Greg Pyer’s The Unfortunate Victim is based on a true story. Otto Berliner Investigates… The Unfortunate Victim: At midnight on 28 December 1864, in the Australian gold-mining town of Daylesford, young newly-wed Maggie Stuart lies dead in her own blood. Rumour…
We seem to have an inadvertent ‘fiction based on facts’ theme going on this week. The Unfortunate Victim by Greg Pyers This historical detective novel from Greg Pyers based on a true story, is one of the 2017 releases by Aussie Authors…
An epic novel of corruption, murder and the true nature of justice, Stephen Greenall’s Winter Traffic announces the arrival of a compelling new voice in literary crime. Winter Traffic Synopsis: Sutton doesn’t like the three a.m. phone calls. He should change his number—that…
Today we welcome David Young, author of the recently released crime thriller Stasi Wolf to Booklover Book Reviews to share how ‘Networking Pays’. — They say that networking pays. The only trouble is, I hate it. Being a generally anti-social chap, in my…
Detective Sean Duffy returns in Rain Dogs, Book 5 in Adrian McKinty’s award-winning The Troubles series. Rain Dogs Synopsis It’s just the same things over and again for Sean Duffy: riot duty, heartbreak, cases he can solve but never get to…
We only have time to read a small fraction of the books we receive review requests for here at Booklover Book Reviews. So to help spread the word about other titles we think might interest our readers we’ve put together…
In Le Chateau, Sarah Ridout’s evocation of the sights, sounds, scent and mystique of Southern France will be the envy of many authors. Le Chateau Synopsis What really happened at the Chateau? When Charlotte regains consciousness after an accident, she finds…
Short reviews of the two most recent releases from Transit Lounge, the small Australian publisher that brought us A S Patric’s 2016 Miles Franklin Award-winning Black Rock White City. 5 Ways to be Famous Now Synopsis A glamorous ocean liner, inspired…
Bad Blood Synopsis Freelance journalist Harry Hendrick is beginning to realise that you’re only as good as your last exclusive, and buzz doesn’t pay the bills, when he’s blackmailed by the police into investigating a series of bizarre suicides. Those investigations…
The Ninja’s Daughter Synopsis : An Hiro Hattori Novel/Shinobi Mystery Autumn, 1565: When an actor’s daughter is murdered on the banks of Kyoto’s Kamo River, master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo are the victim’s only hope for justice. As…
A Murder in Time is the first title in Julie McElwain’s Kendra Donovan Mysteries series – a book that garnered lots of pre-release industry buzz. A Murder in Time Synopsis When brilliant FBI agent Kendra Donovan stumbles back in time and…
Black Teeth, Zane Lovitt’s second novel, is a must-read for those who enjoy complex crime mysteries. Read on for our full review. Black Teeth Book Synopsis Jason Ginaff doesn’t get out much. Partly because of the anxiety, mainly because he works…
Girl Waits With Gun Synopsis : From the New York Times best-selling author of The Drunken Botanist comes an enthralling novel based on the forgotten, true story of one of the USA’s first female deputy sheriffs. Constance Kopp doesn’t quite fit the…
A S Patric’s Black Rock White City is a story about the damages of war, the limits of choice, and the hope of love. Read my full review of this mesmerising novel. Black Rock White City Synopsis During a hot…
Today we welcome Anna Westbrook to Booklover Book Reviews to share with us how she came to write her debut novel Dark Fires Shall Burn. AND thanks to Scribe Publications, we have a paperback copy to giveaway. — Dark Fires…
Camilla Lackberg’s The Ice Child (Erica Falck & Patrik Hedstrom #9) is a thrilling blend of family drama and shocking criminal investigation. Read my full review. The Ice Child Book Synopsis January, Fjällbacka. A semi-naked girl wanders through the woods in…
