Reading habits differ; I know people who read only fiction and some who read only non-fiction. I know of one person who reads one of each in alternate reading sessions....
Read MoreThis is crime fiction with a humorous bent. In Straight Jacket Adrian Deans gives life to Morgan Tanjenz, an enigmatic and compelling leading man to whom everything is...
Read MoreThis book examines human behaviour and moral choices in a hospital fighting for its patients’ lives and its own in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. It was like...
Read MoreBack when computers suddenly appeared on every desk it was commonly thought that they heralded the advent of the paperless office. Now I think it’s generally accepted...
Read MoreThis future world takes the ethical dilemmas and tendencies of our own time on some scary trajectories. In the earth of the far future, a world of 20 billion...
Read MoreRobert Menzies, John Howard, the dreams and delusions of Australian politics – all resonate in this satirical and inventive novel. Typically, reviews begin with a...
Read MoreWhen I was young, back in the late 1940s and early 1950s. I went often to Hollywood musical films, at first with my parents, later with my older sister or friends. I...
Read MoreThis unsettling collection explores transience and the longing for something or somewhere lost. The Glove Box and Other Stories is a short story collection by New...
Read MoreHoney Brown moves to the city and suburbs for her new thriller, shedding light into some very dark corners. Psychological thrillers are an interesting reading prospect....
Read MoreIn many crime novels, after the body of the victim has been taken away, the investigator’s first question is: ‘Did he have any enemies that you know of?’ Replies can...
Read MoreThis book restores women’s place in an iconic period of Australian history in a tale of grit, suffering and determination. On the cover of the hardback of Clare...
Read MoreSci-fi, crime, the supernatural and a savvy female ranger – Marianne de Pierres mixes them all in this first instalment of a new series. In the future Australia of...
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{ I'm with you Julia. And I extend that to the aggressively English accents (whatever they are) you hear on BBC radio. I feel I am... } – The Godfather: Peter Corris on accents, 25 Feb 18, 6:01 pm 
{ I thought it pretty common knowledge that anyone who pronounced 'aitch' as 'haitch' was of blue collar, Catholic background - as I'm now in my... } – The Godfather: Peter Corris on accents, 23 Feb 18, 1:41 pm 
{ I would add that any politician who feels the need to be accompanied at a television interview by a 'noddy', or even worse, two 'noddies'... } – The Godfather: Peter Corris on disqualifications, 16 Feb 18, 1:53 pm 
{ Agree wholeheartedly - especially point #3 } – The Godfather: Peter Corris on disqualifications, 16 Feb 18, 11:01 am { What did you think of the TV series of "Bosch", Peter? I found the first episodes difficult - as the splendidly named actor playing Harry... } – The Godfather: Peter Corris on retrospectives, 09 Feb 18, 8:44 pm