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 Paris Secret
Reviewed onA wardrobe of Dior gowns, a secret kept for 65 years and three women bound forever by war … The Paris Secret is the latest title by New York Times …
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Goldfields Girl
Reviewed onBy modern standards life on the goldfields was tough but many men, firmly in the grip of gold fever and lured by the prospect of finding an easy fortune, were …
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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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A Thousand Tongues
Reviewed onIan Reid twists together three tales in an examination of conscience demonstrating that “what is right” is rarely a singular narrative or universal truth. As two post-grad student historians in …
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The Wreckers’ Revenge
Reviewed onRed Read finds himself expelled from his Perth boarding school, and awaits twenty lashes with a birch. Fortunately, smuggler Captain Black Bowen intervenes and soon Red is back aboard the …
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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Reviewed onSet in Victoria in 1853, Blood in the Dust is a fast-paced novel from the winner of the best unpublished manuscript category of the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize.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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Devil’s Ballast
Reviewed onDevil’s Ballast is a meticulously researched and marvelously told tale based on the real-life story of 18th century pirate, Anne Bonny. At eighteen, Anne Bonny has already escaped a violent …
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The French Photographer
Reviewed onDrawing inspiration from the life of pioneering photojournalist Lee Miller, this latest offering from Natasha Lester illuminates the challenges faced by female correspondents during World War II, taking readers to …
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The Coves
Reviewed onFans of David Whish-Wilson’s trilogy of crime novels featuring Frank Swann will recognise his superb storytelling style and elegant prose in this gripping new work of historical fiction that binds …
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