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A hard to put down dark thriller Truly, Darkly, Deeply by Victoria SelmanMy review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Really enjoyable. 4.5 stars from 5
(Read - 25, February, 2022)
The Man Tracker: The Hands of Death: A Western Adventure From The Author of "Cannon House" by Troy Andrew Smith
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(Read - 25, February, 2022)
The Man Tracker: The Hands of Death: A Western Adventure From The Author of "Cannon House" by Troy Andrew Smith
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My review for Robert Pobi's riveting thriller
Under Pressurehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Really, really enjoyable. 4.5 stars from 5
(Read - 18, December, 2021)
MONTEREY NOIR by Patrick Whitehurst
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(Read - 18, December, 2021)
MONTEREY NOIR by Patrick Whitehurst
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My review for I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes With Death by Maggie O'Farrell
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The Interview by Gill Perdue is a strong debut novel, featuring specialist victim interviewers trying to question a traumatised teenage girl about the disappearance of her step-father, but some of the topics it deals with makes it a tough read and means it won't appeal to everyone.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's my review of Murder Most Fancy by Aussie Author Kellie McCourt - it's a rip-roaring mystery-thriller with plenty of laughs along the way.
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Enjoyable time with an early LB book. Erotica as opposed to crime or mystery. 3.5 stars from 5
(Read - 24, December, 2021)
Campus Tramp (7) by Lawrence Block
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(Read - 24, December, 2021)
Campus Tramp (7) by Lawrence Block
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Summer at Kangaroo Ridge by Nicole Hurley-Moorehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 stars for this contemporary/historical/domestic drama by an Aussie Author
The Beautiful Words by Vanessa McCauslandMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Fantastic. 5 stars from 5
(Read - 12, December, 2021)
The Crime of Colin Wise by Michael Underwood
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(Read - 12, December, 2021)
The Crime of Colin Wise by Michael Underwood
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Here's my review of Peter Swanson's latest, Nine Lives, a twisty and entertaining interpretation of the well-known "murder list" trope. 
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I enjoyed Sulari Gentill's short story The Company of Rats, a prequel to her Aussie historical mystery series, which is a favourite! Rowland Sinclair is only 14, but he knows the ratcatcher's a bit suss. ('suspicious', for non-Aussies)
4.5★ My review of Company of Rats with a link to the story online
The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan is a departure from her Irish detective series. This finds a US group trying to rescue wrongly convicted people from Death Row. But were they wrongly convicted?
4★ My review of The Murder Rule
Fantastic long short story from 2 favourite authors. 4.5 stars from 5
(Read - 31, January, 2022)
Veil's Visit: A Taste of Hap and Leonard by Joe R. Lansdale and Andrew Vachss
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(Read - 31, January, 2022)
Veil's Visit: A Taste of Hap and Leonard by Joe R. Lansdale and Andrew Vachss
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This was a different sort of murder mystery with a firm of defence lawyers looking into the disappearance of a client arrested for murder. I didn't realise it was #19 in a popular series of legal thrillers, but it is self contained and worked well as a stand-alone.
The Missing Piece by John Lescroartreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of legal drama
The Darkest Place by Phillip Margolinhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An absolute belter. 5 stars from 5
(Read - 4, March, 2022)
The Heretic by Liam McIlvanney
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(Read - 4, March, 2022)
The Heretic by Liam McIlvanney
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An enjoyable Essex outing. 4 stars from 5
(Read - 23, February, 2022)
The Dead Hand of Dominique by Simon Marlowe
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(Read - 23, February, 2022)
The Dead Hand of Dominique by Simon Marlowe
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Hurray! Aussie author Adrian Hyland finally gave us a new book! Constable Jesse Redpath is another smart, tough female character from the Northern Territory. She's stepping on the toes of the local Victorian cops, investigating a death at Canticle Creek. Excellent!
4.5~5★ My review of Canticle Creek
The Lightning Rod by Brad Meltzer (sequel to The Escape Artist) is a fast paced thriller featuring a mortician who discovers a military cover-up while attending the body of a dead officer.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A holiday house swap goes horribly wrong in
The Family Holiday by Shalini Bolandreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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