TAKEN By Dinuka McKenzie (Harper Collins, February 2023)
Taken by Dinuka McKenzie (Harper Collins, February 2023) In my view, Dinuka McKenzie’s The Torrent was the outstanding Australian crime debut novel of 2022, and now she...
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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY READING
With Christmas and New Year on the near horizon, 2022 is nearly wrapped up, and my reading over the holiday period will largely be focused on the new releases for 2023...
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BEST DEBUT CRIME NOVELS AND THRILLERS OF 2022
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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THE YEAR’S BEST: MY FAVOURITE THRILLERS AND CRIME NOVELS OF 2022
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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CHRIS HAMMER IN CONVERSATION: 8 NOVEMBER 2022 (AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY)
The Tilt by Chris Hammer (Allen & Unwin, October 2022) Chris Hammer’s The Tilt is a heady brew of murder, rural history, old family secrets and modern day...
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DAY’S END By Garry Disher (Text Publishing)
Day’s End by Garry Disher (Text, 1 November 2022) Few, if any, do outback crime consistently as well as Garry Disher. Day’s End is the fourth in his series...
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