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Crime Scene: LS HILTON Maestra. Reviewed by Lou Murphy

Posted on 14 Jun 2016 in Crime Scene |

A new femme fatale is born in Maestra, an addictive erotic thriller set against the glamorous backdrop of the European art world. Meet Judith Rashleigh: sexy, educated, poised. By day she is employed as a junior art expert at British Pictures, one...

INEZ BARANAY Ghosts Like Us. Reviewed by Isobel Blackthorn

Posted on 9 Jun 2016 in Fiction |

Ghosts Like Us is a poetic, ambiguous and subversive exploration of the nature of history and remembering. ‘the air of the present moment here’ … This puzzling opening line embodies the essence of a fine literary work: a little obscure for...

EMILY MAGUIRE An Isolated Incident. Reviewed by Linda Funnell

Posted on 7 Jun 2016 in Fiction |

Emily Maguire combines a page-turner with a provocative reflection on violence against women. Emily Maguire’s latest novel tells the story of the aftermath of the murder of a young woman, aged-care worker Bella Michaels, in the little town of...