The Last Remains (Dr Ruth Galloway #15) by Elly Griffiths
I strongly recommend reading the rest of the series before reading this instalment. I approached this book with some trepidation as I knew it was…
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2024 Year In Review: SMSA’s Top 10 Books
Have you managed to read all of SMSA’s most popular books? Discover our Top 10 most borrowed titles for 2024, in our Year in Review…
2021 Year In Review: SMSA’s Top 10 Books
Have you managed to read all of SMSA’s most popular books? Discover our Top 10 most borrowed titles for 2021, in our Year in Review series….
The Russian Wife (Brock & Kolla #14) by Barry Maitland
I read this book in a day! It’s got everything! The Russian mob; several murders; police corruption; art fraud and more! Barry Maitland is an…
Holly by Stephen King
Well, this is a book that has polarised the reading world! And it’s not the actual plot that has caused all the hoo-ha-ha, but the…
Event Recording: Anne Buist and Graeme Simsion Author Talk
We were thrilled to host authors Anne Buist and Graeme Simsion launch of The Oasis, the second gem in the groundbreaking Menzies Mental…
A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci
A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci is the second instalment (in assumedly a series of five) of a new series featuring Atlee Pine, a…
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.
The Mapping of Love and Death by Maisie Dobbs #7
In The Mapping of Love and Death by Maisie Dobbs, it’s 1914, and Michael Clifton is a young cartographer who has recently purchased a plot…
Author Review: Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming was born on May 28, 1908 in London, England. He worked in financial services before writing the 1953 novel Casino Royale, which featured…
The Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory
The Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory follows Kateryn Parr, Henry VIII’s sixth and last wife. Can she keep her head when he turns…
All my Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews
All my Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews is a poignant tragi-comedy that makes you laugh at the same time as you cry. It is…