Death Deal by Garry Disher (Allen & Unwin, 1993) Garry Disher burst on the Australian crime fiction scene in 1991 with the first novel about the amoral,...
Read MoreBlackmailer by George Axelrod (Phantom, No. 532, 1953) Between 1951 and 1961 the Sydney publishers Original Novels Foundation published over 300 titles in their Phantom...
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Cari Mora by Thomas Harris On reflection it is astounding that Thomas Harris’ reputation as one of the world’s greatest thriller writers rests on only five novels, and...
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Canberra Weekly 23 May 2019 This week’s review features 3 new Australian novels. I previously did a longer review of 55 (see my post of 11 March 2019). It is a...
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The Perry Mason novels by Erle Stanley Gardner enjoyed great success around the world for many decades. The longevity of the books often meant that when they were...
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Marked Men by Chris Simms Chris Simms is probably best known for his solid series of novels about Manchester detective, DI Jon Spicer. Always reliable, and in the...
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