TRASHY TUESDAY: DANGER CIRCUIT by David Bower (Horwitz, 1963)
Danger Circuit by David Bower (Horwitz, 1963) Racing car dramas never reached the high levels of popularity in Australia that novels about hot rods and motorcycle gangs...
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CHARLIE DONLEA: DON’T BELIEVE IT (2018)/THE SUICIDE HOUSE (2020)
Don’t Believe It by Charlie Donlea Charlie Donlea is one of those authors who seems to slip under the radar a bit. Which is a shame, as his books are...
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THIS WEEK’S CANBERRA WEEKLY COLUMN: Paranoia, romance and serial killers (9 January 2020)
Canberra Weekly, 9 January 2020 This week in the Canberra Weekly I review three novels ideal for summer reading. Vanessa McCausland’s The Lost Summers of...
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DARKNESS FOR LIGHT by Emma Viskic (Echo)
Darkness For Light by Emma Viskic Emma Viskic’s Darkness For Light came out in late 2019 and sets a high standard for Australian crime fiction in 2020. It is the...
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TRASHY TUESDAY: PRESENTING INSPECTOR FLAGG by John Cassells
Presenting Inspector Flagg by John Cassells (Frederick Muller, 1957) This 1957 edition of Presenting Inspector Flagg by John Cassells (W. Murdoch Duncan) is typical of...
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THIS WEEK’S CANBERRA WEEKLY COLUMN: 5 GREAT SUMMER READS (2 JANUARY 2020)
Canberra Weekly 2 January 2020 Canberra Weekly 2 January 2020 This latest column was originally published in the Canberra Weekly on 2 January 2020 and was done in...
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