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- Hometown:
- Pyrenees Ranges, Victoria, Australia
- About Me:
- A reader. A constant reader. Less than 200 books in Mt TBR will cause me to break out in an uncontrollable panic sweat. Failure to stand in the middle of a well-stocked book store once a fortnight causes further panic attacks. The arrival of a Postpak full of review books causes uncontrollable shivers of joy. Basically I'm a simple creature - feed me books, ignore the dust and crud in the house and tell me about your favourite author.
- I Am A:
- Reader
- Website:
- http://www.austcrimefiction.org
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Crime fiction in all its guises! I love Reginald Hill's books, I'm a huge fan of Scandinavian crime writers - Mankell, Wahloo and Sjowall, Nesbo, Fossum, Alvtegen, Larsson and their ilk. Indridason from Iceland is another favourite as well. Louise Welsh, Caro Ramsay, Denise Mina, Christopher Brookmyre and many Scottish authors as well.
In terms of local writers Adrian Hyland, Peter Temple, Shane Maloney, Malla Nunn, Lindy Cameron, Caroline Shaw, David Owen, Geoff McGeachin, Paul Thomas, Leigh Redhead, Katherine Howell, JR Carroll, Paul Cleave, Claire McNab and......
How long do I have?
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- TV: Unit One, Eagle - Crime Odyssey, Dalziel & Pascoe, Black Books, Spicks & Specks, Kingswood Country
Movies: Bollywood! oh and Gangster Number 1, Layer Cake, Lock Stock etc recently (don't watch many movies).
Our Clancy (the big one) and Jedda (the puppy) Australian Terriers looking angelic - it only happens when they are asleep!
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Review - The Billionaire's Curse, Richard Newsome
Author: Richard Newsome
Publisher: Text Publishing (Young Adult / Children's Writing)
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 978-1-921520-57-0
No of Pages: 355
Book Synopsis:
Someone has stolen the world’s most valuable diamond and a constable lies unconscious in the British Museum, two sedative darts protruding from his backside.
Not something Gerald Wilkins knows or cares anything about.
Not until he finds himself on a private luxury jet heading for London to attend the… Continue
Posted on November 19, 2009 at 11:22am —
Review - Pandaemonium, Christopher Brookmyre
Author: Christopher Brookmyre
Publisher: Little, Brown
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4087-0060-0
No of Pages: 394
Book Synopsis:
The senior pupils of St Peter's High School are on retreat at a secluded outdoor activity centre, coming to terms with the murder of a fellow pupil through the means you would expect: counselling, contemplation, candid discussion and even prayer - not to mention booze, drugs, clandestine liaisons and as much partying as they can get away with.… Continue
Posted on November 18, 2009 at 1:33pm —
Review - The Death of Bunny Munro, Nick Cave
Author: Nick Cave
Publisher: Text Publishing
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 978-1-921520-63-1
No of Pages: 278
Book Synopsis:
Bunny Munro sells beauty products and the scent of adventure to the lonely housewives of England's south coast. Set adrift by his wife's death, he hits the road one last time - with his young son in tow.
Book Review:
Despite the title, THE DEATH OF BUNNY MUNRO is not strictly a novel from my preferred genre of crime fiction. Defining exactl… Continue
Posted on November 5, 2009 at 11:23am —
Review - Still Midnight, Denise Mina
Author: Denise Mina
Publisher: Orion
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4091-0094-2
No of Pages: 356
Book Synopsis:
It's the case that could make DS Alex Morrow's career, it would make any cop salivate. A home invaded in the dead of night, deep in the heart of the cosy suburbs, a hard working family at the heart of it and a vulnerable old man taken hostage. It's high profile: a black-and-white case and it shouldn't be too hard to solve...
The attackers were slovenly. The t… Continue
Posted on October 28, 2009 at 9:00pm —
Review - Singing to the Dead, Caro Ramsay
Author: Caro Ramsay
Publisher: Penguin
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 978-0-14-102925-2
No of Pages: 510
Book Synopsis:
Two seven-year old boys have been abducted from the streets of Glasgow. Both had already endured years of neglect and betrayal - but for Detective Inspector Colin Anderson the case is especially disturbing, because the boys look so much like his own son Peter...
Then, with police resources stretched to breaking point, a simple house fire turns into a f… Continue
Posted on October 27, 2009 at 9:34pm —
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nice to meet you. I'll go and check out your AustCrime website.
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Marianne
It's not out yet, still a w-i-p, but thanks for the add. Enjoyed hearing Lisa Unger and Gregg Hurwitz at "Crime Pays" at Brisbane Writers Festival today with Briz writer JJ Cooper. Blog to be posted on it tonight!
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