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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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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The Next Girl by Pip Drysdale (Simon & Schuster, 30 November 2022) Pip Drysdale is one of the brightest new stars in the realm of first person psychological...
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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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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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This week in the Canberra Weekly I reviewed three new American crime novels, which entertain while also casting a sharp eye at American society. Livid by Patricia...
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