Guilty by Definition by Susie Dent
This book is set in Oxford (tick); the characters work for the Clarendon English Dictionary which is a thinly disguised Oxford English Dictionary (tick) and…
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The Chalk Pit (Ruth Galloway #9) by Elly Griffiths
The Chalk Pit is the ninth book in the Dr Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths, and it ticks all the boxes!
The Four Legendary Kingdoms by Matthew Reilly
The Four Legendary Kingdoms by Matthew Reilly is the latest novel in the Jack West series, where our hero finds himself kidnapped and forced to…
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…
Bad Seed by Alan Carter
Bad Seed by Alan Carter tells of Cato Kwong forced to recall a personal history that makes his investigation doubly painful when Francis Tan and…
Author Review: Qiu Xiaolong
Author Review on crime & mystery novelist and academic writer, Qiu Xiaolong, and his extensive body of work.
From a Far and Lovely Country (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #24) by Alexander McCall Smith
McCall Smith has written another delightful instalment in this wonderful series. As always, it is full of gentle humour and sage advice. The ‘mysteries’ are…
The Last Order by Steve Berry
The Lost Order is the latest novel in Steve Berry’s action-packed, thrilling Cotton Malone a covert spy series.
Author Review: Ellis Peters
Ellis Peters’ most popular series are The Cadfael Chronicles, about a mediaeval monk and The Inspector George Felse Mysteries, about a police inspector.
Catching up with Ryan Butta
Last month the SMSA had the pleasure of hosting an eye-opening author talk by writer Ryan Butta. The talk explored Ryan’s latest book The Ballad…
Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran
‘Opportunity and refuge: the privilege of the migrant Australian. Our lifelong responsibility and debt to be repaid. Opportunity and refuge: the entitlement of the white…
A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
The follow up to Life after Life, A God in Ruins centers on Teddy Todd. Following his development boy to man, touching on how war…