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...
Read MoreWith 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...
Read MoreDebuts 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...
Read MoreMarch 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreDay’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...
Read MoreThis week in the Canberra Weekly I reviewed three very good, new crime novels that range in location from damp Edinburgh to the harsh border region between Greece,...
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