THE SHADOW FRIEND by Alex North (Michael Joseph, July 2020)
The Shadow Friend by Alex North (Michael Joseph, July 2020) Dark crime author Steve Mosby made a spectacular re-entry into the crime writing ranks last year with his...
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TASMANIAN WILDERNESS NOIR: THE BLUFFS by Kyle Perry/DEADMAN’S TRACK by Sarah Barrie
The Bluffs by Kyle Perry (Michael Joseph, July 2020) The Tasmanian wilderness is quickly becoming the new hot location for Australian crime fiction, with these two good...
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THIS WEEK’S CANBERRA WEEKLY COLUMN: 18 JUNE 2020
Canberra Weekly 18 June 2020 This week in the Canberra Weekly I reviewed three novels of suspense or romance. First up was Maya Linnell’s charming Bottlebrush...
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FORECAST FRIDAY: THE RESIDENT by David Jackson (Viper, 16 July 2020)
The Resident by David Jackson (Viper, 2020) David Jackson’s The Resident cleverly plays upon some of our worse fears. Thomas Brogan is a serial killer on the run....
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MORE CRIMINALLY GOOD ISOLATION READS: SOME RECENT READING DURING LOCKDOWN
The Long Shadow by Anne Buist (Text, 2020) As mentioned in earlier posts, one of the few advantages of being in lockdown, is that the number of books I am reading has...
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STICKS AND STONES by Katherine Firkin (Bantam, 2 June 2020)
Sticks and Stones by Katherine Firkin (Bantam, 2020) With Sticks And Stones, Katherine Firkin joins the growing band of Australian journalists, such as Chris Hammer,...
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