The Snow Thief by C J Carver (Right Nuisance, 2020) Every year there are piles of books released with a fanfare of manufactured publicity by publishers and certain...
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Doom Creek by Alan Carter (Fremantle, December 2020) Alan Carter’s Marlborough Man introduced former British policeman Nick Chester who moved to a remote part of...
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Canberra Weekly, 26 November 2020 This week in the Canberra Weekly I suggested Five Books To Put Under The Tree This Christmas. First up was The Sentinel (Bantam) by...
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Christmas Is Murder by Val McDermid (Sphere, November 2020) This Christmas-themed short story collection by Val McDermid makes for enjoyable light reading in the lead...
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Shore Leave by David Whish-Wilson (Fremantle Press, November 2020) David Whish-Wilson is one of the best purveyors of gritty, credible, hardboiled Australian crime...
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Consolation by Garry Disher (Text, November 2020) Few, if any, do outback crime consistently as well as Garry Disher. His Bitter Wash Road from 2013 is one of my all...
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