See you at the Toxteth by Peter Corris
See you at the Toxteth by Peter Corris revolves around the Toxteth Hotel in Glebe, which was one of the favourite haunts of Cliff Hardy,…
Book Reviews
The Suspect by Michael Robotham
It’s hard to believe that The Suspect by Michael Robotham is his first novel. It’s a gripping psychological thriller, with well defined characters and a…
The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
In The Weekend by Charlotte Wood, Jude, Wendy, Adele and Sylvie have been friends for over forty years, since their shared days in Oxford. Now…
The Girl Who Lived Twice by David Lagercrantz
The Girl Who Lived Twice by David Lagercrantz is, unfortunately, the last in the series of six Swedish crime noir stories featuring one of the…
Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
When his mother is sent to gaol, and his stepfather ‘disappears’, Eli and Gus are sent to live with a father they have never…
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An Incomplete Revenge [Maisie Dobbs #5] by Jacqueline Winspear
In An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear, it would be easy to cynically dismiss Maisie Dobbs as a bit of a Pollyanna
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Messenger of Truth [Maisie Dobbs #4] by Jacqueline Winspear
A quote from Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear sums up the main character very well; “My work does not end when a solution to…
Kin by Snorri Kristjansson
Kin by Snorri Kristjansson is book 1 of a new series featuring Helga Finnsdottir, a teenage female amateur detective living in 970AD Viking Sweden. The…
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The Dark Angel [Ruth Galloway #10] by Elly Griffiths
The Dark Angel by Elly Griffiths, finds Ruth and her daughter Katie accepting an invitation to Italy from an old archeologist colleague, to have a…
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Woohoo – what a ride! City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert is Vivian’s life, told in flashback, and what a life it is! Chapter one…
The Worst Woman in Sydney by Leigh Straw
The Worst Woman in Sydney: the life and crimes of Kate Leigh by Leigh Straw peaked my curiosity.
The Suicide Bride by Tanya Bretherton **GABY – needs better quality image**
In The Suicide Bride, Tanya Bretherton reveals how society and the law turned a blind eye to domestic violence.
