Halo in Brass by John Evans (Dell, 1950) It is not terribly politically correct these days, but for many years images of women smoking cigarettes were a stable...
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Canberra Weekly 4 July 2019 This week I reviewed 3 new Australian novels by women authors. The pick of them for me was Petronella McGovern’s Six Minutes. Set in a...
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A Graveyard To Let by Carter Dickson (WDL, 1960) Dig That Crazy Grave by Richard S. Prather (Five Star, 1972) It is not unknown for publishers to re-use covers, but it...
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Where The Dead Go by Sarah Bailey Australia is blessed at present with a growing band of really talented crime writers. From the old favourites like Michael Robotham...
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Baby Your Type’s Murder by Marc Brody Marc Brody was supposedly the author and the main character in a series of tough novels written between 1955 and 1960 for...
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Bitter Wash Road by Garry Disher This week I am combining my Throwback Thursday and Forecast Friday entries into one. Garry Disher’s Bitter Wash Road is one of my all...
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