Modern crime book covers seem to go through various phases from drone-view scenery shots to women in red coats to desolate scenes of outback Australia, but one constant...
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The Foot Soldiers by Gerald Seymour (Hodder & Stoughton, March 2022) From the start of his career way back in 1975, with Harry’s Game, Gerald Seymour’s...
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With a quarter of 2022 almost over, the new crime and thriller releases are beginning to flow through at an overwhelming rate. It is hard to keep up with them all, but...
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The Insider by Matthew Richardson (Penguin, 25 November 2021) It has been a long wait for Matthew Richardson’s The Insider (Penguin, November 2021). When his...
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The Editor of Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine, George Easter, has revealed the Barry Award Nominees for 2022. The winners of these awards will be announced...
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Just before Christmas I attended the COVID delayed Lifeline Bookfair in Canberra and found a nice selection of interesting trashy paperback from the 1960s to the 1980s....
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