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Review: Antidote to Murder

Posted on 19/05/2013 by

Antidote to Murder is the second Edwardian era crime novel by Felicity Young to feature autopsy surgeon Dr Dody McCleland and police Chief Inspector Matthew Pike. I was a fan of the first, A Dissection of Murder, and the sequel … Continue reading →

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Review: Unseen

Posted on 05/05/2013 by

I’m listening to Bon Jovi in the background as I review  Karin Slaughter’s latest ‘shockbuster’ Unseen and there’s something in that. You can’t call Bon Jovi or Karin Slaughter edifying, let alone highbrow. But both are very good at what they do, their writing … Continue reading →

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Review: The Golden Egg

Posted on 28/04/2013 by

The Golden Egg is the twenty-second instalment in Donna Leon‘s Commissario Brunetti series set in Venice. As someone just finishing the third book in a crime fiction series, I find it astonishing that anyone could write twenty-two (and counting). Equally … Continue reading →

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Review: The Trusted

Posted on 01/04/2013 by

This week I’m posting a guest review written by my father Haydn Savage. As an avid reader of political thrillers, he was perfectly placed to review John M Green’s new novel, The Trusted. Beautiful and brilliant Tori Swyft is the central … Continue reading →

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Review: Live By Night

Posted on 03/03/2013 by

“The people we service? They visit the night. But we live in it. They rent what we own.” I suspected I’d like Dennis Lehane’s Live by Night by when I read the title of the Chapter One, ‘A Twelve O’Clock Fella in … Continue reading →

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Review: The Holiday Murders

Posted on 18/02/2013 by

The Holiday Murders by Robert Gott explores the fragile territory between prejudice and murderous hatred in a riveting crime novel that is both intelligent and terrifying. Shedding light on a nasty period in Australian history when right-wing elements — motivated by politics … Continue reading →

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Review: Gone Girl

Posted on 11/02/2013 by

I try not to read too much about a book before reading it myself, especially one as hyped as Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. As in life, I believe the secret to reading happiness lies in having high hopes and low … Continue reading →

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Review: The Sacrificial Man

Posted on 04/02/2013 by

The Sacrificial Man by British writer Ruth Dugdall is a dark, absorbing, satisfyingly twisted psychological thriller. The second novel to feature probation officer Cate Austin, The Sacrificial Man sees Cate charged with preparing a pre-sentence report for Alice Mariani, who is … Continue reading →

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Review: The Casual Vacancy

Posted on 12/11/2012 by

I mentioned in my previous post that Radio National Books And Arts made me an offer I couldn’t refuse when they asked me to review JK Rowling’s new novel, The Casual Vacancy. How could anyone say no to a book … Continue reading →

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Review: The Betrayal

Posted on 23/05/2012 by

I can imagine YA Erskine’s second novel The Betrayal becoming one for the water cooler. It has the potential to polarise readers, some seeing the betrayal of the title as one cop’s betrayal of her colleagues by bringing rape charges … Continue reading →

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