Reviewing Books for SMSA
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Book Reviews
Quick Reviews by Members
These are the short and concise reviews left by members when they return books to the library. They provide quick feedback on their reading experience….
Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
Gillian McAllister’s ingenious crime thriller, Wrong Place, Wrong Time, has a new angle on time travel mysteries. Her main protagonist is Jen, a successful practising…
The Model Murder (A Tea Ladies Mystery #4) by Amanda Hampson
Never underestimate a tea lady! Someone suggests that there’s nothing to fear from a tea lady. Betty’s reply? ‘Don’t be too sure of that.’ How…
In the Time of Five Pumpkins (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #26) by Alexander McCall Smith
I cannot deny, I am a huge fan of this series. At twenty-six installments, McCall Smith still doesn’t fail to deliver yet another heart-warming tale…
A Far-flung Life by M. L. Stedman
The epigraph that Stedman quotes hints at what this book has in store for the reader: ‘Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and righting, there is…
The Secret Society of Librarians by Kate Thompson
Books were the floor under her feet, the roof over her head and the freedom in her heart. I have read a number of Kate…
The Season by Helen Garner
Since the runaway success of her first book, Monkey Grip, published in 1977, Helen Garner has steadily established herself as one of Australia’s most honoured…
Understory : a life with trees by Inga Simpson
Inga Simpson is a successful Australian writer who has published several books in a range of genres and has mentored many aspiring writers in the…
Broke Road (Rose Riley #2) by Matthew Spencer
Broke Road is the second crime fiction novel by Australian writer Matthew Spencer, who was a journalist for more than 20 years before his first…
Death Before Wicket (Phryne Fisher #10) by Kerry Greenwood
The late Kerry Greenwood wrote over 50 books, of which the best known are those in her acclaimed series of 23 mystery novels featuring the…
The Valley (Detective Nell Buchanan #4) by Chris Hammer
The Valley by Chris Hammer is a good example of how sophisticated Australian crime writing has become in recent years. The novel is set in…
