SUZANNE LEAL The Deceptions. Reviewed by Jessica Stewart
The deceptions in Suzanne Leal’s third novel span World War II Czechoslovakia and the Holocaust to present-day Sydney. The genesis of this novel was the story of...
Read MoreARNOLD ZABLE The Watermill. Reviewed by Suzanne Marks
Arnold Zable finds resilience and inspiration among the survivors of extraordinary suffering. In his quartet of stories, based on real people and events, Arnold Zable...
Read MorePHILIPPE SANDS East West Street: On the origins of genocide and crimes against humanity. Reviewed by Ashley Kalagian Blunt
East West Street fuses biography, family memoir and journalism, culminating in an account of the Nuremberg trials told with the pace of a legal thriller. The idea that...
Read MoreCrime Scene: DEREK B MILLER Norwegian by Night. Reviewed by Jean Bedford
Simply one of the best crime novels of the year. Transcending genre, and blending genres, Norwegian by Night is partly a getaway/chase/escape thriller; partly a...
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