All Blog Posts Tagged 'review' (54)

Review - Forbidden Fruit, Kerry Greenwood

Book Title: FORBIDDEN FRUIT Author: Kerry Greenwood Publisher: Allen & Unwin Copyright: 2009 ISBN: 978-1-74175-982-2 No of Pages: 301 Book Synopsis: Corinna Chapman, owner of Earthly Delights, detests Christmas. The shoppers are frantic and the heat oppressive. Neither of which this perfect size 20 with a genius for baking breads finds congenial. She's dreaming of quiet, air-conditioned comfort but instead finds herself dealing with a rose-loving donkey named Serena, a maniacal mother with… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on December 16, 2009 at 12:44pm — No Comments

Review - Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait, K A Bedford

Book Title: TIME MACHINES REPAIRED WHILE-U-WAIT Author: K A Bedford Publisher: Fremantle Arts Press Copyright: 2009 ISBN: 9-781921-361739 No of Pages: 476 Book Synopsis: It's 2027, suburban Malaga, Western Australia. Ex-cop Aloysius 'Spider' Webb is working as a time-machine repairman - and people are crazy about time travel. Spider is getting on okay (if you put to one side his failed marriage and dead-end career) until he discovers the mutilated body of a woman in a second-hand time machine.… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on December 7, 2009 at 3:57pm — No Comments

PRINT THE LEGEND REVIEW

Corey Wilde pens an amazing, in-depth review of my February 2010 novel, PRINT THE LEGEND, at the Drowning Machine. Continue

Added by Craig McDonald on December 4, 2009 at 12:11am — 2 Comments

Review - Stonedogs, Craig Marriner

Book Title: STONEDOGS Author: Craig Marriner Publisher: Vintage Copyright: 2001 ISBN: 1-86941-476-4 No of Pages: 375 Book Synopsis: In between drug deals and binge-drinking, reckless driving and street fights, the delinquents of the Brotherhood wage the holiest of wars. Yes, they will derail the Juggernaut before it can suicide . or have a ball trying at least. But when one of them falls prey to Roto-Vegas gang members, the cultural terrorists mobilise in earnest. Revenge takes them on a road… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on December 1, 2009 at 12:36pm — No Comments

Review - Lennox, Craig Russell

Book Title: LENNOX Author: Craig Russell Publisher: Allen & Unwin Copyright: 2009 ISBN: 978-1-74175-930-3 No of Pages: 329 Book Synopsis: Private investigator Lennox stands somewhere between legal and illegal, honour and greed, crims and cops. The one clear thing about Lennox is his certainty that only the toughest and most ruthless survive in his home town of Glasgow. The McGahern twins are on the way up in Glasgow's grimy underworld. Then Tam, the brains of the pair, is killed in a vici… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on November 24, 2009 at 11:23am — No Comments

Review - The Billionaire's Curse, Richard Newsome

Book Title: THE BILLIONAIRE'S CURSE 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

Added by Karen from AustCrime on November 19, 2009 at 11:22am — No Comments

Review - Pandaemonium, Christopher Brookmyre

Book Title: PANDAEMONIUM 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

Added by Karen from AustCrime on November 18, 2009 at 1:33pm — No Comments

Review - The Death of Bunny Munro, Nick Cave

Book Title: THE DEATH OF BUNNY MUNRO 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

Added by Karen from AustCrime on November 5, 2009 at 11:23am — No Comments

Review - Still Midnight, Denise Mina

Book Title: STILL MIDNIGHT 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

Added by Karen from AustCrime on October 28, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Review - Singing to the Dead, Caro Ramsay

Book Title: SINGING TO THE DEAD 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

Added by Karen from AustCrime on October 27, 2009 at 9:34pm — No Comments

Review - Suffer the Children, Adam Creed

Book Title: SUFFER THE CHILDREN Author: Adam Creed Publisher: Faber and Faber Copyright: 2009 ISBN: 978-0-571-24364-8 No of Pages: 321 Book Synopsis: DI Will Wagstaffe - Staffe to friends and enemies alike - is a man with many burdens. On the eve of leaving for a personal trip abroad he is called to the scene of a horrific crime, a known paedophile has been butchered in his own home. Book Review: SUFFER THE CHILDREN is the first book introducing DI Will Wagstaffe. A confession early on - I t… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on October 26, 2009 at 10:14pm — No Comments

Review - Dead-End Road, Richard Kunzmann

Book Title: DEAD-END ROAD Author: Richard Kunzmann Publisher: Pan MacMillan Copyright: 2008 ISBN: 9780330446488 Book Synopsis: After two years' absence, Detective Harry Mason has rejoined the South African Police Service, but is now moved to the Serious and Violent Crimes unit. Book Review: DEAD-END ROAD is third novel Detective Harry Mason novel from South African author Richard Kunzmann - the earlier books are BLOODY HARVESTS and SALAMANDER COTTON. It was the first of this series that I've… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on October 22, 2009 at 12:53pm — No Comments

Review - The Dark Side, Roger Rogerson

Book Title: THE DARK SIDE Author: Roger Rogerson Publisher: Kerr Publishing Copyright: 2009 ISBN: 9780958128315 No of Pages: 224 Book Synopsis: Roger Rogerson hasn't been a police officer for more than 20 years. Yet his name makes him the most well-known 'detective-sergeant' in Australia. He has been the subject of articles, appearances, profiles and books; portrayed in TV dramas; and recorded by covert listening devices at home for months. Rogerson took up his own pen in prison. Out, he wal… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on October 21, 2009 at 4:16pm — No Comments

Review of B.R. Stateham's "Murderous Passions"

B.R. Stateham’s “Murderous Passions” (Publish America, 2008) sets forth an ambitious task for its protagonists and readers: two detectives have four separate homicides to solve in one novel. The result is manna for those starved for honest-to-goodness police procedurals. Stateham’s old school style shrugs off today’s trendy “CSI” and “Mon… Continue

Added by Benjamin Sobieck on October 15, 2009 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments

Great Review of THE GATEKEEPER from the IMBA

This means a lot to me, since it comes from an organization near and dear to my heart. They select a few books a month to promote, and The Gatekeeper was one of them! Here's the review, and a link to it: http://www.killerbooks.org/ Who better to pick the best mystery books of the month than the people who run mystery bookstores? Each month, the 40-odd quirky stores that make up IMBA submit their favorite recent reads to a rotating editor who then trims the list to five. Every selection is a… Continue

Added by Michelle Gagnon on October 14, 2009 at 8:23am — No Comments

Midwest Book Review Gives Killer Career 5 Stars!

I'm so very happy to report that Midwest Book Review gave Killer Career 5 stars on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/review/R169FXMK7RVLB6/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm Here's the link to Midwest Book Review's site as well: http://midwestbookreview.com/sbw/oct_09.htm#Mystery/Suspense Thanks fo… Continue

Added by Morgan Mandel on October 13, 2009 at 11:49pm — No Comments

Review: Diary of a Witness (YA)

After hearing about it at FiveAwesomeYAFans, I read Catherine Ryan Hyde’s Diary of a Witness. The cover is really nice (you can see it here), simple and foreboding, which made me hope that maybe this was a mystery. It was not. It was a real page-turner all the same though, so I thought I would tell you what this book is all about. Our main character is Ernie, who i… Continue

Added by Fleur Bradley on October 9, 2009 at 10:24am — No Comments

Review - Truth, Peter Temple

Book Title: TRUTH Author: Peter Temple Publisher: Text Publishing Copyright: 2009 ISBN: 978-1-921520-71-6 No of Pages: 387 Book Synopsis: At the close of a long day, Inspector Stephen Villani stands in the bathroom of a luxury apartment high above the city. In the glass bath, a young woman lies dead. Villani's job as head of the Victoria Police Homicide Squad is bathed in blood and sorrow. His life is his work. It is his identity, his calling, his touchstone. But now, over a few sweltering su… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on September 28, 2009 at 4:43pm — No Comments

Review - Shallow Water, Stuart Black

Book Title: SHALLOW WATER Author: Stuart Black Publisher: Sid Harta Publishers Copyright: 2009 ISBN: 978-1-921362-93-4 No of Pages: 344 Book Synopsis: A lifeless body by the side of the road in Notting Hill... A gorgeous but high maintenance wife self-destructing because she's been denied access to the family fortune ... Another death - this time in the shallows of the stunning Great Barrier Reef... Book Review: Stuart Black, ad exec turned author has his first book out - SHALLOW WATER - in… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on September 25, 2009 at 9:55am — 2 Comments

Review - Death and the Running Patterer, Robin Adair

Book Title: DEATH AND THE RUNNING PATTERER Author: Robin Adair Publisher: Penguin Copyright: 2009 ISBN: 978-1-921518-25-6 No of Pages: 311 Book Synopsis: One of the convict colony's soldiers has been murdered and Governor Ralph Darling is not pleased. Reluctantly, he turns to Nicodemus Dunne for help. Book Review: DEATH AND THE RUNNING PATTERER is the book that won Penguin's last Most Wanted Crime Writing competition, and there's a comment in the acknowledgements that explain a little about… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on September 17, 2009 at 8:21pm — No Comments