Audio Book Review: The Drift by C.J. Tudor

March 14, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: The Drift Author: C.J. Tudor Published: January 24th 2023 Publisher: Doubleday Pages: 400 Genres: Fiction, Crime, Mystery RRP: $32.99 Rating: 3.5 stars All four of C. J. Tudor’s novels have been Sunday Times Top 10 bestsellers. The fifth is her most twistiest and chilling yet A crashed coach full of students.A stuck cable car full of strangers.An isolated chalet full of friends.A killer snowstorm… Continue reading Audio Book Review: The Drift by C.J. Tudor

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Book Review: The Couple at No. 9 by Claire Douglas

March 8, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: The Couple at No. 9 Author: Claire Douglas Published: November 30th 2021 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 432 Genres: Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller RRP: $22.99 Rating: 5 stars It was the house of her dreams. Until the first body was found. A new emotionally dark and unsettling thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller An inherited cottage. A body buried in the garden. And… Continue reading Book Review: The Couple at No. 9 by Claire Douglas

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New Release Book Review: Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder by Kerryn Mayne

March 5, 2023 Amanda Barrett2 Comments

Title: Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder Author: Kerryn Mayne Published: February 21st 2023 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 352 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery RRP: $32.99 Rating: 5 stars Lenny Marks is good at not remembering. She has spent the last twenty years not thinking about the day her mother left her when she was still a child. Her stepfather’s parting words, however, remain annoyingly… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder by Kerryn Mayne

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New Release Book Review: Taken by Dinuka McKenzie

March 3, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: Taken Author: Dinuka McKenzie Published: February 1st 2023 Publisher: HarperCollins – AU Pages: 352 Genres: Fiction, Mystery RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4.5 stars A parent’s worst nightmare. A case that’s too close to home. The tense, must-read new Detective Kate Miles novel from the award-winning author of The Torrent. ‘I was in the shower. I left Sienna in her bassinet … When I got out… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Taken by Dinuka McKenzie

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New Release Book Review: The Only Suspect by Louise Candlish

February 19, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: The Only Suspect Author: Louise Candlish Published: March 8th 2023 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: 432 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Mystery, Thriller RRP: $32.99 Rating: 5 stars THE NEW CAUTIONARY TALE OF OBSESSION, LOVE, JEALOUSY AND DECEPTION FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF OUR HOUSE AND THE OTHER PASSENGER Wrong time. Wrong place. Wrong man. Alex lives a comfortable life with his wife Beth in the leafy… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Only Suspect by Louise Candlish

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Book Review: The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie

February 17, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: The Torrent Author: Dinuka McKenzie Published: February 2nd 2022 Publisher: Harper Collins – AU Pages: 352 Genres: Fiction, Mystery RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars A loving husband lost to devastating summer floods. A teenage girl injured during a robbery. Two seemingly unconnected cases that will push a detective to the brink. An atmospheric, compelling new voice in Australian crime fiction. ‘Such a… Continue reading Book Review: The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie

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Book Review: The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth

February 13, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: The Good Sister Author: Sally Hepworth Published: October 27th 2020 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 336 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery RRP: $19.99 Rating: 4.5 stars From the New York Times bestselling author of The Family Next Door and The Mother-in-Law with new novel The Younger Wife out now. Fern Castle works in her local library. She has dinner with her twin sister Rose three nights a week. And she… Continue reading Book Review: The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth

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New Release Book Review: The Summer Party by Rebecca Heath

January 24, 2023 Amanda Barrett1 Comment

Title: The Summer Party Author: Rebecca Heath Published: January 10th 2023 Publisher: Head of Zeus Pages: 384 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Mystery, Thriller RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars An atmospheric psychological thriller about a glamorous family living on the coast of southern Australia. 2023’s most addictive beach read. A perfect family. A devastating secret. Summer, 2000. In the tranquil town of Queen’s Point in southern Australia,… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Summer Party by Rebecca Heath

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Audio Book Review: Geneva by Richard Armitage

January 14, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: Geneva Author: Richard Armitage Published: October 20th 2022 Publisher: Audible Audio Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery, Thriller RRP: $24.99 Rating: 4 stars How far would you go for someone you love? Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sarah Collier has taken a step back from work to spend more time with her family. Movie nights with her husband Daniel and their daughter Maddie… Continue reading Audio Book Review: Geneva by Richard Armitage

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New Release Book Review: The Tilt by Chris Hammer

January 5, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: The Tilt Author: Chris Hammer Published: October 5th 2022 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 496 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4.5 stars A man runs for his life in a forest.A woman plans sabotage. A body is unearthed. Newly-minted homicide detective Nell Buchanan returns to her home town, annoyed at being assigned a decades-old murder – a ‘file and forget’.… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Tilt by Chris Hammer

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