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Review - Born to Run, John M Green

Book Title: Born to Run

ISBN: 9780980741889

Location: USA

Publisher: Pantera Press

Year of Publication: 2011

Murder, Terror and Treason

Isabel Diaz is set to be the first woman to win the White House.

But her chances plummet when a Muslim protege is accused of syphoning funds to terrorists and, seemingly unrelated, an Australian software wiz is tossed off a London skyscraper.

Then, when a TV journalist digs up a dark secret from Isabel's… Continue

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Review - Chelsea Mansions, Barry Maitland

Book Title: CHELSEA MANSIONS

Author: Barry Maitland

ISBN: 9781742376387

Series: Brock & Kolla

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Year of Publication: 2011

When Nancy Haynes, an elderly American tourist, is brutally murdered in a seemingly senseless attack after visiting the Chelsea Flower Show. DI Kathy Kolla suspects there is more to the case than first appears. When another occupant of the palatial Chelsea Mansions is murdered hot on the heels of the… Continue

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Review - De Luxe, Lenny Bartulin

Book Title:   DE LUXE

Author:   Lenny Bartulin

Publisher:   Scribe

Copyright:   2011

ISBN:   9781921844157

No of Pages:   229

Book Synopsis:

For once, Jack Susko is feeling pretty good: his secondhand bookshop is on the up, and the cops haven’t been around in ages. Even his cat, Lois, is being nice to him.

Then one morning a beautiful woman knocks on Jack’s door and hands him an eviction notice. His former boss, a corrupt property developer, asks… Continue

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Review - Villain, Shuichi Yoshida

Book Title:   VILLAIN

Author:   Shuichi Yoshida

Publisher:   Harvill Secker

Copyright:   2010

ISBN:   978-1-846-55238-0

Book Synopsis:

It's January 6, 2002. The body of Yoshino, a female insurance saleswoman, is found at Mitsue Pass, an eery inland spot in the southernmost region of Japan, rumoured to be home to ghosts. A young construction worker, Yuichi, is soon arrested by the Nagasaki police on suspicion of strangling the victim.

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Review - Dead Man's Chest, Kerry Greenwood

Book Title:   DEAD MAN'S CHEST

Author:   Kerry Greenwood

Publisher:   Bolinda Audio

Copyright:   2010

ISBN:   9781742674384

Book Synopsis:

Travelling at high speed in her beloved Hispano-Suiza accompanied by her maid and trusted companion Dot, her two adoptive daughters Jane and Ruth and their dog Molly, The Hon Miss Phryne Fisher is off to Queenscliff. She'd promised everyone a nice holiday by the sea with absolutely no murders, but when they arrive at their… Continue

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Review - The Pericles Commission, Gary Corby

Book Title:   THE PERICLES COMMISSION

Author:   Gary Corby

Publisher:   Penguin

Copyright:   2010

ISBN:   978-0-14-320591-3

Book Synopsis:

Athens, 461BC. A dead man falls from the sky, landing at the feet of a surprised Nicolaos.

It doesn't normally rain corpses. This one is the politician Ephialtes, who only days before had turned Athens into a democracy.

The young statesman Pericles commissions Nicolaos to find the assassin. Nico walks the… Continue

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Review - Love Honour and O'Brien, Jennifer Rowe

Book Title:   LOVE HONOUR AND O'BRIEN

Author:   Jennifer Rowe

Publisher:   Allen & Unwin

Copyright:   2011

ISBN:   978-1-74237-583-0

Book Synopsis:

Holly Love's in big trouble - she's got to find the cheating swine who ripped her life apart, which turns out to be a huge mystery involving a gloomy old house, a hearse-driving Elvis impersonator and a gang of vengeful thugs - not to mention a possessed parrot and a very cute guy who might just take her mind… Continue

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Review - A Man You Can Bank On, Derek Hansen

Book Title:   A MAN YOU CAN BANK ON

Author:   Derek Hansen

Publisher:   Hachette

Copyright:   2011

ISBN:   978-0-7336-2805-4

Book Synopsis:

Is it a CRIME to STEAL from bookies?

Can you TRUST an ex-BANK MANAGER?

Lambert Hampton is the man the Munni-Munni locals all turn to, and for good reason. This former bank manager helped them transform three million dollars - stolen from bookies by a gang of robbers - into a rescue package for their… Continue

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Review - The Simple Death, Michael Duffy

Book Title:   THE SIMPLE DEATH

Author:   Michael Duffy

Publisher:   Allen & Unwin

Copyright:   2011

ISBN:   978-1-74237-552-6

Book Synopsis:

A man falls off a ferry and dies and an elderly lady dies after a long painful illness - could the two deaths be linked? Are they mercy killings or is Detective Nicholas Troy on the trail of a serial killer? A smart, sophisticated, hugely entertaining mystery, with a plot ripped straight out of tomorrow's… Continue

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Review - A Decline in Prophets, Sulari Gentill

Book Title:   A DECLINE IN PROPHETS

Author:   Sulari Gentill

Publisher:   Pantera Press

Copyright:   2011

ISBN:   978-0-9807418-9-6

Book Synopsis:

In 1932, the RMS Aquitania embodies all that is gracious and refined, in a world gripped by crisis and doubt.

Returning home on the luxury liner after months abroad, Rowland Sinclair and his companions dine with a suffragette, a Bishop and a retired World Prophet. The Church encounters less orthodox… Continue

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Review - Whispering Death, Garry Disher

Book Title:   WHISPERING DEATH

Author:   Garry Disher

Publisher:   Text Publishing

Copyright:   2011

ISBN:   978-1-921758-59-1

Book Synopsis:

A rapist in a police uniform is stalking Inspector Hal Challis's Peninsula beat, a serial armed robber is headed his way, and there is a very clever, very mysterious female cat burglar who may or may not be planning something on his patch. On top of all that, Challis has been carpeted by the boss for speaking out about… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on June 23, 2011 at 11:22pm — No Comments

Review - The Borgia Ring, Michael White

Book Title:   THE BORGIA RING

Author:   Michael White

Publisher:   Random House

Copyright:   2009

ISBN:   978-1-86325-689-6

Book Synopsis:

For on the skeleton's finger is a beautiful emerald ring that once belonged to Lucrezia Borgia, the most powerful - and most evil - woman of the Renaissance.

Hours later the skeleton has vanished and one man is dead.

For DCI Jack Pendragon - newly transferred from Oxford to Brick Lane - it's a first case… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on June 22, 2011 at 11:19pm — No Comments

Review - Before I Go To Sleep, S.J. Watson

Book Title:   BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP

Author:   S.J. Watson

Publisher:   Text Publishing

Copyright:   2011

ISBN:   978-1-921758-15-7

No of Pages:   365

Book Synopsis:

Christine wakes in a strange bed beside a man she does not recognise. In the bathroom she finds a photograph of him taped to the mirror, and beneath it the words ‘Your husband’.

Each day, Christine wakes knowing nothing of her life. Each night, her mind erases the day. But before she… Continue

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Review - The Boundary, Nicole Watson

Book Title: THE BOUNDARY

Author: Nicole Watson

Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Copyright: 2011

ISBN: 978-0-7022-3849-9

Book Synopsis:

Long ago, Meston Park in Brisbane's West End marked the city's boundary. A curfew kept its Aboriginal population outside the city limits after dark.

When the park becomes the site of a multi-million dollar development, the Corrowa People vow to fight and file a native title claim. Hours after rejecting the claim,… Continue

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Review - Truth Lies Bleeding, Tony Black

Book Title:   TRUTH LIES BLEEDING

Author:   Tony Black

Publisher:   Random House

Copyright:   2011

ISBN:   978-1-8480-9189-4

Book Synopsis:

Four teenagers find the mutilated body of a young girl crammed into a dumpster in an Edinburgh alleyway. Who is she? Where has she come from? Who has killer her - and why?

Inspector Rob Brennan, recently back from psychiatric leave, is still shocked by the senseless shooting of his only brother. The case of… Continue

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Review, The Insider, Reece Hirsch

Book Title: THE INSIDER

Author: Reece Hirsch

Publisher: Berkley

Copyright: 2010

ISBN: 978-0-425-23462-4

Book Synopsis:

When a friend and colleague hurtles to his death outside his office window, corporate attorney Will Connelly is shaken. But because he's just made partner, Will must set aside his grief and focus on his first task: leading negotiations in the merger transaction for a new client, Jupiter Software, the world leader in incryption… Continue

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Review - Falling Glass, Adrian McKinty

Book Title:   FALLING GLASS

Author:   Adrian McKinty

Publisher:   Allen & Unwin

Copyright:   2011

ISBN:   978-1946687822

No of Pages:   309

Book Synopsis:

Killian makes a hard living enforcing other people's laws, collecting debts, dealing out threats and finding people who do not wish to be found. Retired hitman Michael Forsythe sets Killian up with the best paid job of his life: Richard Coulter, a prominent, politically connected, Irish… Continue

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Review - Prime Cut, Alan Carter

Book Title:   PRIME CUT

Author:   Alan Carter

Publisher:   Fremantle Press

Copyright:   2011

ISBN:   978-1-921696503

No of Pages:   316

Book Synopsis:

The world is in economic meltdown but the mining town of Hopetoun, Western Australia, is booming.

With the town's population exploding, it's easy enough to hide a crime - and a dirty past.

Disgraced police-service golden boy DSC Cato Kwong is doing time investigating roadkill with the Stock… Continue

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Review - Lambs to the Slaughter, Debi Marshall (True Crime)

Book Title:   LAMBS TO THE SLAUGHTER

Author:   Debi Marshall

Publisher:   Random House Australia

Copyright:   2009

ISBN:   978-1-74166-651-9

Book Synopsis:

In this definitive, graphically chilling account of Percy's life, a man dubbed by a prison officer as "Australia's answer to Hannibal Lecter," award-winning true-crime author Debi Marshall applies her investigative journalism skills to a forensic examination of the crimes, the man and his modus… Continue

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Review - Scream, Nigel McCrery

Book Title:   SCREAM

Author:   Nigel McCrery

Publisher:   Quercus / Pan MacMillan Australia

Copyright:   2011

ISBN:   9781849161152

Book Synopsis:

As people disappear from his streets, and a handful of battered and broken bodies are discovered on his patch, Lapslie has no idea that he's up against a man who feels sound like he can taste it.

He hunts people down. Men, women, anyone with a voice. He makes them hurt, he makes them bleed, he makes them… Continue

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