THROWBACK THURSDAY: Balefire by Kenneth Goddard (Corgi, 1982)
Balefire by Kenneth Goddard When I reviewed Balefire by Kenneth Goddard back in late 1983 I said that it was a “gripping thriller, guaranteed to keep you reading...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: The KGB Candidate by Owen Sela (Fontana, 1988)
The KGB Candidate by Owen Sela A Russian President in the White House!! In recent years there has been an influx of novels about American Presidents being influenced by...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: PATTERSON’S VOLUNTEERS by John Smith (Corgi, 1985)
Patterson’s Volunteers by the little-known John Smith is a solid adventure yarn with a good deal of technical flying detail and a solid plot about a missing World War...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: 8th DAY by Glover Wright (Pan, 1991)
8th Day by Glover Wright (Pan, 1991) This is an old one from the vault! Combining elements of science fiction, horror and political intrigue, this 1990 thriller meshes...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: THE SECRET WHISPERS by Ted Allbeury (Granada, 1981)
The Secret Whispers by Ted Allbeury When I started reviewing crime novels and thrillers for the Canberra Times back in 1982, the first book I was given to review was...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: GREEN LIGHT by Benjamin Stevenson (Michael Joseph, $A32.99). Originally published September 2018.
In the past year most of the attention in Australian crime fiction has understandably been on the rise of ‘outback noir’, led by Jane Harper and Chris Hammer, or on...
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