BEST DEBUT CRIME NOVELS AND THRILLERS OF 2022
Debuts are the lifeblood of crime fiction. Without new authors and new ideas, the genre would become stale and boring. Every year we see an influx of new authors, and...
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THE YEAR’S BEST: MY FAVOURITE THRILLERS AND CRIME NOVELS OF 2022
March 2022 represented the fortieth anniversary of my career as a paid crime fiction and thriller reviewer. My first review, of Ted Allbeury’s The Secret...
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UNDER THE RADAR: SEVEN GOOD BOOKS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED IN 2022
Every year there are piles of books released with a fanfare of manufactured publicity by publishers, and certain reviewers, while other equally good books quietly find...
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BOOK HAUL – 2023 CRIME FICTION!
There is still over a month to go until the end of 2022, but already the books are beginning to pile up for 2023. Here are six of the early 2023 releases that I have...
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HOLIDAY READING: NEW BOOKS BY ROBERT CRAIS, JANET EVANOVICH, JEFFERY DEAVER, LINCOLN CHILD, DAVID GILMAN and TIM WEAVER
With the Christmas and summer holidays quickly approaching, at least here in Australia, I thought I would look at some recent releases that would make for good beach...
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FORECAST FRIDAY: DEVIL’S WAY BY Robert Bryndza (Raven Street, 12 January 2023)
Devil’s Way by Robert Bryndza (Raven Street, 12 January 2023) With all of the big crime fiction releases for 2022 already on the bookshop shelves, it is time to...
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