The Sydney Mysteries
(2025)(A book in the Anna Southwood Mystery series)
An omnibus of novels by Jean Bedford
GET THE *COMPLETE* SERIES OF SYDNEY CRIME MYSTERIES.
‘Up with the best.’ The Australian
‘Tight and pacy.’ The Sunday Age
Anna Southwood never meant to become a private investigator. But after her charming, corrupt ex-husband turns up dead in a locked car on a remote mountain track — and leaves her a small fortune of dirty money — Anna figures she might as well put it to use doing some good.
Teaming up with a part-time actor and licensed PI who’s more interested in tai chi than chasing criminals, Anna opens a detective agency in Sydney’s Balmain. She expected missing cats, maybe the occasional insurance fraud. She didn’t expect a mother accused of killing her own daughter, a corpse that refuses to stay buried, or to stumble across the kind of secrets people kill to keep quiet
As Anna digs deeper into the darker corners of the city — from courtroom corridors to cocktail parties full of crooks — she discovers that the line between justice and revenge is thinner than she thought. Especially when the past is always one step behind her.
Smart, sly, and full of moral complexity, this acclaimed Australian mystery series is perfect for fans of Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky, and Denise Mina.
CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR THE ANNA SOUTHWOOD MYSTERIES:
‘Bedford has such a great eye and ear for the way we are and speak that it is a pleasure to burn the midnight oil.’ ITA Magazine
‘It is a very satisfying experience to read a detective thriller that is not only well written but so interesting it is hard to put down.’ The Newcastle Herald
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘Great read . . . The story flows well, and has a great ending.’ Todd S.
''️⭐️⭐️���️⭐️ ‘The plotting . . . is packed full of twists and turns, peopled by great characters . . . this is a really good series.’ Karen C.
⭐️⭐️⭐️���️⭐️ ‘Bedford’s prose is expert and wry. She provides a wonderful glimpse of 1990’s inner city Sydney with its narrow streets and harbour views.’ E. M. R. S.
Genre: Mystery
‘Up with the best.’ The Australian
‘Tight and pacy.’ The Sunday Age
Anna Southwood never meant to become a private investigator. But after her charming, corrupt ex-husband turns up dead in a locked car on a remote mountain track — and leaves her a small fortune of dirty money — Anna figures she might as well put it to use doing some good.
Teaming up with a part-time actor and licensed PI who’s more interested in tai chi than chasing criminals, Anna opens a detective agency in Sydney’s Balmain. She expected missing cats, maybe the occasional insurance fraud. She didn’t expect a mother accused of killing her own daughter, a corpse that refuses to stay buried, or to stumble across the kind of secrets people kill to keep quiet
As Anna digs deeper into the darker corners of the city — from courtroom corridors to cocktail parties full of crooks — she discovers that the line between justice and revenge is thinner than she thought. Especially when the past is always one step behind her.
Smart, sly, and full of moral complexity, this acclaimed Australian mystery series is perfect for fans of Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky, and Denise Mina.
CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR THE ANNA SOUTHWOOD MYSTERIES:
‘Bedford has such a great eye and ear for the way we are and speak that it is a pleasure to burn the midnight oil.’ ITA Magazine
‘It is a very satisfying experience to read a detective thriller that is not only well written but so interesting it is hard to put down.’ The Newcastle Herald
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘Great read . . . The story flows well, and has a great ending.’ Todd S.
''️⭐️⭐️���️⭐️ ‘The plotting . . . is packed full of twists and turns, peopled by great characters . . . this is a really good series.’ Karen C.
⭐️⭐️⭐️���️⭐️ ‘Bedford’s prose is expert and wry. She provides a wonderful glimpse of 1990’s inner city Sydney with its narrow streets and harbour views.’ E. M. R. S.
Genre: Mystery
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