Category: Crime Fiction

A merry, multi layered mystery

13/4/2022

THE WOMAN IN THE LIBRARY
By Sulari Gentill

From the moment the action kicks off in The Woman in the Library, through its myriad twists as the murderous crime is solved, there's a buoyancy to Australian author Sulari Gentill’s prose that keeps the mood light, fun and fast-paced.

First published in Newtown Review of Books 

Published by Ultimo Press, June 2022 | Fiction, Thriller, Australian author

Quirky, sensory thriller unveils power of scent

15/3/2022

PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER
By Patrick Suskind

A terrifyingly humorous and sinister examination of blind obsession, explored through the mind of a man who perceives the world not through vision but by smell.

Published by Penguin | 1985 | Historical Fiction

A broody, atmospheric Kiwi noir by budding NZ author

7/1/2022

TO THE SEA
By Nikki Crutchley

The shocking events in the opening pages of To The Sea provide a brutal first taste of this seaside thriller set on New Zealand’s east coast.

Published by HarperCollins Australia December 2021 | Crime fiction, Thriller

Women front and centre of this dystopian thriller

24/12/2021

THE HUSH
By Sara Foster

An unsettlingly plausible near-future UK provides the backdrop for Sara Foster’s dystopian thriller, The Hush.

This review was first published in Newtown Review of Books.

Published by HarperCollins, November 2021 | Fiction, Australian, Women

Aussie noir runs strong in new crime thriller

2/11/2021

THE WAY IT IS NOW
By Garry Disher

Veteran crime novelist Garry Disher has kept the Aussie noir bar high in his latest nicely-paced, well-crafted thriller.

Published by Text Publishing, November 2021 | Fiction, Crime, Australian

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A merry, multi layered mystery

Quirky, sensory thriller unveils power of scent

A broody, atmospheric Kiwi noir by budding NZ author

Women front and centre of this dystopian thriller

Aussie noir runs strong in new crime thriller

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