Monthly Archives: April 2016
Meg and Tom Keneally Profile and Books
Tom Keneally is a well known Australian author, born in Sydney in 1935. He has written many novels and plays, his most famous is Schindler’s Ark which was adapted to the Steven Spielberg movie Schindler’s List. Keneally grew up in … Continue reading
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Speaking in Bones by Kathy Reichs
‘Speaking in Bones’ is the 18th Tempe Brennan novel by Kathy Reichs. There are a group of people known as websleuths who spend their time investigating cold cases, on the web and by gathering clues. These amateurs are not taken … Continue reading
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Prime Suspect by Lynda La Plante
‘Prime Suspect’ is the first novel in a trilogy featuring Jane Tennison. Lynda La Plante recently released the novel ‘Tennison’ which featured the young Jane Tennison in her early days with the police force, so I have been keen to … Continue reading
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The Soldier’s Curse by Meg and Tom Keneally
I love both crime fiction and historical fiction. When they’re combined, I love them even more. When famous Australian author Tom Keneally and his journalist daughter Meg placed their historical crime fiction in Australia I just couldn’t resist. ‘The Soldier’s … Continue reading
Fear the Darkness by Becky Masterman
‘Fear the Darkness’ is Becky Masterman’s second novel featuring the ageing female ex-FBI agent Brigid Quinn. The first was ‘Rage Against the Dying’. Life has become much more relaxed for Brigid. In addition to her beloved new husband Carlo and … Continue reading
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The King of Lies by John Hart
‘The King of Lies’ is John Hart’s debut novel. After reading Hart’s brilliant ‘The Last Child’, I was keen to read some of his earlier work, but unfortunately this novel doesn’t come close to the same standard. Jackson Workman ‘Work’ … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Crime, Hart, John, Legal, Southern, Thriller
Spider Bones/ Mortal Remains by Kathy Reichs
‘Spider Bones/ Mortal Remains’ is the 13th Tempe Brennan novel by Kathy Reichs. The main plot of the story concerns the identification of the body of John ‘Spider’ Lowery. A body is found floating in a pond in Quebec. As … Continue reading
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Michael Robotham Profile and Books
Michael Robotham was born in 1960 in country New South Wales. He attended school in Gundagai and Coffs Harbour, then moved to Sydney to start a cadetship with a newspaper. He spent the next 14 years working as a journalist … Continue reading
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