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Tag Archives: Wendy James
The Reading Bingo Challenge 2016
I was alerted to the Reading Bingo Challenge by a blog post from the fabulous FictionFan and figured this would make a fun alternative to the usual ‘best of’ lists to broadcast some reading highlights of 2016. So here goes… … Continue reading
SheKilda 3…where a criminally good time was had by all
This post is based on an article that appeared on the Sisters in Crime Australia website, with editorial comments as noted. Sisters in Crime celebrated its 25th birthday in style at SheKilda3: One-day Crime Spree at St Kilda Town Hall … Continue reading
Top 10 Crime Reads 2014
I was asked recently by the team at Radio National Books and Arts Daily to do a wrap-up of my Top 5 favourite crime reads for 2014. I’m sure I’m not the only author or reader for whom this is … Continue reading
Review: The Lost Girls
With The Lost Girls, Wendy James has produced a cleverly plotted, eloquently written page-turner that shores up her status as Australia’s queen of the domestic thriller. I wouldn’t normally associate the word ‘domestic’ with anything thrilling. But James has a special talent for depicting … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Savage, Australian Women Writers, book review, The Lost Girls, Wendy James
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And isn’t it ironic, don’t you think?*
I’m starting to think JK Rowling has it in for me. It started when I was interviewed by a journalist for a piece about the Robert Galbraith/JK Rowling phenomenon. The story by now is legend: that JK Rowling, author of … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Savage, Honey Brown, Ian Rankin, JK Rowling, PM Newton, Robert Galbraith, Robert Gott, Wendy James
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Favourite reads of 2012
It’s that listing time of year, a time when I like to collect my thoughts, and those of others, too, in list form. Bookstores and websites are full of ‘best of’ lists by genre and I thought I’d get in … Continue reading
Review: The Woman Before Me
Most thrillers are the literary equivalent of fast food for me, gratifying, quickly devoured and soon forgotten. The Woman Before Me is far more satisfying, combining the tension of the best thrillers with credible characters who linger long after this heartbreaking story … Continue reading
Spotlight on Wendy James
Wendy James’ fifth book The Mistake was released to critical acclaim in March this year. Her first novel, Out of the Silence, won the 2006 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Book, making her one of only five women to … Continue reading
Review: Comeback
Comeback is the 35th novel Peter Corris has written featuring Sydney-based PI Cliff Hardy since the first, The Dying Trade, was published in 1980. There are also two collections of short stories, ‘Cliff Hardy Cases’. Comeback opens with a quote from British boxer … Continue reading