by NRB | 11 May 2017 | Non-fiction |
True stories from the courts of the 1970s and 1980s: police verbals, complacent judges, and a rich cast of characters. The word ‘legend’ is grossly overused thanks to sporting commentators, but not in respect of Bill Hosking QC — at least not among criminal lawyers,...
by NRB | 7 Jun 2016 | 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 Strathdee, somewhere...
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