WHIP SMART Lola Montez and the Poisoned Nom de Plume Synopsis: The frothy sexy second book in the Whip Smart series opens with the gorgeous, ever-headstrong Lola Montez careening around Europe, on the run from the haunting memories of Spain and…
Cockroaches is the thrilling sequel to Jo Nesbo’s debut novel The Bat. Cockroaches Synopsis: Detective Harry Hole arrives in a steaming hot Bangkok. But its work not pleasure. The Norwegian ambassador has been found dead in a seedy motel room, and…
Beyond Belief by Helen Smith (Book 4, Emily Castles Mysteries) is a delightful romp for fans of Agatha Christie and Hercule Poirot. Read our full review. Beyond Belief Book Synopsis: Emily Castles, spare-time private investigator, full-time desk jockey is at it…
Who We Were Synopsis: Set during the Cold War, Who We Were is an intimate and powerful love story about trust, obsession and the truth itself. Melbourne, 1938. Annabel’s dream is to be a scientist. Falling in love is not part of her…
Erasmus Hobart and the Golden Arrow Synopsis In this time-travelling romp, Andrew Fish brings a new slant to the classic legend. Erasmus Hobart is the perfect new adventurer for fans of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett. Robin Hood was a crook!…
Marking Time Synopsis Seventeen-year-old tagger Saira Elian can handle anything… a mother who mysteriously disappears, a stranger who stalks her around London, and even the noble English Grandmother who kicked Saira and her mother out of the family. But when an…
Malicious Intent Synopsis: While investigating the drug overdose of a teenage girl, pathologist and forensic physician, Dr Anya Crichton, discovers striking similarities between the case and a number of apparent suicides. All of the victims disappeared for a period of time…
The Thief Synopsis The Thief is a seasoned pickpocket. Anonymous in his tailored suit, he weaves in and out of Tokyo crowds, stealing wallets from strangers so smoothly sometimes he doesn’t even remember the snatch. Most people are just a blur…
Read the novel before you see the movie. Stephen Fry’s charmingly misanthropic send-up of the English mystery, The Hippopotamus is now a critically acclaimed major motion picture. The Hippopotamus Synopsis: Ted Wallace is an old, sour, womanising, cantankerous, whisky-sodden beast of…
Water Will Find Its Way Synopsis: A bewitching tango dancer in an Argentinian brothel. An orphan seamstress lured away from the Armenian ghetto by a charming French soldier. And a mother who is struggling to overcome a legacy of shame that…
Bruno Kramzer Synopsis: “Someone must have traduced Joseph K., for without having done anything wrong he was arrested one fine morning.” So begins The Trial by Franz Kafka. Bruno Kramzer is the story of the man sent to arrest Joseph K….
Brand-Changing Day Synopsis: In the world of the casual American chain restaurant, brand-changing day signifies the start of something new—new menu items are rolled out, logos are redesigned, service procedures are updated, and old uniforms are traded for hipper, darker, flashier…
Nancy Wake Synopsis A Biography of Our Greatest War Heroine 1912-2011 In the early 1930s, Nancy Wake was a young woman enjoying a bohemian life in Paris. By the end of the Second World War, she was the Gestapo’s most wanted…
Juno & Hannah Synopsis 1920, deep in the New Zealand bush, a settlement of Christian fundamentalists live a life of austerity and isolation. It is a place where there is little space for compassion, particularly for the women who can never…
Combustion Synopsis Los Angeles. Traffic clogs the streets. Smog chokes the city. And Zac Bunsen is going to burn it all down. On a ruthless quest to save the planet, Bunsen releases the Swarm, an airborne nanotech virus that targets combustion…
Jennifer duBois’ Cartwheel was named one of the Best Books of 2013 by Cosmopolitan and BookPage. Read on for my review of this psychological thriller. Cartwheel Book Synopsis An American foreign-exchange student arrested for murder. A desperate father determined to win her…
