Animal People is a sharply observed 24-hour urban love story that follows Stephen Connolly – a character from Charlotte Wood’s bestselling novel The Children – through one of the worst days of his life. Animal People Synopsis: On this stiflingly hot December day, Stephen has decided it’s time to … [Read more...]
Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen, Review: Brimming with heart
With Here and Now and Then Mike Chen has reserved a spot in my best books of 2019 list. Here and Now and Then Synopsis: To save his daughter, he’ll go anywhere—and any-when… Kin Stewart is an everyday family man: working in IT, trying to keep the spark in his marriage, struggling to connect … [Read more...]
THE SCHOLAR by Dervla McTiernan (Cormac Reilly #2), Book Review
From the author of the critically acclaimed bestseller The Ruin, Dervla McTiernan comes a compulsive new crime thriller featuring DS Cormac Reilly, The Scholar. The Scholar Synopsis: Being brilliant has never been this dangerous ... When Dr Emma Sweeney stumbles across the victim of a hit and … [Read more...]
The Three Secret Cities by Matthew Reilly, Review: A series maturing
The Three Secret Cities is the 5th book in Matthew Reilly's bestselling Jack West Jr. Series. The Three Secret Cities Synopsis: HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE FOUR KINGDOMS SCORNED. THE HUNT FOR JACK WEST JR HAS BEGUN. A SHADOW WORLD BEHIND THE REAL WORLD When Jack West Jr won the Great Games, he … [Read more...]
The Promised Land by Barry Maitland, Review: Skilfully crafted crime
The Promised Land is the 13th title in Barry Maitland's bestselling Brock and Kolla Series. The Promised Land Synopsis: Brock and Kolla return in an enthralling new mystery from a master of the genre. Newly promoted Detective Chief Inspector Kathy Kolla investigates a series of brutal … [Read more...]
A Superior Spectre by Angela Meyer, Review: Gothic dystopian thriller
Angela Meyer's debut novel A Superior Spectre is billed as "the historical richness of Outlander meets the dystopian feminism of Margaret Atwood". A Superior Spectre Synopsis: Jeff is dying. Haunted by memories and grappling with the shame of his desires, he runs away to remote Scotland with a … [Read more...]
A Necessary Murder by M J Tjia, Review: Red herrings galore
A Necessary Murder is the second title in M J Tjia's Heloise Chancey Mystery Series. A Necessary Murder Synopsis: Stoke Newington, 1863: Little Margaret Lovejoy is found brutally murdered in the outhouse of her family’s estate. A few days later, another victim is found on the doorstep of … [Read more...]
Man at the Window by Robert Jeffreys, Review: Authentic moral dilemma
Man at the Window is Robert Jeffreys' debut novel, and the first in the Detective Cardilini series, set in 1960s Western Australia. Atmospheric crime fiction with a burning moral dilemma at its heart. Man at the Window Synopsis: When a boarding master at an exclusive boys’ school is shot dead, it … [Read more...]