When Japan launches a devastating invasion of Australia, Isla’s world shatters. Her husband is sent to the frontlines, leaving her with nothing but a promise…

I’m very glad that Martin Cruz Smith resisted the temptation to kill off his main character Arkady Renko – something he may have considered as…

My first 5 star rating for 2026. I lost myself in this story. I loved Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick. I loved her as an unlovable child….

The reviews for this book have been glowing: ‘heartwarming’, ‘magnificent’ and ‘heart-wrenching’ to quote a fews. However, this book needs to carry a trigger warning:…

‘At their age, there was no point in beating about the bush.’ I confess to being a big fan of Joanna Nell’s books. They are…

This exquisite novel explores the human need for love, no matter our age; that deep yearning to be seen, and heard and held. Addie Moore…

Vince Flynn who passed away in 2013 at the age of 47, wrote 13 novels featuring the character Mitch Rapp, a CIA assassin. The series…

Its 1976 and Tom and Alice, are traveling in their RV hoping to not only mend their marriage after tragedy but to go on an…

Rogers has flown under my radar for the last 10 years, but he is definitely on my radar now! Rogers writing style is so engrossing…

Dominic Amerena has spun the most exquisite tale, full of Australian culture that most people will recognise. There is also plenty of black humour within…

It has taken me over thirty years to finally read this novel which was a bestseller in the 1980s. I must confess I was put-off…

I am always excited to find a new (to me) Australian author whose writing is stylish and clever. The Grapevine, new and Australian, is an…