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Author: Christina Carlisle Publisher: Champagne Books Copyright Year: 2012 ISBN: 978-1-77155-039-0 Review By: Lesley Vick Book Synopsis: Famous novelist Julia Raymond is found brutally murdered in the grounds of her estate in the English Lake District. Her death throws suspicion on her husband and sister, both of whom have reasons to want Julia dead. The …
Author: Emma Kavanagh Publisher: Century, London Copyright Year: 2014 ISBN: 9781 780892023 Review By: Susan Woldenberg Butler Book Synopsis: A plane falls out of the sky. A woman is murdered. Four people all have something to hide. Jim is a retired police officer, and worried father. His beloved daughter has disappeared and he knows something …
Author: Wendy Lewis Publisher: Five Mile Press Copyright Year: 2013 ISBN: 978-1-74346-301-7 Review By: Susan Woldenberg Butler Book Synopsis: Pretending to be dead is one of the more bizarre ways to opt out of society. Despite the obvious risks, a surprising number of people attempt to leave their old life behind by faking suicide. And …
Author: Val McDermid Publisher: Little Brown Copyright Year: 2013 ISBN: 978-1-4087-0455-4 No of Pages: 438 Review By: Ann Byrne Book Synopsis: Guilt and grief have driven a wedge between long time crime-fighting partners psychologist Tony Hill and ex-DCI Carol Jordan. But just because they’re not talking doesn’t mean the killing stops. Someone is killing women. …
Author: Maggie Goff Publisher: Pan Macmillan, Australia Copyright Year: 2013 ISBN: 9781742613802 Review By: Diana Olsberg Book Synopsis: Intrepid investigative journalist Scout Davis has given herself a holiday, but when Hermione Longfellow floats towards her in the supermarket, wanting to engage her services, she stops to listen. Most people in Byron Bay are aware of …
Author: Hilary Macaskill Publisher: Frances Lincoln Ltd Copyright Year: 2014 Review By: Janet Walker Book Synopsis: Though she owned several houses, Agatha Christie had one surpassing favorite: Greenway, on the Dart estuary in Devon. She was born nearby, bought it in 1938, and spent all her summers there until her death in 1976. It was, …
Author: Kay Saunders Publisher: ABC Books – Harper Collins Publishers Copyright Year: 2013 Review By: Sylvia Loader Book Synopsis: Do women kill? Yes they do, but often for very different reasons from men … Meet the women who have murdered – they’ve killed children, husbands, lovers, relatives and friends. They include the desperate, the poor, …
Author: Kim Kane and Marion Roberts Publisher: University of Queensland Press Copyright Year: 2013 ISBN: 978-0-7022-3926-7 No of Pages: 213 Review By: Sarah Robinson-Hatch Book Synopsis: Cry Blue Murder is the chilling and gripping book by Kim Kane and Marion Roberts. A serial killer is on the loose, kidnapping schoolgirls. Three bodies have been found, …
Author: Kirsty Eagar Publisher: Penguin Copyright Year: 2012 ISBN: 978-0-14-320655-2 No of Pages: 314 Review By: Alexandra Fergusson Book Synopsis: Abbie lives a normal teen life. Her three obsessions. The ocean. Art. And Kane. With the unexpected return of Kane. Abbie has been noticing strange, unaccountable things. A dark presence is shadowing Kane and only …
Author: Jennifer Walsh Publisher: Allen and Unwin Copyright Year: 2012 Review By: Vikki Petraitis Book Synopsis: 2013 Davitt Award for Best Children’s/Young Adult Novel Four kids accidentally stumble upon a series of tunnels down on their favourite stretch of beach. They become trapped in the tunnels by the high tide, and start moving inland. The …