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Review by: Suzanne Bozorth-Baines Publisher; Boolmsbury Sigma 2015 Synopsis Agatha Christie’s detailed plotting is what makes her books so compelling. Christie used poison to kill her characters more often than any other murder method, with the poison itself being a central part of the novel, and her choice of deadly substances was far from random; …
Pan Macmilan Australia. 2015 Reviewer: Diana Olsberg Synopsis: 1943 is a dangerous time to fall in love… In wartime Melbourne loose lips sink ships, so when Australian Women’s Army sergeant Stella Aldridge overhears soldiers whispering about a revenge killing, she follows her instincts to investigate, despite finding herself drawn to one of the soldiers, the …
Harlequin 2016 Reviewer: Robyn Walton SYNOPSIS: In 2003, sixteen-year-old Rebecca Winter disappeared. She’d been enjoying her teenage summer break: working at a fast-food restaurant, crushing on an older boy and shoplifting with her best friend. Mysteriously ominous things began to happen—blood in the bed, periods of blackouts, a feeling of being watched—though Bec remained oblivious …
Review by Robyn Walton Viking 2016 Synopsis Bashir “Bish” Ortley is a London desk cop. Almost over it. Still not dealing with the death of his son years ago, as well as the break-up of his marriage. Across the channel, a summer bus tour, carrying a group of English teenagers is subject to a deadly …
Review by: Robyn Walton Mulholland Books/Hodder & Stoughton 2016 Synopsis “I suppose what I am saying is, how much do we collude in our own destruction? How much of this nightmare is on me? You can hate and rail. You can kick out in protest. You can do foolish and desperate things, but maybe sometimes …
Review by: Sandra Nicholson Publisher: Sphere 2016 Synopsis Former Chief Inspector Gamache has been hunting killers his entire career and as the new commander of the Sûreté Academy, he is given the chance to combat the corruption and brutality that has been rife throughout the force. But when a former colleague and professor …
Review by Moraig Kisler Pan Macmillan Australia 2015 Synopsis The cases that stunned Australia – and left us all with one question: why did they do it? Gerard Baden-Clay was described as charming and successful, with a picture-perfect life, until he murdered his wife, Allison. John Myles Sharpe killed his pregnant wife and their …
Review by Andrew Jelbart Publisher: Penguin 2016 Synopsis We all make mistakes. Moments that change us and the path we are on irrevocably. For Rachel Allen it was the moment that she let her son’s hand slip from hers. For Danny Simpson and Graham Harris it was the moment one of them took it. Seven …
Review by Ann Byrne Hybrid Pubishers 2016 Synopsis In 1953, a small dog leads his owner to the mutilated, dead body of a young girl. The senseless and brutal homicide not only shakes up the small seaside town of Mt Martha, but also begins an Australia-wide manhunt for the callous murderer. However, the witness testimonies …
Reviewed by Moraig Kisler. Pan Macmillan Australia, 2015. Synopsis The hunt is on. A madman is kidnapping women to hunt them for sport. Detective Janine Postlewaite leads the investigation into the disappearance of Samantha Willis, determined not to let another innocent die on her watch. The killer’s newest prey isn’t like the others. Sammi is …