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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UNDER THE RADAR: SEVEN GOOD BOOKS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED IN 2022
Every year there are piles of books released with a fanfare of manufactured publicity by publishers, and certain reviewers, while other equally good books quietly find...
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THE NEXT GIRL By Pip Drysdale (Simon & Schuster, 30 November 2022)
The Next Girl by Pip Drysdale (Simon & Schuster, 30 November 2022) Pip Drysdale is one of the brightest new stars in the realm of first person psychological...
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BOOK HAUL – 2023 CRIME FICTION!
There is still over a month to go until the end of 2022, but already the books are beginning to pile up for 2023. Here are six of the early 2023 releases that I have...
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HOLIDAY READING: NEW BOOKS BY ROBERT CRAIS, JANET EVANOVICH, JEFFERY DEAVER, LINCOLN CHILD, DAVID GILMAN and TIM WEAVER
With the Christmas and summer holidays quickly approaching, at least here in Australia, I thought I would look at some recent releases that would make for good beach...
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CANBERRA WEEKLY 10 NOVEMBER 2022: NEW AMERICAN CRIME FICTION
This week in the Canberra Weekly I reviewed three new American crime novels, which entertain while also casting a sharp eye at American society. Livid by Patricia...
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