Blood and Ink
Reviewed onThis pacy crime debut by Perth author Brett Adams will appeal to fans of hard-boiled detective fiction, puzzling plots, and books about literature and writing. When literature professor Jack Griffen …
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The Ballroom Murder
Reviewed onIn August 1925, Audrey Jacob publicly shot dead her ex-fiancée Cyril Gidley at an extravagant ball in Perth’s Government House. The case seemed like a no-brainer – Audrey still had …
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After The Flood
Reviewed onDetective Inspector Dan Clement is mired in routine outback crime: explosives stolen from a mine, protestors picketing an abattoir, and a clinic break-in with potential ties to anti-vaxxers. But as …
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The Murder Rule
Reviewed onThe Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan is the gripping new stand-alone thriller by the author of the Cormac Reilly series. When young law student Hannah manipulates her way into joining …
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Scam at Five Mile Road
Reviewed onSecrets get uncovered when Jack Rhodes is around, whether their holders like it or not. Tough, smart and with a ruthless streak tempered by a sharp moral compass, Rhodes is …
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Banjawarn
Reviewed onThe silence and red-dirt heat of the WA Goldfields’ mulga country is the stark canvas of Josh Kemp’s stunning debut novel Banjawarn, in which true crime writer Garreth Hoyle seeks …
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Private Prosecution
Reviewed onWhen sassy florist Lily Constantine’s body is found bludgeoned to death in her apartment, junior prosecutor Andrew Deacon finds himself in deep water; he had spent the previous night with …
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Fromage
Reviewed onWhen food journalist and self-confessed shoeaholic Alex Grant bumps into an old school friend, Marie, while on holiday in Croatia, she is invited to visit the family’s cheese company in …
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The River Mouth
Reviewed onTen years ago, Sandra Davies’s fifteen-year-old son Darren was found shot to death in the Weymouth River. Now, the local police have informed Sandra that her best friend, Barbara, has …
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The Night Village
Reviewed onWhen Simone moves to London from Australia, she does so with expectations of a high-flying journalism career, a slick apartment in an up-and-coming borough and nights of cocktails in chic …
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