TRASHY TUESDAY: A SELECTION OF ‘THE SAINT’ COVERS
The Saint Steps In by Leslie Charteris (Pan, 1959) ‘The Saint’ novels by Leslie Charteris were a mainstay of the British crime fiction scene from Simon...
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STAKE by Kevin J. Anderson (Severn House, 30 April 2020)
Stake by Kevin J. Anderson (Severn House, April 2020) Famed science fiction and fantasy author Kevin J. Anderson makes an interesting diversion into the horror/crime...
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TALK WITH DERVLA McTIERNAN – 28 FEBRUARY 2020
On the evening of 28 February an enthusiastic crowd gathered at the Australian National University to hear Dervla McTiernan discuss her books about Galway detective...
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THIS WEEK’S CANBERRA WEEKLY COLUMN: 9 APRIL 2020
Canberra Weekly 9 April 2020 This week in the Canberra Weekly I review three enjoyable novels to read over the Easter long weekend. First up is Lucy Foley’s...
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TRASHY TUESDAY: HORWITZ COVERS – THE PENGUIN SERIES
The Unorthodox Corpse by Carter Brown (Horwitz, 1965) Horwitz were arguably the prime Australian publishers of paperbacks and pulp fiction in the 1950s and 60s....
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CRIME AND THRILLER BOOK HAUL – MARCH 2020
Recent review books: March 2020 After a slightly slow start to the year, the review books are now piling in at a scary rate! Of the pile on my floor, these look the...
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