October Kill by Robert Rostand (Pocket, 1989) Robert S Hopkins wrote seven action novels under the pseudonym of Robert Rostand. He is probably best known for The Killer...
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Silver by Chris Hammer (Allen & Unwin, $32.99) Canberra author, and respected former journalist, Chris Hammer burst onto the Australian crime writing scene last...
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Turn On The Heat by A A Fair (Pocket, 1951) Bad doctors are the theme of this week’s Trashy Tuesday covers. First up is Turn On The Heat by A. A. Fair (pseudonym...
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My column in today’s Canberra Weekly features books by two of Australia’s master crime writers, Peter Corris and Peter Temple, both of whom died in 2018....
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(The Red Hand by Peter Temple) Peter Temple died in 2018. The same year that another iconic Australian crime writer passed away, Peter Corris. Although not as prolific...
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Sinister Sister by Marc Brody (Second Edition, Horwitz, 1959) In Australia one of the main rivals to Carter Brown was the series of Marc Brody books which appeared...
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