Monthly Archives: November 2017
Tall Oaks by Chris Whitaker
‘Tall Oaks’ is Chris Whitaker’s debut novel and it’s easy to see why it’s winning awards. Tall Oaks is a small wealthy town where everyone seems to have a secret. There isn’t much serious crime until 3 year old Harry … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Crime, Mystery, Whitaker, Chris
Force of Nature by Jane Harper
‘Force of Nature’ sees the return of Detective Aaron Falk of the Australian Federal Police who we met in Jane Harper’s brilliant debut novel ‘The Dry’. We are once again taken to a hostile Australian environment, this time with constant … Continue reading
Filed under Australian Author, Book Reviews, Crime, Detective, Harper, Jane, Series Fiction, Thriller
Munich by Robert Harris
‘Munich’ is a historical fiction novel covering a brief period in 1938 during which the world held its breath while the English, Italians and French tried to stop the Germans from going to war with Czechoslovakia. Hugh Legat and Paul … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Harris, Robert, Historical
The Body Farm by Patricia Cornwell
‘The Body Farm’ is the 5th novel by Patricia Cornwell featuring Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta. In addition to being Virginia’s Chief Medical Examiner and being in charge of a busy morgue, Dr Kay Scarpetta is also consulting with … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Cornwell, Patricia, Crime, Detective, Forensic, Series Fiction
The Last Hours by Minette Walters
The Last Days is the first novel from Minete Walters in many years and is her first Historical Fincion novel – her others were psychological thrillers. The story is set in 1348 and Sir Richard of Develish is fairly typical … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Historical, Walters, Minette
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
‘The Da Vinci Code’ is the 2nd novel by Dan Brown featuring Harvard Art Historian and world renowned Iconologist Robert Langdon. Langdon is in Paris giving a lecture when he receives a call in the middle of the night from … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Brown, Dan, Series Fiction, Thriller
Harriet Lane Profile and Books
Harriet Lane is a British writer who has worked as a journalist for the Observer, the Guardian, Vogue and Tattler. In 2008 she started to experience problems with her eyesight. She started writing her first novel as a way to … Continue reading
Filed under Author Profiles, Lane, Harriet
Cruel and Unusual by Patricia Cornwell
‘Cruel and Unusual’ is Patricia Cornwell’s 4th Kay Scarpetta novel. Somewhere between the previous novel and this one, the love of Kay’s life Mark has died, Kay has moved house, and Kay’s niece Lucy has done a lot of growing … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Cornwell, Patricia, Crime, Detective, Forensic, Series Fiction
Darien: Empire of Salt by C.F. Iggulden
Conn Iggulden, writing under the name C.F Iggulden has published his first fantasy novel ‘Darien: Empire of Salt’. I don’t often read fantasy but I love Conn Iggulden’s historical fiction novels so decided to give this a go. I’m glad … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Fantasy, Iggulden, Conn, Series Fiction
The Dry by Jane Harper
‘The Dry’ is Jane Harper’s debut novel and is the first in a series featuring detective Aaron Falk. When Aaron returns to Kiewarra for the funeral of his childhood best friend Luke Hadler, it is the first time he has … Continue reading
Filed under Australian Author, Book Reviews, Crime, Detective, Harper, Jane, Series Fiction