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Monthly Archives: March 2013

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on address books

March 29, 2013

I use two (non-electronic) telephone and address books, both old and battered, one slightly smaller than the other. One is …

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Crime Scene: MICHAEL DUFFY Call Me Cruel. Reviewed by Karen Chisholm

March 28, 2013

This true crime account attempts to explain the mind of a manipulative killer. It’s a cliché, but in this case …

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DAWN BARKER Fractured. Reviewed by Kylie Mason

March 26, 2013

Dawn Barker’s novel is an insightful and devastating story of mental illness. Anna and Tony Patton seem to have it …

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on My Word

March 22, 2013

Probably no one under 60 is closely familiar now with the BBC Radio quiz program My Word. Immensely popular in …

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KATE FORSYTH The Wild Girl. Reviewed by Folly Gleeson

March 20, 2013

Kate Forsyth’s new novel takes us beneath and beyond the fairytales of the Brothers Grimm. This novel offers the reader …

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PATTI MILLER The Mind of a Thief. Reviewed by Anna Maria Dell’oso

March 18, 2013

A return to Patti Miller’s childhood home in country New South Wales sparks this investigation of place, identity and dispossession. …

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on comics

March 15, 2013

Recently I tried to distract and entertain a friend laid up with a severely broken ankle by setting him a …

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OLIVER SACKS Hallucinations. Reviewed by Jean Bedford

March 14, 2013

The greatest mystery is the human brain, and  Oliver Sacks is the ultimate detective. Oliver Sacks is a neurologist who …

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Crime Scene: MATTHEW CONDON The Toe Tag Quintet and Three Crooked Kings. Reviewed by Annette Hughes

March 12, 2013

History, mystery, truth and fiction; these two books expose the underbelly of south-east Queensland. In complete control of the genre, …

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on gongs and milestones

March 8, 2013

I’ve been lucky with reviewers, lucky even in their mistakes. A recent positive review of my current Cliff Hardy novel …

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