Debuts are the lifeblood of crime fiction. Without new authors and new ideas, the genre would become stale and boring. Every year we see an influx of new authors, and...
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Murder In Williamstown (Allen & Unwin, 1 November 2022) After a long absence, Kerry Greenwood’s effervescent Phryne Fisher made a sparkling reappearance in...
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During my recent holiday I took advantage of the long flights and some quiet time to catch up on a number of books I have been meaning to read for some time and to...
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I am about to head off on a seven week trip, so I thought I would reflect on some of the books that have caught my attention so far this year. Just over half the way...
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This recent batch of Australian crime fiction covers a wide range of themes and locations, from poaching in Zimbabwe to corruption in Mumbai to stolen art in Sydney and...
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The Second World War casts a dark shadow over these two new spy novels set in the early days of the Cold War. Yesterday’s Spy by Tom Bradby (Bantam, June 2022)...
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