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      Aussie journalist and author Tim Ayliffe's John Bailey is the war-weary journo who discovers what working for The Greater Good really means. Dirty politicians, spies, criminals. Murder in contemporary Sydney. Love it!
4.5★  Link to my Greater Good review
    
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      I really enjoyed
  
 Wild Place by Christian White, a terrific mystery in a small Aussie town of ordinary people who end up doing some bad things.my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
      Happy to have listened to number 7 of Mr Reacher 
  
 by the most talented Lee ChildMy review, 3 stars this time:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
      Here's my review of April in Spain by John Banville, the 8th in his Quirke series, but the first published under his own name (the previous titles have been marketed under his pseudonym Benjamin Black). This book also features D.I. St. John Strafford from Snow.
 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
    
        
      My review for 
  
 Christmas in the Scottish Highlands by Donna Ashcroft
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
  
  
  
 Christmas in the Scottish Highlands by Donna Ashcrofthttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
      L.A. Larkin's new thriller really turned up the suspense and really made me feel anxious for the MC
 The Safe Placereview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
      4 stars for this contemporary chick-lit/romance novel.
 The Last Goodbye by Fiona LucasMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
      A short horror (unusual for me) 
  
 by Jasper DeWitt.My review, three stars:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
      My review of 
  
 Murder at Enderley Hall by Helena Dixon, #2 in this fun 1930s cosy mystery serieshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
      
  
My review of The Good Turn... Dervla McTiernan's best yet, a dark joy.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
      
  
My review for Rae Cairns's excellent Ned Kelly Shortlisted debut crime novel, The Good Mother
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
      
  
I've been hearing the name Louise Penny for years, and could resist the pull of the cozy world of Three Pines no longer. My review of Still Life (Chief Inspector Gamanche #1)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
        
      My review for 
  
 A Brush with Murder by Bailee Abbott
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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 Seeds of Deception by Linda Castillo
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
  
  
  
 A Brush with Murder by Bailee Abbotthttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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 Seeds of Deception by Linda Castillohttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
      Stephen King is known for his horror thrillers, but this is just a good story about a ghost, stranded in the Horror House of the amusement park, Joyland. It's just what I felt like reading!
 4.5★  Link to my Joyland review
    
      Tim Winton is one of Australia's best and most-awarded authors and an all-time favourite of mine. An Open Swimmer was his first novel, written when he was still at uni, and his writing was already magic. I had some trouble with the story.
 3.5★  LInk to my Open Swimmer review
    
      3.5 stars for 
  
 The Tribute by Aussie Author John ByronMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
      An absolute banger of a book. 5/5
Five Decembers by James Kestrel
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
  
  
  Five Decembers by James Kestrel
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
      Sally Hepworth's new domestic suspense 
  
 The Younger Wife was a very enjoyable character driven domestic drama/suspense.my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
      Just finished An Impartial Witness by Charles Todd #2 in the Bess Crawford series.Main character is a WWI army nurse, investigating crime. I have enjoyed both books I have read so far
    
      4.5 stars for this fabulous historical fiction by an Aussie Author
 Secrets My Father Kept by Rachel GivneyMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
      Here's my review of The Mother's Fault by Nicole Trope, a domestic thriller with plenty of twists!
 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
    
      Here are my two reviews of Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun, an intriguing novella set in South Korea. It's literary fiction, but also straddles the mystery/crime genre.
 Print / e-book edition: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
 Audiobook edition: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
    
        
      Sarah wrote: "Here are my two reviews of Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun, an intriguing novella set in South Korea. It's literary fiction, but also straddles the mystery/crime genre.
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Sarah, I'm curious, why have you reviewed the same book twice?
  
  
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Sarah, I'm curious, why have you reviewed the same book twice?
      Brenda wrote: "Sarah, I'm curious, why have you reviewed the same book twice?."I was reviewing both the e-book and audiobook editions (for different publishers). The bulk of my review is the same, but I've made some additional comments re: the narration.
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