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QBD Book Club: The Podcast

QBD Books
26 episodes   Last Updated: Sep 07, 23
Welcome to “QBD Book Club: The Podcast” – a series by QBD Books, your favourite Australian book retailer. Each week, our host Victoria Carthew will interview your favourite authors and public figures, providing you with behind-the-scenes insight into your favourite stories.

Episodes

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Megan Goldin to talk about her brand-new title, “Dark Corners”. In this story, Terence Bailey is about to be released from prison for breaking and entering, though he's long been suspected of the murders of six women. As his release date approaches, Bailey gets a surprise visit from Maddison Logan, a young influencer with a huge social media following. Hours later, Maddison disappears, and police suspect she's been kidnapped - or worse. When they hit a wall in the investigation, the FBI reluctantly ask Rachel Krall for help – a talented true crime podcaster. Soon, Rachel will be forced to confront the very real dangers that lurk in the dark corners of the internet.To order “Dark Corners”, you can visit us in-store or online here: https://bit.ly/3DcLFJH Follow along with QBD Books here: QBD Books on Facebook: www.facebook.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Instagram: www.instagram.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Tik Tok: www.tiktok.com/@qbdbooksaustralia QBD Books on Twitter: www.twitter.com/qbdbooks 
In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew chats with Bronwyn Hall about her atmospheric, thrilling, and twisty debut “The Chasm”. When Will Hoffman disappeared without a trace, most people in the town thought his girlfriend Andy was to blame. Then, she knew she should never return to their town. Now, it’s ten years later – and she isn’t technically going back. She’s only going to Taplin, a small town in the neighbouring valley, far enough to stay under the radar. However, Andy didn't bargain on running into those who are still looking for Will, the ones who have the most to lose if he is ever found. She will go to her grave before she reveals what really happened…To order “The Chasm”, you can visit us in-store or online here: https://bit.ly/3JVRYVH Follow along with QBD Books here: QBD Books on Facebook: www.facebook.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Instagram: www.instagram.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Tik Tok: www.tiktok.com/@qbdbooksaustralia QBD Books on Twitter: www.twitter.com/qbdbooks 
In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Fiona Britton to talk about her brand-new book “Violet Kelly and the Jade Owl”. In 1930, Maison des Fleurs was an upscale brothel run by the indomitable Madame. However, the star of the show was Violet Kelly - beautiful, clever and determined to make something of herself in a world that has already taken so much. When a former associate of Madame's emerges to claim a long-owed favour involving a kidnapped girl and an ancient curse, Violet is drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse. How much is she willing to risk to save her friends, her home, and the life she's come to love?To order “Violet Kelly and the Jade Owl”, you can visit us in-store or online here: https://bit.ly/44qTVSf Follow along with QBD Books here: QBD Books on Facebook: www.facebook.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Instagram: www.instagram.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Tik Tok: www.tiktok.com/@qbdbooksaustralia QBD Books on Twitter: www.twitter.com/qbdbooks 
In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Tim Ayliffe to discuss his brand-new release “Killer Traitor Spy”. Russian millionaire, Dmitry Lebedev, has been flying under the radar in Sydney for years. Now somebody wants him dead. Desperate to make a deal to stay alive, he contacts his former CIA case officer, Ronnie Johnson, with an offer to expose a traitor inside the Australian government, threatening a key intelligence partnership with the US. However, the same people going after Lebedev have framed Ronnie for murder… To order “Killer Traitor Spy”, you can visit us in-store or online here: https://bit.ly/3PUe1A2 Follow along with QBD Books here: QBD Books on Facebook: www.facebook.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Instagram: www.instagram.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Tik Tok: www.tiktok.com/@qbdbooksaustralia QBD Books on Twitter: www.twitter.com/qbdbooks 
In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew chats to Fiona Lowe about her recently released title “The Money Club.”  This captivating story begins with Izzy Harrington – she is ready to tell her fiancé, Brad, that they’re over. While waiting for him to come home, she is met with the police instead. As they ask difficult questions and demand to see his passport, Izzy's packed suitcases suddenly take on a whole new meaning. Brad's disappearance sends ripples through their small town and a furious mob camp on Izzy's lawn desperate to recover their losses. As the search intensifies, conflicting clues emerge. Clues that suggest no one really knew Brad - least of all Izzy. To order “The Money Club”, you can visit us in-store or online here: Follow along with QBD Books here: https://bit.ly/3rq0rtW QBD Books on Facebook: www.facebook.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Instagram: www.instagram.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Tik Tok: www.tiktok.com/@qbdbooksaustralia QBD Books on Twitter: www.twitter.com/qbdbooks 
In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Kathy Reichs to chat about her book “The Bone Code”   In this story, a medical waste container washes up on the beach with two decomposed bodies inside. Temperance Brennan recognizes many details that are identical to an unsolved case she handled in Quebec fifteen years earlier. Meanwhile, a storm of a different type gathers force in South Carolina. The citizens of Charleston are struck by a bacterium that can eat human flesh. Shockingly, Tempe discovers that the murders and the disease outbreak have a common thread…To order “The Bone Code”, you can visit us in-store or online here: https://www.qbd.com.au/the-bone-code/kathy-reichs/9781760858582/Follow along with QBD Books here: QBD Books on Facebook: www.facebook.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Instagram: www.instagram.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Tik Tok: www.tiktok.com/@qbdbooksaustralia QBD Books on Twitter: www.twitter.com/qbdbooks 
In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Michelle Prak to chat about her chilling, tense, and twisted new thriller “The Rush”. The first drops start to fall when Quinn spies the body. With no reception and nothing but an empty road for miles, does she stop to help or keep driving to safety?To order “The Rush”, you can visit us in-store or online here: Follow along with QBD Books here: QBD Books on Facebook: www.facebook.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Instagram: www.instagram.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Tik Tok: www.tiktok.com/@qbdbooksaustralia QBD Books on Twitter: www.twitter.com/qbdbooks 
In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Margaret Hickey to chat about her captivating new title “Broken Bay” Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti has taken a few days' holiday in Broken Bay at precisely the wrong time. The small fishing town on South Australia's Limestone Coast is now the scene of a terrible tragedy… To order “Broken Bay”, you can visit us in-store or online here: https://bit.ly/40NAD8p Follow along with QBD Books here: QBD Books on Facebook: www.facebook.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Instagram: www.instagram.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Tik Tok: www.tiktok.com/@qbdbooksaustralia QBD Books on Twitter: www.twitter.com/qbdbooks 
In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Jacqueline Ross to talk about her brand-new title “Blackwater” There is much heavily pregnant Grace still doesn't know about her new husband, King's background. So, when a call comes that his father is dying, she's quick to agree to accompany him to his childhood home, Blackwater. After talking to local residents and hearing some disturbing facts about Blackwater's history Grace grows fearful. She knows she must uncover the secrets of Blackwater if she hopes to free her family from its grip… To order “Blackwater”, you can visit us in-store or online here: Follow along with QBD Books here: QBD Books on Facebook: www.facebook.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Instagram: www.instagram.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Tik Tok: www.tiktok.com/@qbdbooksaustralia QBD Books on Twitter: www.twitter.com/qbdbooks 
In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Dervla McTiernan to talk about her 2022 release “The Murder Rule” In this story, they think she’s a young, idealistic law student, that she’s passionate about reforming a corrupt and brutal system. They think she’s working hard to impress them. They think she’s here to save an innocent man on death row. They're wrong. She’s going to bury him. To order “The Murder Rule”, you can visit us in-store or online here: https://bit.ly/40QAIrL Follow along with QBD Books here: QBD Books on Facebook: www.facebook.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Instagram: www.instagram.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Tik Tok: www.tiktok.com/@qbdbooksaustralia QBD Books on Twitter: www.twitter.com/qbdbooks