Submitted by Karen on
Debut book from a South Australian based author, this is a police procedural set in Adelaide.
From the Blurb:
As soon as the Flynn brothers lifted their Glocks, Dan was in trouble. Silence descended like a cloak of doom. No confusion crossed his mind... it was clear he would die in the next few seconds.
Submitted by Karen on
This is the second Bromo Perkins book from British / Australian author Tony Berry.
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Submitted by Karen on
A set of short stories, I've been reading these in an amongst other things.
From the Blurb:
Retirement can be murder! The adventures of a former Sydney detective from 21 Division who, in his prime, collared some of the most murderous criminals in Australian history yet, on retiring to the Gold Coast in Queensland, along with half of the criminal milieu he once pursued, is shot, king-hit, tortured, and thrown from buildings in his relentless pursuit of justice.
Submitted by Karen on
An unusual take on the concept of embedded agents.
From the Blurb:
How far would you go to save the planet? ...Would you destroy it?
Imagine a global depression caused, not by greed or stupidity, but by a secret band of brilliant and radical environmentalists, 9S, using cyber-terror to slash the world’s population and smash its resource-hungry economy. Members of 9S have spent ten years secretly infiltrating industry and government, working themselves into the most trusted jobs in the world...sleepers ready to act.
Submitted by Karen on
Submitted by Karen on
Living not that far out of the Mallee these days, I really get the references to the long, boring, god awful dry "spell" that's going on in these parts. Should be interesting to see where we go from here with this as it's funny, and quintessentially bush.
From the Blurb:
A smart, sassy self-appointed private investigator, Cass Tuplin is unforgettable and the town of Rusty Bore will never be the same...
Submitted by Karen on
A long time ago, in a place far away from here (well the fringes of Melbourne, before we went bush) himself read this series and laughed a lot. I've been meaning to pick them up since then, and finally, looking for a change of pace... here we are.
From the Blurb:
An incompetent space pilot, a massive debt and a twenty-four hour deadline...
Freighter pilot Hal Spacejock has a life to die for: His very own cargo ship, a witty and intelligent flight computer ... and a debt so big it makes the GFC look like a rounding error.
Submitted by Karen on
I've been meaning to do this forever and somehow just never get around to... but there's so much really good Australian Crime Fiction and True Crime floating around at the moment, I think a monthly recap of what's been read / what's been reviewed won't hurt (might actually remind me what I've not posted yet!).
The month started out on a very big high with WEB OF DECEIT by KATHERINE HOWELL - which is just a wow of a book. Read, reviewed and now (im)patiently waiting for another one.
Submitted by Karen on
Second book in the Syd Fielding series, the first of which showed quite a bit of promise, so this should be interesting.
From the Blurb:
A spate of vicious, brutal murders around Australia has police puzzled, until Detective Syd Fielding, now head of a national drug prevention squad, finds the link that draws them together. The problem is, the link appears to be him.
Submitted by Karen on
True Crime, but not as you'd normally expect it to be formed, I suspect this will be a book that creates polarised views.
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