THE AUSTRALIAN CRIME FILE: A 'Best Of' Collection of True Crime Stories

The Australian Crime File #1

by Paul B. Kidd

A collection of over 90 case studies, which cross the spectrum of Australian crime, from high profile murder cases to the lesser known macabre and unusual crimes. These case studies come from all over Australia.

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction

479 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Paul Benjamin Kidd (1945) was an Australian author, journalist, and radio show host. From 2001 until 2020, Kidd was the co-host of the 2UE George and Paul weekend show with George Moore; since 2020, he has co-hosted Weekends with John and Paul with John Stanley on 2GB. - Wikipedia

Reviews

[Cait · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very slow, the first case was very interesting and seemed to be leading to a better book than what it turned out to be. I probably won’t read this again.

[Aussie · Rating 5 out of 5]

My notes:

I love ant crimes books that i have read
- every cases i gave read are very sad but also very interesting

Book summary:

The biggest-ever collection of Australian true crime stories.
This definitive collection conatins more than 89 true crimes from the annals of our criminal history-- from high-profile murder cases to crimes of the macabre and bizarre. These includes:
. The Claremont serial murders
. The snowtown serial murders
. The lesbian Vampire Murder
. I love Lucy: The Helicopter Jailbreak
. The case of the Walking corpse
. The Milkbar Cowboy
. Australia's most notorious murder house .

[Tezza - The Wordsmith Cafe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good read, I had this book in our bathroom for months, I noticed people would go into the bathroom and stay longer, it was because the stories were so detailed, and yet short, a story per chapter. True Crime adds truth, but the suspense of why, how and where. Many of the cases covered where news headlines, but in the book the stories are expanded and in such details, it is like you are there witnessing the detectives doing their job.

[Naomi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Satisfying as regards length and breadth of topic. Some details are wrong, though, and most of the stories are just skimmed over.

[Tahlia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of the stories within this book are so intense I cannot read too many in one go. In saying that, it is exceptionally well written as all the Paul B. Kidd books I have read have been. I also am liking how there is such a mix of crime stories from different time periods, types of crime and cities.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I quite enjoyed reading this book, particularly because I recognised a lot of the stories from the news and a couple of horrible local crimes also. Would absolutely recommend to anyone in Australia