25 must-read fiction books like Mr Smith to You: A novel based on the true story of Australian jockey Bill Smith – a life lived in secret by Kerry Anne Taylor

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Mr Smith to You: A novel based on the true story of Australian jockey Bill Smith – a life lived in secret

By: Kerry Anne Taylor

4.06

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

For most of his 76 years, Bill Smith preferred solitude over socialising, horses over people and co…

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1. Lola in the Mirror

By: Trent Dalton

4.41

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from inter… read more

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2. The Drowning

By: Bryan Brown

3.56

Format: 288 pages, ebook

With sales of over 16,000 copies of Sweet Jimmy , Bryan Brown's distinctive storytelling voice cont… read more

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3. Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life

By: Anna Funder

4.13

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

This is the story of the marriage behind some of the most famous literary works of the 20th century… read more

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4. Stone Yard Devotional

By: Charlotte Wood

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A deeply moving novel about forgiveness, grief, and what it means to be 'good', from the award-winn… read more

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5. Limberlost

By: Robbie Arnott

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In the heat of a long summer Ned hunts rabbits in a river valley, hoping the pelts will earn him en… read more

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"After an hour of sodden stomping they saw ghostly figures beckoning them through the dense cloud. Highland snow gums, colour-swirled and hardy, and alpine yellow gums, splashed with shades of lemon a…"

-Robbie Arnott, Limberlost

"He told her the story of it, his words coming faster than with the others, without artifice or caution. Told her how he'd known there was something wonderful under the old paint from the moment he sa…"

-Robbie Arnott, Limberlost

"He'd stare at that field of water until all the things he could not handle were rinsed out of him, and all that remained within him was the memory of that night: the whale, the warmth of the coat, hi…"

-Robbie Arnott, Limberlost

"Three days after their wedding they were standing at the base of Liffey Falls, at the brisk death of winter, watching an airborne river thrash its way earthward. The water tumbled through high ridges…"

-Robbie Arnott, Limberlost

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6. Safe Haven

By: Shankari Chandran

4.18

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

The new novel from the Miles Franklin award-winning author of Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens. It was… read more

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Cover of The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3) by Chris Hammer

7. The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3)

By: Chris Hammer

4.23

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

The latest stunning thriller from the bestselling author of Scrublands and The Tilt. Chris Hammer's… read more

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8. All the Words We Know

By: Bruce Nash

3.58

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A wickedly funny and genuinely moving novel about memory, language and love, perfect for fans of Ri… read more

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9. The In-Between

By: Christos Tsiolkas

3.70

Format: 400 pages, ebook

The tender, sensual and moving new novel from the award-winning and bestselling author of The Slap … read more

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"There was respite in history. The beligerence and intolerance of the contemporary age was of no consequence to the past. And there was no shouting."

-Christos Tsiolkas, The In-Between

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10. The Things That Matter Most

By: Gabbie Stroud

4.44

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

A powerful and moving debut novel about a school community in crisis from the bestselling author of… read more

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Cover of What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan

11. What Happened to Nina?

By: Dervla McTiernan

4.11

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

10 hours, 50 minutes From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Murder Rule comes an… read more

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12. Green Dot

By: Madeleine Gray

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An irresistible and messy love story about the terrible allure of wanting something that promises n… read more

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13. Pheasants Nest

By: Louise Milligan

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

She wonders if they have discovered her missing yet. Has it broken in the news? Who has been assign… read more

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14. Other People's Houses

By: Kelli Hawkins

3.44

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A stunningly tense, page-turning debut for all fans of The Woman in the Window and The Girl on the … read more

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15. The Registrar

By: Neela Janakiramanan

4.05

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Sometimes in hospital people die - but not all of them should. A moving, addictive debut novel for … read more

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16. It Takes a Town

By: Aoife Clifford

3.63

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

So many people had reason to hate her, but did anyone have reason to kill her?   Everyone dies fa… read more

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17. The Glass House

By: Anne Buist

3.89

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to The Menzies. Trainee psychiatrist Doctor Hannah Wright, a country girl with a chaotic hi… read more

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18. Wearing Paper Dresses

By: Anne Brinsden

3.92

Format: None pages, ebook

You can talk about living in the Mallee. And you can talk about a Mallee tree. And you can talk abo… read more

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19. Held

By: Anne Michaels

3.66

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A breathtaking and mysterious new novel from the beloved Anne Michaels, internationally bestselling… read more

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"Who can say what happens when we are remembered?"

-Anne Michaels, Held

"Do we really need our own misery to teach us to be kind?"

-Anne Michaels, Held

"We know life is finite. Why should we believe death lasts forever?"

-Anne Michaels, Held

"Would he know the moment of his death or would it be like night falling."

-Anne Michaels, Held

Cover of Black Lies (Dr. Laura Fleming, #2) by Mercedes Mercier

20. Black Lies (Dr. Laura Fleming, #2)

By: Mercedes Mercier

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A shocking crime A killer telling lies ... The most dangerous man is the one with nothing to … read more

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21. Against the Water: A surfing champion's inspirational journey to Olympic glory

By: Owen Wright

4.35

Format: None pages, Audiobook

The gut-wrenching story of how one of Australia’s finest surfers overcame a brain injury and despai… read more

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22. Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4)

By: Michael Robotham

4.27

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN 9781668030998 can be found here The mystery of Evie C… read more

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"We exist before we are born and after we die."

-Michael Robotham, Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4)

"... everything I want is on the other side of fear."

-Michael Robotham, Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4)

"... as though men were the solution to every problem."

-Michael Robotham, Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4)

"Introspection leads to self-analysis, which leads to self-hatred."

-Michael Robotham, Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4)

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23. The Creeper

By: Margaret Hickey

4.18

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

Victim ... or killer?For the last decade, the small mountain town of Edenville in Victoria’s high c… read more

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24. 17 Years Later

By: J.P. Pomare

4.43

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Is the truth sometimes best left buried? A crime masterpiece by bestselling author J. P. Pomare… read more

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25. The Profound Benefits of a Stint in Prison: Locked up and lucked out in max security

By: Andrew Hamilton

4.19

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Andrew Hamilton thought he had life beautiful fiancée, a popular pizza restaurant, two beloved dog… read more

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26. Mr Smith to You: A novel based on the true story of Australian jockey Bill Smith – a life lived in secret

By: Kerry Anne Taylor

4.06

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

For most of his 76 years, Bill Smith preferred solitude over socialising, horses over people and co… read more

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  • lgbt
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27. The Ledge

By: Christian White

4.39

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

When human remains are discovered in the forests of regional Victoria, the police are baffled, the … read more

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Cover of The Valley (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #4) by Chris Hammer

28. The Valley (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #4)

By: Chris Hammer

4.36

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

The latest stunning thriller from the bestselling author of Scrublands and The Seven.Nell Buchanan … read more

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29. Things Will Calm Down Soon

By: Zoë Foster Blake

3.92

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to the hectic world of beauty and business in this highly relatable novel following a talen… read more

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30. The Voice Inside

By: John Farnham

4.60

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The unflinching and unforgettable memoir of music and life from the much-loved Australian legend. … read more

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Amy Tintera

4.13

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Alex Finlay

3.79

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4.04

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