Clan Destine Press

04/04/2024

The next fabulous book to come from Clan Destine Press.

What would the Great Detective be like if Sherlock Holmes was a woman? That's the question answered in Sherlock is a Girls’ Name, an anthology imagining Sherlock Holmes as female, in tall tales that follow the great detective across time and even space. The stories in this collection, selected by ...

29/03/2024

Remains to be Told: Dark Tales of Aotearoa edited by Lee Murray been shortlisted for Australasian Shadows Awards.
And a story and a poem from the anthology have been shortlisted: Guiding Star by Tim Jones in the Poetry category; and What Bones These Tides Bring by Nikky Lee in the Short Fiction category.

AND After I Found Her by Claire Low in our anthology This Fresh Hell edited by Katya de Becerra, Author and Narrelle Harris is also shortlisted.

https://australasianhorror.com/australian-shadows-awards/?fbclid=IwAR0c-NbiNDv6d63N8zhkktY75ZwZlinjI0uhUy9u1fCUQK5i2FhMsO7Nlh0_aem_AWAJNbDJpv3po1efiCc3wdlj0cPzoHD47lNvfKZq3ZzSiACWwdEd6RCGNBxoCG-PT-6ODmMflGG5TlnPENbA1TGx

23/02/2024

It's WOO_HOO cover reveal and pre-order time again.
Dark Deeds Down Under 2, the next volume of our ground-breaking, bestselling anthology series, features 21 short stories by the best storytelling talents from Australia and New Zealand.
Once again, the settings in this vibrant showcase of antipodean crime, range from the seething underbellies of our modern cities to New Zealand’s South Island glaciers or Australia’s dusty Outback; from ocean-carved coasts and craggy mountains, via country towns and sleepy villages, to isolated wilderness and sultry rainforests.

The new dark deeds herein are perpetrated by:
Emma Viskic ~ Malla Nunn ~ Jack Heath ~ Charity Norman ~ Ben Hobson ~ Natalie Conyer ~ Peter Papathanasiou ~ Jennifer Lane ~ Helen Fitzgerald ~ Chad Taylor ~ Ashley Kalagian Blunt ~ Robert Gott ~ Andi C Buchanan ~ Shelley Burne-Field ~ Anna Downes ~ Stephen Johnson ~ Dani Vee ~ Renee ~ Michael Botur
and reprints from three Aussie legends of the genre:
Jean Bedford ~ Dorothy Porter ~ Peter Corris
The cover photo at the Ilparpa Claypans, Central Australia was taken by Liz Olle.

19/12/2023

A great Arts Hub interview of LJM Own by Thuy On about Murder You Wrote.

A crime fiction book that's deliberately easy to read is targeted at helping Tasmania's literacy problems.

11/12/2023

Ooh - we love a good review.

Title: The Diemen Alexander Author: Marie Heitz Genre: Crime, Mystery, Science Fiction Publisher: Clan Destine Press Published: 16th October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 316 Price: $32.95 Synopsis…

30/11/2023

A fabulous review for Murder You Wrote from Ashleigh Meikle

Title: Murder You Wrote: An Interactive Mystery Author: L.J.M Owen (editor) Genre: Crime Publisher: Clan Destine Press Published: 1st November 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 246 Price: $34.95 Synops…

27/11/2023

The 30th annual Scarlet Stiletto Awards were held on Saturday (Nov 25). To celebrate the amazing milestone - with Sisters in Crime Australia - we published in paperback and eBook The Scarlet Stiletto: 30 Years of Mystery, Murder and Malice.
The book features the 30 First-Prize Scarlet Stiletto winning stories from 1994 to 2023, plus a bonus Silver Stiletto story.
The book was launched by the first, and first two-shoe, winner Cate Kennedy who won back to back prizes three decades ago.
Five 'shoe winners' - including this year's winner - were present to collect their copies.
Ruth Wykes 2016: Jacqui Horwood 2003 (Silver 2016): Cate Kennedy 1994, 1995; Romany Rzechowicz 2023; and Christina Lee 1996,1998.
The book is available from our website, all good bookstores and online options.
https://www.clandestinepress.net/products/the-scarlet-stiletto

24/10/2023

We here in the Clan Cave are beyond thrilled to announce our latest book: The Diemen Alexander by Marie Heitz.
A sci-fi romp through present day Hobart – featuring zoology, comparative anatomy and venture capitalism – it's also a coming of age story that that asks deeper questions about human responsibility towards animals, the earth and each other, and the truth that power goes to the person most prepared to wield it.

Described by by bestselling author Alison Goodman as "Jurassic Park meets ET - in the best possible way. It’s fast paced, thrilling, funny, and fantastical. I loved it.’

https://www.clandestinepress.net/

01/10/2023

And we are launched. Remains to be Told: Dark Tales of Aotearoa, edited by the fabulous Lee Murray, is officially out in the world.
Launched today at Conflux 17 in Canberra with Lee, Jacqui Greaves, Tracie McBride and Paul Mannering in the house!

13/09/2023

A great review of the first Monty Dog Detective book by Louisa Bennett.
We've just released the third in the series. The Nosy Detectives.

Monty and Me is a cosy murder with inter-species humor while a junior detective (human) and a Golden Retriever bond and work together.

25/08/2023

We are bursting with new books.
SILKS - is our next crime novel and the next in the Catherine Kint mysteries by the fabulous Hugh McGinlay.
Cover reveal and pre-order info. What are you waiting for.
https://www.clandestinepress.net/products/silks

22/08/2023

We have a fabulous review for Remains to be Told.
If this doesn't make you hustle over to the CDP website and pre-order your copy then what's wrong with you!

15/08/2023

We've gone to the dark side of Kiwi fiction with our latest anthology.

Remains to be Told: Dark Tales of Aotearoa, curated by the fabulous award-winning Lee Murray, features 20 stories and poems by some of New Zealand's finest horror writers.

Imbued with the myth, culture and character of Aotearoa-New Zealand, Remains to be Told is thrilling, chilling, a little funny, and very creepy.

Our anthology will be officially launched at Conflux 17 and Natcon 2023 in Canberra (Sept 29 - Oct 2) but if you can't make it there you can pre-order here from today.
https://www.clandestinepress.net/

12/08/2023

For a fabulous sneak peek at our next anthology, Remains to be Told, nip on over to the Ginger Nuts of Horror.
https://gnofhorror.com/remains-to-be-told-dark-tales-of-aotearoa-cover-reveal-and-sneak-peek/?fbclid=IwAR1cIZL3xfGiAuLvJh3eFU423nlWglVyN13Ul6NKpUBrkoY4Qj06AVPRCrc

Remains to be Told: Dark Tales of Aotearoa, Cover Reveal and Sneak Peek and exclusive reveal for Ginger Nuts of Horror Promotion Website

08/08/2023

Celebrate the launch of our new anthology with us at Readings Emporium on 31 August at 6pm! The event is free but you need to book your place here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1097497

Come along to hear about this anthology of horror stories with a twist on the old tropes!

Thanks to my fabulous co-editor organising things with our publisher while I was travelling, our horror anthology This Fresh Hell is to be launched in Melbourne at 6pm on 31 August at Readings Emporium Melbourne!!

The event is free but you need to book your place (links below) - so please come and see editors, me and Katya de Becerra, Author and authors Chuck McKenzie, Eugen Bacon, Jason Franks and Claire L. Smith and find out more about these horror stories with a twist!

https://www.readings.com.au/events/book-launch-this-fresh-hell

01/08/2023

https://www.clandestinepress.net/products/the-nosy-detectives?variant=42487267655875

31/07/2023

The Nosy Detectives agency is like no other.

For a start, one of the detectives is a dog called Monty, a rescued Golden Retriever with a heart of gold and a super-smart nose.

Monty’s human is Rose Sidebottom, an ex-copper, with an uncanny ability to know when a suspect is lying.

And Ollie Fernsby is a teenage super-geek and inventor of the rat-cam. They make a great team.

There is just one problem – no clients.

Then one day, Phyllis O’Neal, a grumpy grandmother from the village of Nether Wallop, offers them an unsolved cold case they can’t refuse: who really lit the fire that killed Tony and Marie Toyne? The surviving son and only witness, Finn, hasn’t spoken since that terrible night.

Monty sets out to locate a forgotten second witness, a dog called Panda, who might recognise the arsonist if she had a good sniff. The tricky case gets harder when Rose is distracted by a handsome fire-scene investigator.

Can Monty get Rose back on track? Is Tiffany the giant cat friend or foe? And why is the whole village lying about the night of the fire?

Can the pawfect murder be solved in Louisa Bennet's The Nosy Detectives?

https://www.clandestinepress.net/products/the-nosy-detectives

17/07/2023

We have a fresh new novel out this week by a brand new author. If crime fiction is your jam, check out Dangerous Devotions by A. D. Penhall - a mystery rife with twists and set in Sydney.
https://www.clandestinepress.net/

15/06/2023

"This Fresh Hell" will be at the printers next week - which means you have only a few more days to get the 20% pre-order discount on this amazing anthology of horror-tropes-with-a-twist!

Pre-order ebook, paperback or hardback at https://www.clandestinepress.net/products/this-fresh-hell

In the US? check the end of the page for a US order link!

08/05/2023

Congratulations to Aaron Dries for his shortlisting in the Australian Shadow Awards for his story 'Kookaburra Cruel' which features in the CDP anthology Damnation Games edited by Alan Baxter.

03/05/2023

Clan Destine Press is delighted to announce the imminent publication of its new anthology: This Fresh Hell, edited by Katya de Becerra and Narrelle M. Harris. This twisted take on horror presents nineteen stories by 20 emerging and established writers from around the world.

Discover something fresh in horror

Cursed dolls, siren calls, malignant houses, highway hauntings, isolated communities and attempts to summon the devil are among the many classic horror tropes subverted and reimagined in This Fresh Hell, in settings from the Australian outback and a New Orleans bayou to a beach in West Java and the Valley of the Queens.

Pre-order discounts!

This Fresh Hell is due for release in June 2023. Pre-order now in Australia or America, in anticipation of a delicious June chill and get a 20% discount on the hardcover, paperback or eBook.

https://www.clandestinepress.net/products/this-fresh-hell

04/04/2023

A fabulous review of our fabulous historical YA novel for adults.
A yes, we mean 'YA for adults too'

25/03/2023

Sunday at Clunes Booktown.

20/03/2023

There's few things better than a great review.

‘Horror looks into the darkness and doesn’t turn away…’ Some weeks ago, this book mysteriously appeared in my mailbox. It then challenged me to slip between the covers and check out nineteen short …

10/03/2023

23/02/2023

We here in the Clan cave are THRILLED to announce that the first two books - Operation Paradise and Bad Habits - in the Eve Rock mystery series by our Perth writer Sarah Evans have been
optioned for a TV series by Capricorn Pictures, an Australian production company."

30/01/2023

Kerry Greenwood's magnificent retellings of the myths of Medea, Cassandra are now also in audiobooks.
Electra is coming soon - and the Delphic Women will be complete.
Of course you can also order the books in paperback or hardcover, from all good bookstores - or direct from Clan Destine Press.

Medea

12/01/2023

Gabiann Marin reads from her very funny story “Quoth the Raven” which appears in the corvid anthology, Clamour and Mischief.

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Gabiann Marin reads an extract from her story, “Quoth the Raven", which appears in the Clan Destine Press corvid anthology, Clamour and Mischief, available f...

05/01/2023

George Ivanoff went above and beyond to record his extract from "Murder of Crows", which appears in the corvid anthology, Clamour and Mischief. Check out George (and the special effects) on YouTube:

George Ivanoff reads an extract from his story, “Murder of Crows”, which appears in the Clan Destine Press corvid anthology, Clamour and Mischief, available ...