Ten years ago, a small publisher, Pantera Press, and as yet unknown author, Sulari Gentill, came together with the publication of the first in a mystery series set in the 1930s, The Rowland Sinclair Mysteries, about a gentleman artist from a wealthy family who always seems to find himself embroiled in the investigation of crimes… Continue reading Ten Years of Rowland Sinclair
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January 2020 wrap up
In January of this year, I read 13 books, and got a start on each of my challenges – some have more categories filled in than others, and some will have multiple books for each category, apart from the book bingo challenges, which will only have one each. Below is a table outlining where each… Continue reading January 2020 wrap up
Books and Bites Bingo debut novel – The Soldier’s Curse by Meg and Tom Keneally (Monsarrat Series Book One)
Ticking off my fourth square this time, the debut novel, I went with The Soldier’s Curse by Meg and Tom Keneally (Monsarrat Series Book One). This is Meg Keneally’s debut novel, though it is written with her father, Tom Keneally, who wrote Schindler’s Ark. This is the start of a series, set during colonial times… Continue reading Books and Bites Bingo debut novel – The Soldier’s Curse by Meg and Tom Keneally (Monsarrat Series Book One)
The Soldier’s Curse (The Monsarrat Series Book One) by Meg and Tom Keneally
Title: The Soldier’s Curse (The Monsarrat Series Book One) Author: Meg and Tom Keneally Genre: Historical Fiction, Crime Publisher: Vintage/Penguin Random House Published: 27th February 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A fast-paced, witty and gripping historical crime series from Tom Keneally and his eldest daughter Meg. In the Port Macquarie penal settlement… Continue reading The Soldier’s Curse (The Monsarrat Series Book One) by Meg and Tom Keneally
Best books of 2010 to 2019
In compiling this list, I had to go back to all my reading log lists – which I began in about 2006, and to date have over 1300 on my combined list. But in doing this, I discovered it was quite difficult to narrow things down to just a handful of ten or fifteen like… Continue reading Best books of 2010 to 2019
Book Bingo Twenty-Five – A Novel over 500 pages, and BINGO – Card completed.’
December already, and I have completed my bingo card for the year - BINGO! Over the past twelve months, with Theresa and Amanda, and several others, I have taken part in several challenges, including Book Bingo. This post will focus on my final square - a novel (or book) of over 500 pages, and in… Continue reading Book Bingo Twenty-Five – A Novel over 500 pages, and BINGO – Card completed.’
Crossing the Lines by Sulari Gentill
Title: Crossing the Lines Author: Sulari Gentill Genre: Literary Fiction, Crime Publisher: Pantera Press Published: 1st August 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 265 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Winner of the Ned Kelly Best Crime Fiction Award 2018 When Madeleine d’Leon conjures Ned McGinnity as the hero in her latest crime novel, she makes him a serious writer… Continue reading Crossing the Lines by Sulari Gentill
Blog Tour Part One – Book Review of Weapon by Lynette Noni
Title: Weapon Author: Lynette Noni Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Pantera Press Published: 5th November 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 410 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: I already knew he was a psychopath. But now? He’s more dangerous than ever. And I have less than twenty-four hours to stop him. After escaping Lengard and finding sanctuary with the Remnants,… Continue reading Blog Tour Part One – Book Review of Weapon by Lynette Noni
The Case of the Wandering Scholar (Laetitia Rodd #2) by Kate Saunders
Title: The Case of the Wandering Scholar Author: Kate Saunders Genre: Historical Fiction, Crime/Mystery Publisher: Bloomsbury Australia Published: 1st October 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: It is 1851 and Mrs Rodd has received an unusual commission: wealthy businessman Jacob Welland is dying of consumption and implores our redoubtable detective to find his… Continue reading The Case of the Wandering Scholar (Laetitia Rodd #2) by Kate Saunders
Silver by Chris Hammer
Title: Silver Author: Chris Hammer Genre: Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 1st October 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 576 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: Martin Scarsden returns in the sequel to the bestselling Scrublands. For half a lifetime, journalist Martin Scarsden has run from his past. But now there is no escaping. He'd vowed never to return to… Continue reading Silver by Chris Hammer
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