Ambelin Kwaymullina

Ezekiel Kwaymullina

A totally addictive ghost story, crime story and thriller, told half in prose and half in verse, from two of the most exciting Aboriginal voices in Australia.

Catching Teller Crow

Incredible, and like nothing else I've read, other than perhaps 'American Gods' (but even then, it's different). 

Trigger warnings for sexual abuse which is described metaphorically. 

Doug Belshaw

Incredible, and like nothing else I've read, other than perhaps 'American Gods' (but even then, it's different). 

Trigger warnings for sexual abuse which is described metaphorically. 

This book beautifully weaves the richness of Australia's Indigenous People's cultures, Australia's colonial history and a modern day murder mystery. At times challenging and confronting, this novel is an incredible story that is a must read not only for young adults, but for anyone who enjoys high quality and authentic storytelling. 

Kay Oddone

*Winner of the Victorian Premier YA Prize for Literature - one of Australia's most prestigious writing awards* An extraordinary thriller, told from the perspective of two Aboriginal protagonists, which weaves together themes of grief, colonial history, violence, love and family. Nothing's been the same for Beth Teller since she died. Her dad, a detective, is the only one who can see and hear her, and he's drowning in grief. Only a suspected murder, and a mystery to solve, might save them both. And they have a potential witness: Isobel Catching. Aboriginal by birth, like Beth, she seems lost and isolated in the world. But as the two get closer, Isobel's strange tale of glass-eyed monsters and stolen colours will intertwine with Beth's investigation - and reveal something dark and terrible at the heart of this Australian town . . .

Hayley 📖🌈💜🌸

3.5 stars. 
Really interesting, but super weird and a bit hard to follow sometimes.

Catching Teller Crow

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