About the Book: Theo has one dream—to become a bestselling author. Determined to make her mark in the literary world, she heads to the US on a whim to stay with her brother Gus and focus on her writing. But her plans take an unexpected turn when she befriends a famous author, Dan Murdoch, at … Continue reading Book Review: The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill
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Book Review: The Drowning by Bryan Brown
About the Book: The body of a local teenage boy is found on the beach of a sleepy northern New South Wales town. David went for an evening swim and got into trouble . . . at least, that's what it looks like. Three weeks before, Leila, a young backpacker, didn't turn up for her … Continue reading Book Review: The Drowning by Bryan Brown
Book Review: Seven Sisters by Katherine Kovacic
About the Book: Naomi started grief counselling prepared to run for cover as soon as her therapist, Mia, pulled out a crystal or tried to align her chakras. When Mia suggests that she join a support group, Naomi is sceptical: how could she begin to describe what it felt like to lose her sister, Jo? … Continue reading Book Review: Seven Sisters by Katherine Kovacic
Book Review: The Search Party by Hannah Richell
About the Book: Five old friends reunite for an idyllic glamping holiday on the rugged Cornwall coast, but tensions rise when a storm leaves them stranded and someone goes missing. Max and Annie Kingsley have left the London rat race with their twelve-year-old son to set up a glamping site in the wilds of Cornwall. … Continue reading Book Review: The Search Party by Hannah Richell
Book Review: Body of Lies by Sarah Bailey
About the Book: A car crash victim clings to life and is rushed to hospital but can't be saved. Hours later, her corpse is stolen from the morgue. No one knows who the dead woman was or why her body was taken. Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock is back in her hometown of Smithson on maternity … Continue reading Book Review: Body of Lies by Sarah Bailey
Book Review: The Sorrow Stone by Kári Gíslason
About the Book: After committing an audacious act of revenge for her brother’s murder, Disa flees with her son through the fjords of Iceland. She has already endured the death of her loved ones. Now she must run to save her son, and her honour. In a society where betrayals and revenge killings are rife, … Continue reading Book Review: The Sorrow Stone by Kári Gíslason
Book Review: The Wiregrass by Adrian Hyland
About the Book: A murder made to look like an accident. A disgraced cop trying to forget his past. Nash Rankin is a disgraced cop trying to escape his past – his career was destroyed when he chose to take justice into his own hands. Now he’s living a quiet life in a small town, caring for … Continue reading Book Review: The Wiregrass by Adrian Hyland
Book Review: The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose
About the Book: A new mess.A new mystery.Molly the maid returns . . . Molly Gray wears her Head Maid badge proudly for every shift at the Regency Grand Hotel, plumping pillows, sweeping up the guests’ secrets, silently restoring rooms to a state of perfection. But when a renowned guest – a famous mystery writer … Continue reading Book Review: The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose
Book Review: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
About the Book: ALICIAAlicia Berenson writes a diary as a release, an outlet - and to prove to her beloved husband that everything is fine. She can't bear the thought of worrying Gabriel, or causing him pain.Until, late one evening, Alicia shoots Gabriel five times and then never speaks another word.THEOForensic psychotherapist Theo Faber is … Continue reading Book Review: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Book Review: Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night by Sophie Hannah
New Hercule Poirot Mysteries #5 About the Book: The world’s greatest detective, Hercule Poirot – legendary star of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile and A Haunting in Venice – puts his little grey cells to work solving a baffling Christmas mystery. CAN HERCULE POIROT SOLVE A BAFFLING MURDER MYSTERY … Continue reading Book Review: Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night by Sophie Hannah
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