Ruined gold-rush towns, remote caravan communities, idyllic mountain hide-aways, small fishing villages, a produce market...there's danger at every turn in small town Australia if the authors of crime fiction novels Hayley Scrivenor, Margaret Hickey and Vikki Wakefield are to be believed.

Join these mystery writers as they talk to Amy Doak about the landscapes and characters that make contemporary Aussie crime books so compelling.

Vikki Wakefield writes fiction for adults and young adults. Her novels have been shortlisted for numerous awards. After You Were Gone, a psychological thriller, was her first novel for adults and was published in 2022 to much acclaim. To the River is her second psychological thriller for adults. Vikki lives in Adelaide, South Australia.