Murder in the Suburbs

Shocking True Crimes can happen in Your Street.

From acclaimed true crime author and podcaster Emily Webb comes a gripping collection of chilling cases from Australia and beyond. This volume delves into both well-known and obscure crimes, revealing the dark underbelly lurking beneath seemingly peaceful neighbourhoods.

In 1977, the murder of an Australian nurse living in Texas shocked the community and remains unsolved to this day. In 1950, the disappearance of a Melbourne woman led to the largest search of its time, only for her husband to later confess to disposing of her body under dubious circumstances.
The book also examines decades of baby abductions from hospitals, suburban homes, and public streets, highlighting the vulnerability of the most innocent among us. The still-unsolved murder of elderly "gentleman grocer" Frank Newbery in Newcastle serves as a chilling reminder of the darkness that can lurk in the most familiar places.

In the 1950s, a cricket match in suburban Adelaide turned into a scene of terror when a gunman opened fire, fatally shooting one player and injuring another. In 1973, during a bustling football game at Adelaide Oval, 11-year-old Joanne Ratcliffe and 4-year-old Kirste Gordon vanished without a trace, their disappearances haunting the community to this day

Murder in the Suburbs is a compelling reminder that even the most tranquil street can harbor dark secrets. These true accounts will leave you questioning the safety of the world just outside your door.

About the Author

Emily Webb is a Melbourne-based journalist, author and podcaster who co-hosts of Casefile Presents podcast THE UNTHINKABLE. She lives in suburbia with her husband and two children. Emily is the author of best seller Suburban True Crime and Angels of Death: Doctors and Nurses who Kill. She also hosts and produces a podcast called Killer Content: Inside the crime writer's mind and loves talking to authors to find out what makes them tick. When she's not podcasting or delving into old newspaper files and archives, Emily enjoys reading crime fiction and horror, watching her children play sports and walking her two rescue greyhounds.