Some people find consolation in their obsessions and some of those obsessions can lead to murder. Gary Disher explores that psychological conundrum in the next instalment of his Hirschhausen series, 'Consolation', where a country cop deals with everything from the mundane to multiple murders.

How far would desperate farmers go to save or make money? Could stock theft lead to manslaugter or murder? Sandi Wallace's crime novel 'Black Cloud' has police and journalists following a small crime which evolves into tragedy.