Canberra Weekly Column: 11 February 2021 This week in the Canberra Weekly I reviewed 3 romantic tales for Valentine’s Day. My favourite was Crackenback (Allen...
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St Valentine’s Day Reading Looking for some good reading, or a present, for this St Valentine’s Day? These five books offer varying degrees of romance,...
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The Paris Affair by Pip Drysdale (Simon & Schuster, February 2021) The Stranger’s We Know by Australian author Pip Drysdale was one of the most entertaining...
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Canberra Weekly Column 4 February 2021 This week in the Canberra Weekly I review three very good, but very different, new Australian crime novels. First up is...
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Cell Cutie by Larry Kent (Cleveland, No. 96, 1962?) In a recent book haul I picked up a couple of early Larry Kent novelettes (50 pages) from the early 1960s. The first...
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Shiver by Allie Reynolds (Hachette, 2021) Allie Reynolds’ sparkling Shiver sets a high opening standard for debut crime novels in 2021. Set in an isolated ski...
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