Crime Scene: PETER MAY The Lewis Man
Secrets literally buried in the past come to light in this evocative mystery. This is the second novel in the …
Monthly Archives: March 2012
NICOLE WATSON The Boundary
Murder, dispossession and revenge fuel this passionate debut. It may have a body on the first page, but The Boundary …
The Godfather: Peter Corris on writing endorsements
From time to time writers are asked to give endorsements for forthcoming books. These are called straplines in the trade. …
Crime Scene: Jean Bedford on Georgette Heyer’s crime novels
‘[Heyer is] a superlatively good writer of honourable escape.’ A S Byatt As a teenager, I devoured all of Georgette …
MARGO LANAGAN Sea Hearts. Reviewed by Linda Funnell
A vibrant and imaginative fable of magic and tragedy. Sea hearts are a type of shellfish that children gather for …
The Godfather: Peter Corris on Publishing Non-fiction
Mad Dog: William Cyril Moxley and the Moorebank Killings is the first non-fiction book (not counting a few ‘as told …
Crime Scene: BELINDA BAUER Finders Keepers
Crime and mayhem in a small village on the moors. Belinda Bauer’s first crime novel, Blacklands (2010), won the Crime …
ROSALIE HAM There Should Be More Dancing. Reviewed by Linda Funnell
This new novel from the author of The Dressmaker features a cross-stitching cross-patch and swings between comedy and pathos. Thousands …
The Godfather: Peter Corris on Lee Child
Patrick Gallagher, the publisher at Allen & Unwin Australia, asked me some time ago if I’d ever thought of writing …
The Newtown Review of Books 