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~ Sydney's original online review of books, est. March 2012

Monthly Archives: March 2012

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Crime Scene: PETER MAY The Lewis Man

March 31, 2012

Secrets literally buried in the past come to light in this evocative mystery. This is the second novel in the …

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NICOLE WATSON The Boundary

March 29, 2012

Murder, dispossession and revenge fuel this passionate debut. It may have a body on the first page, but The Boundary …

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on writing endorsements

March 23, 2012

From time to time writers are asked to give endorsements for forthcoming books. These are called straplines in the trade. …

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Crime Scene: Jean Bedford on Georgette Heyer’s crime novels

March 20, 2012

‘[Heyer is] a superlatively good writer of honourable escape.’ A S Byatt As a teenager, I devoured all of Georgette …

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MARGO LANAGAN Sea Hearts. Reviewed by Linda Funnell

March 14, 2012

A vibrant and imaginative fable of magic and tragedy. Sea hearts are a type of shellfish that children gather for …

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on Publishing Non-fiction

March 12, 2012

Mad Dog: William Cyril Moxley and the Moorebank Killings is the first non-fiction book (not counting a few ‘as told …

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Crime Scene: BELINDA BAUER Finders Keepers

March 8, 2012

Crime and mayhem in a small village on the moors. Belinda Bauer’s first crime novel, Blacklands (2010), won the Crime …

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ROSALIE HAM There Should Be More Dancing. Reviewed by Linda Funnell

March 7, 2012

This new novel from the author of The Dressmaker features a cross-stitching cross-patch and swings between comedy and pathos. Thousands …

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on Lee Child

March 1, 2012

Patrick Gallagher, the publisher at Allen & Unwin Australia, asked me some time ago if I’d ever thought of writing …

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