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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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Average rating: 4.3 · 7,595 ratings · 425 reviews · 29 distinct works • Similar authors

	Her Buried Bones (Opal Fields #1) 4.13 avg rating — 2,191 ratings — 3 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 — 1,342 ratings — 2 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) 4.35 avg rating — 1,039 ratings — 2 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) 4.44 avg rating — 927 ratings — 2 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) 4.36 avg rating — 765 ratings — 2 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) 4.43 avg rating — 673 ratings — 2 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
	Death Beneath the Covers (Foxy Mysteries #1) 4.26 avg rating — 116 ratings — 3 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
	Foxy Mysteries Complete Collection 1 - 5 4.55 avg rating — 99 ratings — 2 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
	Dead Cold (Foxy Mysteries #5) 4.57 avg rating — 69 ratings — 2 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
	Presumed Missing (Foxy Mysteries #2) 4.43 avg rating — 69 ratings — 2 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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My first journey into the world of audiobooks has been a huge learning curve and a big eye opener.

Wow! So much time and effort goes into the production of one audiobook. I now understand why they sell for the price they do.

Courtney has been great, and trying very hard to get the last of the audiobooks in the Opal Fields series out to everyone by late this early, early next year.

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Fiona Tarr liked Anne Hayes's review of Grave Regret (Dawn Grave #1): "I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The characters are well-rounded, the story moves along at a good pace, and the narrative well-crafted. I found it difficult to put down, and I would recommend it to anyone who is bored with the standard formulaic polic" Read more of this review »
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Fiona Tarr liked Kailsby's review of Grave Regret (Dawn Grave #1): "As an ARC reader I thoroughly enjoyed the story...could not close my ereader until I finished book...I am looking forward to the next one! "
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Fiona Tarr liked Scarlett Gaines's review of Grave Regret (Dawn Grave #1): "I loved getting to know another characters story from Opal Fields!! Wonderful plot twist you will not see coming!"
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Fiona Tarr liked Viv Rathgeber's review of Grave Regret (Dawn Grave #1): "Wow. My favourite so far. This novel has everything. Romance, suspense and intrigue. Hold on and wait for the plot twists. A really good read. "
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Fiona Tarr made a comment on Kevin Cannon (Monty's Book Reviews)’s review of Grave Regret (Dawn Grave #1) " Thanks Kevin. So glad you've enjoyed this new series starter. ...more "
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Fiona Tarr made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Two editions of a new release topic " Thanks Martin. It's been fixed by someone already. Thanks to whoever that was. You're awesome. ...more "
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Fiona Tarr made a comment on her review of Outback (DS Walker, #1) " As an Aussie Outback crime author, I wanted to read this one for various reasons. While not a fan of multiple POV - I prefer the facts to come slowly ...more "
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Voting for November 2023 Group Read - Title in BLOCK LETTERS

Crime on the Fens by Joy Ellis

9 votes, 34.6%

Lowbridge by Lucy Campbell

8 votes, 30.8%

Her Buried Bones by Fiona Tarr

7 votes, 26.9%

Still by Matt Nable

1 vote, 3.8%

Broken Rhodes by Kimber Silver

1 vote, 3.8%

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