sydney, Australia: NSW Parliament.
Scientific Papers
Anonymous (ed.). (1997). Port Arthur Seminar papers: a record of the proceedings of the Port Arthur Seminar, 11-12 March 1997, Melbourne, Victoria. Dickson, ACT: Emergency Management Australia. 137 pp.
Ayling J. (2011). Pre-emptive strike: How Australia is tackling outlaw motorcycle gangs. American Journal of Criminal Justice 36(3): 250-264.
Ayling J. (2014). Going Dutch? Comparing approaches to preventing organised crime in Australia and the Netherlands. The European Review of Organised Crime 1(1): 78-107.
Bennetts, S. (2016). Undesirable Italians: Prolegomena for a history of the Calabrian ’Ndrangheta in Australia. Modern Italy 2(1): 83-99.
Brown, Kenneth A. (1982). The identification of Linda Agostini. The significance of dental evidence in the Albury ‘Pyjama Girl’ case. A case report. Forensic Science International 20(1): 81-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/0379-0738(82)90110-4https://doi.org/10.1016/0379-0738(82)90110-4
Gray A. (2009). Australian ‘Bikie’ laws in the absence of an express bill of rights. Journal of International Commercial Law and Technology 4(4): 274-286.
Martin, G. (2014). Outlaw motorcycle gangs and secret evidence: Reflections on the use of criminal intelligence in the control of serious organised crime in Australia. Sydney Law Review 36: 501-539.
Martin, Kenneth. (2024). Another appeal: Appeal Coram apprehended bias challenges: 'Wark v Western Australia'. Australian Law Journal 98(2): 97-102. [Abstract]
McGarrity, N. (2012). From terrorism to bikies: Control orders in Australia. Alternative Law Journal 37(3): 166-186.
Moffa, Monique, Ruyters, Michele and Stratton, Greg. (2022). Still No Bodies: Five Years of “No Body, No Parole” in Queensland, Australia. Journal of Criminology 55(2): 162-179. https://doi.org/10.1177/26338076221087458
Morgan G., Dagistanli S. and Martin G. (2010). Global fears, local anxiety: Policing, counterterrorism and moral panic over “bikie gang wars” in New South Wales. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology 43(3): 580-585.
Sergi A. (2015a). The evolution of the Australian ‘ndrangheta. An historical perspective. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology 48(2): 155-174.
Sergi, A. (2015b). The Italian anti-mafia system between practice and symbolism. Evaluating contemporary views on the Italian structure model against organised crime. Policing: A Journal for Policy and Practice. doi:10.1093/police/pav028
Sergi, Anna. (2016). Countering the Australian ‘ndrangheta: The criminalisation of mafia behaviour in Australia between national and comparative criminal law. Journal of Criminology 50(3): 321-340. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004865816652367
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Theses and Dissertations
Barrett, Lezli-An. (2017). The Pyjama Girl and Submerged women, liminal voices: A feminist investigation of feature film screenwriting as creative practice. PhD thesis, University of Western Australia.