In LJM Owen's atmospheric pageturner The Great Divide, a city detective hunts a killer through a fog of lies in small-town Tasmania. The Great Divide by L.J.M. Owen (Echo Publishing $29.99) The Great Divide Synopsis: Twisted Secrets. Hidden Victims. Monstrous Crimes. In the rural … [Read more...]
Dead Man Switch (aka The War Widow) by Tara Moss, Review: Smart & sassy
Tara Moss' new novel Dead Man Switch (aka The War Widow) is a brilliant start to what is sure to become a bestselling crime fiction series. Meet PI Billie Walker - smart and sexy, with a dash of Mae West humour, she's a hard-boiled detective with a twist. She's a woman in a man's world ... Dead … [Read more...]
BRUNY by Heather Rose, Book Review: Literary political thriller
Heather Rose' Bruny is an intelligent and timely literary, political thriller. Read our full review of this highly thought-provoking novel from a very talented author. Bruny Synopsis How far would your government go? A right-wing US president has withdrawn America from the Middle East and the … [Read more...]
NEON EMPIRE: Q&A with author Drew Minh
Today we welcome Drew Minh to Booklover Book Reviews to discuss his new novel Neon Empire, PLUS we have 2 copies to giveaway. Neon Empire Synopsis: Imagine a city fueled entirely by social media. Rising out of the American desert, this city is a real-world manifestation of a social media … [Read more...]
FORTUNE by Lenny Bartulin, Book Review: Gripping
Fortune by Lenny Bartulin, is a gripping, globe-spanning historical epic. Fortune Synopsis: In 1806 Napoleon Bonaparte conquered Prussia. Beginning on the very day he leads his triumphant Grande Armee into Berlin through the Brandenburg Gate, Fortune traces the fates of a handful of souls whose … [Read more...]
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone, Review
This Is How You Lose the Time War is for lovers of wordplay and thought-provoking literature. In this novella by award-winning authors Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange letters—and fall in … [Read more...]
THE CHAIN by Adrian McKinty, Book Review: A chilling plot
The Chain, Adrian McKinty's unashamedly commercial new stand-alone thriller, features a chilling plot and seems written for the big screen. The Chain Synopsis: VICTIM. KIDNAPPER. CRIMINAL. YOU WILL BECOME EACH ONE. The morning starts like any other. Rachel Klein drops her daughter, Kylie, at … [Read more...]
Shoot Through by J M Green, Book Review: Dark & deadly humour
In Shoot Through, J M Green's third book in her highly successful crime series, Stella Hardy the wisecracking social worker, is back to tackle crooked private contractors, an exotic cattle scam, and a delicious Mushroom Jalfrezi. Shoot Through (Stella Hardy #3) Synopsis: All Stella Hardy wants is … [Read more...]