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….
The Graduate by Rebecca Lim
Although Rebecca Lim is an established author, The Graduate, published in 2026, is her first crime novel. It is a fast-paced, contemporary thriller with a…
Melaleuca by Angie Faye Martin
Angie Faye Martin is a writer with Kooma, Kamilaroi and European heritage. She has a masters degree in anthropology and has been published in several…
The day is dark by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir is a prolific Icelandic author of both crime novels and children’s fiction, who began writing in 1989. The Day is Dark is one…
Reykjavík by Ragnar Jonasson & Katrin Jakobsdottir
Reykjavík is an interesting collaboration between noted Icelandic crime writer Ragnar Jónasson and the then Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir, which seems to have…
A Royal Murder by Elliott Roosevelt
This novel written by Elliott Roosevelt (though ghost written by William Harrington), the son of President Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and published in 1994, is…
Outside by Ragnar Jonasson
Ragnar Jonasson is one of the best-known authors contributing to what is a fast developing Icelandic crime noir. He has sold over five million books,…
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…
