by NRB | 17 Apr 2020 | Extracts, Fiction |
Mirandi Riwoe’s second novel (her first, The Fish Girl, was shortlisted for the Stella Prize) is set on the Palmer River goldfields of far north Queensland, and the neighbouring settlement of Maytown. Gold was discovered on the remote Palmer River in 1873, and the...
by NRB | 10 Apr 2020 | Crime Scene, Extracts, Fiction |
This week our extract is from Chris Hammer’s second crime novel, Silver. It again features investigative journalist Martin Scarsden, who readers first met in Scrublands where – among other things – he fell for the beautiful Mandalay Blonde in the small Riverina town...
by NRB | 3 Apr 2020 | Extracts, Fiction |
Welcome to the first of our new series of Friday extracts – a little something for the end of the week. If you like the idea, please let us know! We’re delighted to launch with an extract from Kirsten Krauth’s new novel Almost A Mirror. This is a...
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