Ann Cleeves is perhaps best known for her Vera Stanhope novels, such as “The Dark Wives”.…
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BOOK CLUB: The Lightning Ridge Ladies
Trigger warning: this review contains references to suicide and self-harm. Fiona McArthur is back with The Lightning Ridge…
BOOK CLUB: U Want It Darker
U Want It Darker is a short story collection by Murray Middleton, the author of the powerful…
BOOK CLUB: Hot Ground
In Hot Ground, Lisa Ellery returns to characters she introduced in Private Prosecution. Despite the common characters,…
BOOK CLUB: Of Flame and Fury
“Of Flame and Fury” is a stand-alone young adult novel in which Mikayla Bridge creates a…
BOOK CLUB: One Small Mistake
In One Small Mistake, Dandy Smith gives us a delightfully twisty thriller. The novel takes some…
BOOK CLUB: We Saw What You Started
Carla Salmon’s debut novel, “We See What You Started,” is an excellent young adult novel. It…
BOOK CLUB: Whisky Valley
Whisky Valley by Joan Sauers is set vividly in the Southern Highlands of NSW. In this…
BOOK CLUB: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
I enjoyed the latest novel from V.E. Schwab, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, a…
BOOK CLUB: Slaying the Vampire Conqueror
Carissa Broadbent has written “Slaying the Vampire Conqueror” as a stand-alone novel set in the world…
BOOK CLUB: An Invisible Tattoo
An Invisible Tattoo is a mystery novel, but author Suellen Dainty’s main preoccupation seems to be…
BOOK CLUB: The Ragpicker King – Book Two of the Chronicles of Castellane
The second book in the Chronicles of Castellane, “The Ragpicker King”, is a solid fantasy novel…
BOOK CLUB: Twist of Fate
In “Twist of Fate”, Karly Lane offers a delightful tale that continues to stretch her writing…
BOOK CLUB: After the Great Storm
“After the Great Storm” is the first full length novel from Ann Dombroski. This near future conspiracy…
BOOK CLUB: A Killing Cold
In “A Killing Cold”, Kate Alice Marshall has written the kind of thriller that grips a…
BOOK CLUB: Prize Catch
Prize Catch by Alan Carter is a thoughtful novel close to the thriller end of the…