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Fiona Tarr

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Fiona's stories are captivating, bold, suspense reads featuring strong female leads, small, rural town settings and quirky Australian characters.

Her most recent Opal Fields Crime Fiction series has been described as “a fast paced action packed thrill ride through the outback”.

Writing runs in the family. Fiona’s Great Uncle was Australian Literary author George Johnston (My Brother Jack) and although her style is more contemporary, her Uncle’s social commentary tone is evident.

Recently compared to Jane Harper, Patricia Wolf and Melinda Leigh—Fiona’s crime and mystery suspense novels have been well received, reaching #1 Best Seller in the Amazon Australia store and beyond.

Fiona lives in Noosa Australia with her husband, and not far from her t ...more

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	Her Buried Bones (Opal Fields #1) 4.11 avg rating — 3,593 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Broken Bones (Opal Fields #2) 4.28 avg rating — 2,257 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grave Regret (Dawn Grave #1) 4.27 avg rating — 1,842 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Scorched Bones (Opal Fields #3) 4.33 avg rating — 1,767 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Hidden Bones (Opal Fields #4) 4.41 avg rating — 1,582 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Covered Bones (Opal Fields #6) 4.40 avg rating — 1,352 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Lonely Bones (Opal Fields #5) 4.33 avg rating — 1,369 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grave Intent (Dawn Grave #2) 4.27 avg rating — 1,217 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grave Mistake (Dawn Grave #3) 4.37 avg rating — 812 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Lost Bones (Opal Fields #7) 4.33 avg rating — 599 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Winter Library Tour 2025

I had so much fun!

I'll be back in far north Queensland next winter, but I'll also be doing more library tours in 2026. It was fabulous to meet readers and I was very surprised to see a full house in Yeppoon at my last event.

The team at Livingstone (Yeppoon) Library are already talking about finding a larger event for next year and I'll be speaking with other regional libraries in the area to plan

Series by Fiona Tarr

Opal Fields (8 books)
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4.28 avg rating — 12,956 ratings

Dawn Grave (5 books)
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Foxy Mysteries (5 books)
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4.35 avg rating — 1,417 ratings

Covenant of Grace (4 books)
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4.09 avg rating — 109 ratings

The Priestess Chronicles (3 books)
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4.43 avg rating — 40 ratings

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Track Her Down (Bree Taggert, #9)

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The Killing Stones (Jimmy Perez and Willow Reeves Book 1)

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Fiona Tarr liked Ann Wyatt's review of Grave Catch (Dawn Grave #5): "This book was captivating as Fiona’s books are, I didn’t want to stop. There were twists and turns, will Graves learn who killed her brother? Was Rossi the bad cop he made himself out to be, read the book and find out. How is the blended family going" Read more of this review »
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Fiona Tarr liked Reader's review of Grave Catch (Dawn Grave #5): "Every time I think I know what is happening you throw in another twist. Grave is a wonderful character. She is so real you can feel her emotions through the words. The twists and turns in this novel are mind blowing and now I am on the edge of my sea" Read more of this review »
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Fiona Tarr liked Robyn's review of Grave Catch (Dawn Grave #5): "I had the privilege to review this book it’s amazing so genuine that you get lost in it I was so sad to. Get to the end I just wanted more this book is pure escapism and I loved it I strongly recommend you. Read it"
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Fiona Tarr liked Maggie's review of Grave Catch (Dawn Grave #5): "Wow! What a story! Dawn and Clint are given a real run around with this one. Nothing is as it seems and I don’t want to spoil it for anyone but oh my you will not know what’s going on until the end and even that has a twist. You definitely need to re" Read more of this review »
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“It’s not just violence against women Ryan. Violent behaviour in general needs to be addressed. Bullying, brawling, sexual assault—we see it in the workplace, schools, at all levels of government. It’s more than violence against women and children.”
― Fiona Tarr, Grave Secret

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October 2023 Group Read - Birthstone Opal - Set in Rural Australia

Crows Nest by Nikki Mottram

16 votes, 41.0%

Jacaranda by Mandy Magro

9 votes, 23.1%

Her Buried Bones by Fiona Tarr

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A Stranger in Featherwood Falls by Heather Reyburn

5 votes, 12.8%

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