by NRB | 27 Oct 2015 | Crime Scene |
The CWA Gold Dagger Winner’s latest novel is a return to his much-loved Joe O’Loughlin series. As is often the way with series books, some knowledge of past novels can enhance a reader’s pleasure, and in this case Shatter (2008) is close to mandatory reading...
by NRB | 7 Aug 2015 | The Godfather: Peter Corris |
A couple of technologies employed by writers and journalists, and thought highly of at the time, have become obsolete in my lifetime. One that comes to mind is the facsimile, which was cheaper and less complicated than earlier forms of transmission like the telex....
by NRB | 23 Dec 2014 | Fiction, Non-fiction |
From crime to literature, through ASIO and memoir to the bush – our Editors failed to coincide on a single title. Not all of these books were published in 2014, but they were our stand-out reads of the year. Jean’s picks: Elizabeth is Missing Emma Healey....
by NRB | 19 Dec 2014 | The Godfather: Peter Corris |
I’ve read 44 books so far this year. Not a lot, but not too bad given my eyesight. I make a brief note of each book read and give it a mark out of ten so that I can single out the books I’ve most valued. This year, in no particular order, they are: Peter Ackroyd Civil...
by NRB | 4 Sep 2014 | Crime Scene |
One of Australia’s great storytellers: Michael Robotham’s crime fiction and the tantalising premise of his new novel. Michael Robotham’s latest novel, published ten years after his first, was more than 20 years in the making. In a recent interview, the author...
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