Better the Blood, Michael Bennett

Better the Blood
Author
Michael Bennett
ISBN
9781398515062
Book Number (in series)
1
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Tags
#yeahnoir
Yeah Noir
New Zealand
Crime Fiction
#crimefiction
Better the Blood
Michael Bennett

Halifax: Transgression by Roger Simpson

Halifax: Transgression
Author
Roger Simpson
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Book Number (in series)
1
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Tags
#crimefiction
#thriller
Jane Halifax
Australia
Review
Halifax: Transgression
Roger Simpson

Stone Town, Margaret Hickey

Stone Town
Author
Margaret Hickey
ISBN
9780143777274
Publisher
Penguin Random House Australia
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Monday, December 19, 2022
Tags
#ruralnoir
#australia
Australia
Rural Noir
Crime Fiction
Stone Town
Margaret Hickey

Those Who Perish, Emma Viskic

Those Who Perish
Author
Emma Viskic
ISBN
9781760686772
Publisher
Echo Publishing
Book Number (in series)
4
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Friday, December 2, 2022
Tags
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
Australia
Review
#review
Those Who Perish
Emma Viskic

Quiet in Her Bones, Nalini Singh

Quiet In Her Bones
Author
Nalini Singh
ISBN
9781869714444
Publisher
Hachette New Zealand
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Tags
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
#yeahnoir
New Zealand
Quiet in Her Bones
Nalini Singh

Black River, Matthew Spencer

Black River
Author
Matthew Spencer
ISBN
9781761066184
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Monday, November 28, 2022
Tags
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
Australia
#australia
Black River
Matthew Spencer

Banjawarn, Josh Kemp

Banjawarn
Author
Josh Kemp
ISBN
9781760802141
Publisher
UWA Press
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Sunday, November 27, 2022
Tags
#review
Review
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
Australia
Banjawarn
Josh Kemp

Unsheltered, Clare Moleta

Unsheltered
Author
Clare Moleta
ISBN
9781761100758
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Sunday, November 27, 2022
Tags
#review #crimefiction
#yeahnoir
#newzealand
Unsheltered
Clare Moleta

The Late Monsieur Gallet, Georges Simenon

The Late Monsieur Gallet
Author
Georges Simenon
Translator
Anthea Bell
ISBN
B00GGWMJP0
Publisher
Audible
Book Number (in series)
3
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Tags
#review
Review
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
#goldenage
Maigret Series
Georges Simenon
The Late Monsieur Gallet

A Good Winter, Gigi Fenster

A Good Winter
Author
Gigi Fenster
ISBN
9781922458131
Publisher
Text Publishing
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Friday, November 18, 2022
Tags
#review #crimefiction
#yeahnoir
#newzealand
A Good Winter
Gigi Fenster

The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman

The Thursday Murder Club
Author
Richard Osman
ISBN
9780241425442
Publisher
Viking
Book Number (in series)
1
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Tags
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
#unitedkingdom
United Kingdom
The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman

The Widow of Walcha, Emma Patridge

The Widow of Walcha
Author
Emma Partridge
ISBN
9781760859428
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Tags
#review
Review
#truecrime
True Crime
Australia
The Widow of Walcha
Emma Partridge

The Last Guests, J.P. Pomare

The Last Guests
Author
J.P. Pomare
ISBN
9781869718183
Publisher
Hachette Australia
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Monday, November 14, 2022
Tags
#review #crimefiction
#yeahnoir
#newzealand
The Last Guests
J.P. Pomare

City of Vengeance, D.V. Bishop

City of Vengeance
Author
D.V. Bishop
ISBN
9781529038798
Publisher
Pan MacMillan Australia
Book Number (in series)
1
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Friday, November 11, 2022
Tags
#review #crimefiction
#yeahnoir
#newzealand
City of Vengeance
D.V. Bishop

The Consequence, Gabriel Bergmoser

The Consequence
Author
Gabriel Bergmoser
Publisher
Audible
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Tags
#crimefiction
#noir
Australia
#australia
#audio
#audible
The Consequence
Gabriel Bergmoser

Waking the Tiger, Mark Wightman

Waking the Tiger
Author
Mark Wightman
ISBN
B091DMDR4M
Book Number (in series)
1
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Tags
#yeahnoir
New Zealand
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
#newzealand
Waking the Tiger
Mark Wightman

Miracle, Jennifer Lane

Miracle
Author
Jennifer Lane
ISBN
9780473629359
Publisher
Cloud Ink Press
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Tags
#review #crimefiction
#yeahnoir
#newzealand
Miracle
Jennifer Lane

Conviction, Frank Chalmers

Conviction
Author
Frank Chalmers
ISBN
9781761065323
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Saturday, November 5, 2022
Tags
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
#australia
Australia
Conviction
Frank Chalmers

Be My Enemy, Christopher Brookmyre

Be My Enemy
Author
Christopher Brookmyre
Publisher
Audible
Book Number (in series)
4
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Tags
#crimefiction
#scotland
Jack Parlabane
Audio
Be My Enemy
Christopher Brookmyre

Wake, Shelley Burr

Wake
Author
Shelley Burr
ISBN
9780733647826
Publisher
Hachette Australia
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Tags
#crimefiction
Australia
Wake
Shelley Burr

Dying Grass Moon, Andrea Jacka

Dying Grass Moon
Author
Andrea Jacka
ISBN
09CMYLDM2
Publisher
Red River Pony Publishing
Book Number (in series)
2
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Tags
#review #crimefiction
#yeahnoir
#newzealand
Dying Grass Moon
Andrea Jacka

Day's End, Garry Disher

Day's End
Author
Garry Disher
ISBN
9781922458827
Publisher
Text Publishing
Book Number (in series)
4
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Tags
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
Australia
#ozfiction
Day's End
Garry Disher

To Kill A Conman, Kevin Berry

To Kill A Conman
Author
Kevin Berry
ISBN
B095JB6MN6
Book Number (in series)
2
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Tags
#review #crimefiction
#yeahnoir
#newzealand
To Kill A Conman
Kevin Berry

Sweet Jimmy, Bryan Brown

Sweet Jimmy
Author
Bryan Brown
ISBN
9781761065224
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Tags
#review
Review
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
Australia
#ozfiction
Sweet Jimmy
Bryan Brown

The Quiet People, Paul Cleave

The Quiet People
Author
Paul Cleave
ISBN
B09GR3Z6C2
Publisher
Orenda Books
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Monday, October 31, 2022
Tags
#review
Review
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
#yeahnoir
New Zealand
The Quiet People
Paul Cleave

The Invisible, Peter Papathanasiou

The Invisible
Author
Peter Papathanasiou
ISBN
9781529424430
Publisher
Maclehose Press
Book Number (in series)
2
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Monday, October 31, 2022
Tags
#review
Review
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
Australia
The Invisible
Peter Papathanasiou

To The Sea, Nikki Crutchley

To The Sea
Author
Nikki Crutchley
ISBN
9781460760437
Publisher
Harper Collins
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Monday, October 31, 2022
Tags
#mttbr
#crimefiction
#yeahnoir
#newzealand
To The Sea
Nikki Crutchley

Deadly Intent, Laraine Stephens

Deadly Intent
Author
Laraine Stephens
ISBN
B09XJRS8WZ
Publisher
Level Best Books
Book Number (in series)
2
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Friday, October 7, 2022
Tags
#review
Review
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
Australia
Deadly Intent
Laraine Stephens

Blue Hotel, Chad Taylor

Blue Hotel
Author
Chad Taylor
ISBN
B0B7HS258F
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Friday, October 7, 2022
Tags
#review #crimefiction
#yeahnoir
#newzealand
Blue Hotel
Chad Taylor New Zealand

The Final Call, Jen Shieff

The Final Call
Author
Jen Shieff
Publisher
Mary Egan Publishing
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Friday, September 16, 2022
Tags
#review
#crimefiction
#yeahnoir
#newzealand
Ngaio Marsh Awards
2022
Submission List
The Final Call
Jen Shieff

Review - Wipptee, Jai Baidell

Wipptee
Author
Jai Baidell
ISBN
B08NJDQC3H
Publisher
SJ Goodenough
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Tags
#review
Review
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
Australia
#ruralcrime
#ruralromance
Wipptee
Jai Baidell

Shadow Over Edmund Street, Suzanne Frankham

Shadow Over Edmund Street
Author
Suzanne Frankham
ISBN
B08ZN4X6NX
Publisher
Journey to Words Publishing
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Friday, August 19, 2022
Tags
#review
#crimefiction
#yeahnoir
#newzealand
Ngaio Marsh Awards
2022
Submission List
Shadow Over Edmund Street
Suzanne Frankham

Missing, Presumed Dead, Mark Tedeschi QC

Missing, Presumed Dead
Author
Mark Tedeschi
ISBN
9781761104459
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Friday, August 19, 2022
Tags
#review
#truecrime
#australia
True Crime
Australia
Missing Presumed Dead
Mark Tedeschi

Bonded, Ian Austin

Bonded
Author
Ian Austin
ISBN
9780473581190
Book Number (in series)
4
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Tags
#yeahnoir
New Zealand
Ngaio Marsh Awards
2022
Submission
Thriller
Crime Fiction
Bonded
Ian Austin

The Woman in the Library, Sulari Gentill

The Woman in the Library
Author
Sulari Gentill
ISBN
B09CLLRGZK
Publisher
Ultimo Press
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Tags
#review
Review
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
Australia
The Woman in the Library
Sulari Gentill

Boiling A Frog, Christopher Brookmyre

Boiling A Frog
Author
Christopher Brookmyre
Publisher
Whole Story Audiobooks
Book Number (in series)
3
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Tags
#audio
#tartannoir
Scotland
Boiling A Frog
Christopher Brookmyre
Jack Parlabane

Criminals, James O'Loghlin

Criminals
Author
James O'Loghlin
ISBN
9781760687465
Publisher
Bonnier Echo
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Tags
#review
Review
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
Australia
Criminals
James O'Loghlin

Folded, Tina Clough

Folded
Author
Tina Clough
ISBN
9780473562489
Publisher
BookBaby
Book Number (in series)
3
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Tags
#review
#crimefiction
#yeahnoir
#newzealand
Ngaio Marsh Awards
2022
Submission List
Folded
Tina Clough

Knitting Needles and Knives, Rodney Strong

Knitting Needles and Knives
Author
Rodney Strong
Publisher
LoreQuinn Publishing
Book Number (in series)
3
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Tags
#review
#crimefiction
#yeahnoir
#newzealand
Ngaio Marsh Awards
2022
Submission List
Knitting Needles and Knives
Rodney Strong

Death at the Belvedere, Sue Williams

Death at the Belvedere
Author
Sue Williams
ISBN
9781922458551
Publisher
Text Publishing
Book Number (in series)
4
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Tags
#review
Review
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
Australia
Death at the Belvedere
Sue Williams

Masala and Murder, Patrick Lyons

Masala and Murder
Author
Patrick Lyons
ISBN
9789391125158
Book Number (in series)
1
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Friday, June 17, 2022
Tags
#crimefiction
#australia
Australia
Masala and Murder
Patrick Lyons
Review

Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone, Benjamin Stevenson

Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone
Author
Benjamin Stevenson
ISBN
9780143795650
Publisher
Penguin Random House Australia
Book Number (in series)
1
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Monday, March 28, 2022
Tags
#review
Review
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
#terroraustralis
Australia
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Benjamin Stevenson

A Perfect Spy, John le Carré

A Perfect Spy
Author
John le Carre
ISBN
B008PX2FF2
Publisher
Audible
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Friday, March 25, 2022
Tags
#audio
#crimefiction
A Perfect Spy
#espionage
John le Carre

Boy Fallen, Chris Gill

Boy Fallen
Author
Chris Gill
ISBN
9780994462084
Publisher
PRNTD Publishing
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Tags
#review
Review
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
Australia
New Zealand
Southern Cross Crime
#yeahnoir
Boy Fallen
Chris Gill

Wild Place, Christian White

Wild Place
Author
Christian White
ISBN
B09DD7WZ2V
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Monday, March 21, 2022
Tags
#review
Review
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
Australia
Wild Place
Christian White

The Carter of 'La Providence', Georges Simenon

The Carter of 'La Providence'
Author
Georges Simenon
Translator
David Coward
ISBN
B00H4G6EBW
Publisher
Audible
Book Number (in series)
2
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Monday, March 21, 2022
Tags
#review #crimefiction
#france
#maigret
Georges Simenon
The Carter of 'La Providence'

When We Fall, Aoife Clifford

When We Fall
Author
Aoife Clifford
ISBN
9781761150197
Publisher
Ultimo Press
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Monday, March 21, 2022
Tags
#review
Review
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
Australia
Where We Fall
Aoife Clifford

The Stoning, Peter Papathanasiou

The Stoning
Author
Peter Papathanasiou
ISBN
9781925760798
Publisher
Transit Lounge
Book Number (in series)
1
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Tags
#review
Review
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
Australia
#ruralnoir
The Stoning
Peter Papathanasiou

Auē, Becky Manawatu

Auē
Author
Becky Manawatu
ISBN
9780995111028
Publisher
Makaro Press
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Tags
#crimefiction
#yeahnoir
#newzealand
Aue
New Zealand
#review

Consolation, Garry Disher

Consolation
Author
Garry Disher
ISBN
9781922268150
Publisher
Text Publishing
Book Number (in series)
3
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Thursday, February 17, 2022
Tags
#review
Review
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
Australia
Rural Noir
#ruralnoir
Consolation
Garry Disher

Doc: The life and times of Aussie rock legend Doc Neeson, Anne Souter & Jon Bradshaw

Doc: The life and times of Aussie rock legend Doc Neeson
Author
Anne Souter
Jon Bradshaw
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Tags
#biography
#docneeson
Doc Neeson
Jon Bradshaw
Anne Souter

Death Sentence, B.M. Allsopp

Death Sentence
Author
B.M. Allsopp
ISBN
9780648891147
Publisher
Coconut Press
Book Number (in series)
4
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Tags
#review #crimefiction
#yeahnoir
#newzealand
Death Sentence
B.M. Allsopp

Canticle Creek, Adrian Hyland

Canticle Creek
Author
Adrian Hyland
ISBN
9781761150036
Publisher
Ultimo Press
Book Number (in series)
1
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Tags
#review
Review
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
Australia
Canticle Creek
Adrian Hyland

Brimstone, Russel Hutchings

Brimstone
Author
Russel Hutchings
ISBN
9781922488985
Publisher
Big Sky Publishing
Book Number (in series)
1
Reviewed By
Karen Chisholm
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Tags
#review
Review
#crimefiction
Crime Fiction
Australia
Brimstone
Mantra-6
Russel Hutchings