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 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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The Sensation
Reviewed onIn this follow up to The Subjugate, The Sensation further fleshes out a near-future San Francisco: think Silicon Valley gone feral. The technology for neural implants has been hacked and …
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The Edward Street Baby Farm
Reviewed onThe Edward Street Baby Farm is the fascinating account of a little-known aspect of Western Australian history. In 1907, Perth woman Alice Mitchell was arrested for the murder of a …
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Shore Leave
Reviewed onFans of David Whish-Wilson’s crime fiction will be over the moon to discover that former detective Frank Swann is back in Whish-Wilson’s latest offering, Shore Leave. It is 1989 and …
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Death Leaves the Station
Reviewed onDeath Leaves the Station is Alexander Thorpe’s thoroughly delightful debut novel. Set in 1927, it is a classic whodunnit peopled with idiosyncratic and memorable characters, including a nameless friar, Mariana …
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The Good Turn
Reviewed onDervla McTiernan has rapidly cemented her place among contemporary bestselling crime fiction greats by producing in quick succession two expertly crafted and beautifully written character-driven novels in The Ruin, and The Scholar. …
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Starting From Now
Reviewed onFans of rural fiction will enjoy Fleur McDonald’s new offering, Starting From Now. Part romance, part crime novel, the story features 25-year-old rural journalist Zara, who is torn between her …
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True West
Reviewed onA new novel from David Whish-Wilson is always cause to celebrate and so it is with True West. Set in the years following the Vietnam War, this latest work brings …
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Blood in the Dust
Reviewed onSet in Victoria in 1853, Blood in the Dust is a fast-paced novel from the winner of the best unpublished manuscript category of the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. When …
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