Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout is a set of short stories, telling the tale of the tough as nails Olive, and her life in a…
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The Ghosts of Paris (Billie Walker #2) By Tara Moss
Billie Walker, Private Investigator, is hired by a wealthy client to find her husband, who has been missing for over two years. Her husband’s last…
Footsteps in the Dark by Georgette Heyer
Listed as her first mystery, written in 1932, and reprinted in 2006 by Arrow Books, Footsteps in the Dark by Georgette Heyer is set in…
The Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie R King
The Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie R King is the fantastic 15th novel in the Sherlock Holmes series, focussing on housekeeper, Clara Hudson.
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Yellowface is R.F. Kuang’s venture into literary fiction after cementing her place in fantasy over the last few years, she continues to keep the industry…
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Review of Ruth Ware’s The Woman in Cabin 10, an engrossing mystery about the murder of the passenger in Cabin 10. That is, if it…
The Tiger in the Smoke by Margery Allingham
The Tiger in the Smoke is an extraordinary book by Margery Allingham that transports the reader to unexpected places.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
I read this novel some years ago, after the film was released in 2008, and found, generally, the film true to the book. There was…
Tom Keneally Centre
The Tom Keneally Centre is available for venue hire. It is a unique venue amid the books and memorabilia which form Tom Keneally’s living legacy….
Our History
The SMSA is the oldest operating Mechanics’ School of Arts and operates the longest-running continuous lending library in Australia.