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The Greenland Breach by Bernard Besson

Book Review & Giveaway – THE GREENLAND BREACH by Bernard Besson

The  Greenland Breach Synopsis: A stylish, fast-paced spy thriller about the intrigue, economic warfare and struggles for natural resources promised by global warming. The Arctic ice caps are breaking up. Europe and the East Coast of the Unites States brace for…

No Place Like Home by Caroline Overington

NO PLACE LIKE HOME by Caroline Overington, Book Review

No Place Like Home… bestselling author and award-winning journalist Caroline Overington delivers another thought-provoking and heart-rending story, that reaches from the heart of Bondi to a small village in Tanzania. No Place Like Home Synopsis: Shortly after 9.30 in the morning,…

The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes

THE SHINING GIRLS by Lauren Beukes, Book Review

The Shining Girls Synopsis THE GIRL WHO WOULDN’T DIE HUNTS THE KILLER WHO SHOULDN’T EXIST. “The future is not as loud as war, but it is relentless. It has a terrible fury all its own.”  Harper Curtis is a killer who…

Good News Bad News by Maggie Groff

Book Review – GOOD NEWS BAD NEWS by Maggie Groff

Good News Bad News Synopsis Intrepid investigative journalist Scout Davis has given herself a holiday, but when Hermione Longfellow floats towards her in the supermarket, wanting to engage her services, she stops to listen. Most people in Byron Bay are aware…

Poet's Cottage by Josephine Pennicott

Book Review – POET’S COTTAGE by Josephine Pennicott

Poet’s Cottage Synopsis Poets had always lived there, the locals claimed. It was as if the house called to its own… When Sadie inherits Poet’s Cottage in the Tasmanian fishing town of Pencubitt, she sets out to discover all she…

Dead Lions Mick Herron

DEAD LIONS by Mick Herron, Book Review

Mick Herron’s Dead Lions won the 2013 CWA Gold Dagger Award and now adapted into Season 2 of the critically acclaimed TV Series, Slow Horses.    Dead Lions Synopsis: Book 2 Jackson Lamb Thrillers London’s Slough House is where the washed-up…

The Start of Everything by Emily Winslow

Book Review – THE START OF EVERYTHING by Emily Winslow

In this stunning psychological thriller for readers of Tana French, Kate Atkinson, and Donna Tartt, Emily Winslow has crafted a literary prism told through the eyes of her many intricately drawn characters. Masterly and mesmerizing, The Start of Everything will captivate…

Harlequins Costume by Leonid Yuzefovich

Book Review – HARLEQUIN’S COSTUME by Leonid Yuzefovich

Harlequin’s Costume Synopsis: The year is 1871. Prince von Ahrensburg, Austria’s military attaché to St. Petersburg, has been killed in his own bed. The murder threatens diplomatic consequences for Russia so dire that they could alter the course of history….

Another Sun by Timothy Williams

Book Review – ANOTHER SUN by Timothy Williams

Another Sun Synopsis The sun-drenched Caribbean island of Guadeloupe is technically part of France, subject to French law and loyal to the French Republic. But in 1980, the scars of colonialism are still fresh, and ethnic tensions and political unrest seethe…

Significance by Lise Sonntag

Book Review – SIGNIFICANCE by Lise Sonntag

Significance Synopsis In the middle of a freezing German winter, the chair of mathematics at a venerable university is murdered in an apparently motiveless crime. Inspector Falco Baumgarten of the Leipzig Polizeidirektion finds himself embroiled in a mystery that refuses to…

Fiona Griffiths crime thriller, Book 1

Talking to the Dead by Harry Bingham, Review: Thrilling authenticity

In crime thriller Talking to the Dead Harry Bingham perfectly balances entertainment with heart and authenticity. Talking to the Dead Synopsis: A mesmerizing and thrilling novel—perfect for fans of Tana French and Stieg Larsson—that introduces a modern, unforgettable rookie cop whose past…

The Bat by Jo Nesbo

Book Review – THE BAT by Jo Nesbo

The Bat Synopsis  Harry is out of his depth. Detective Harry Hole is meant to keep out of trouble. A young Norwegian girl taking a gap year in Sydney has been murdered, and Harry has been sent to Australia to assist…