Archive for August, 2009

Not great but good enough

August 21, 2009
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Not great but good enough

Kill for Me, by Karen Rose (Headline, RRP $38.99): This is the latest in the series of thrillers written by Karen Rose and featuring the immensely screwed up family of District Attorney Susannah Vartanian. If you haven’t read the earlier books, don’t let that put you off. I was a newbie to the series...

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Nothing too startling from a snotty little brother

August 18, 2009
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Nothing too startling from a snotty little brother

Life With My Sister Madonna, by Christopher Ciccone with Wendy Leigh (Simon & Schuster, RRP $28): Madonna’s brother has jumped on the publicity bandwagon with a book that I suppose will make him some money but certainly won’t gain him any favour with his famous sister. Christopher Ciccone has worked with his sister during...

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Almost addictive writing

August 18, 2009
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Almost addictive writing

Don’t Look Twice, by Andrew Gross (HarperCollins, RRP $36.99): This book kicks straight into the action with a drive-by shooting at a service station happening in the first chapter and right under the nose of main character, Detective Ty Hauck. What follows is a roller-coaster ride of chaos and violence that slowly reveals a level...

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Say what?

August 15, 2009
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Say what?

Overheard, by Mark Love and Jacqui Saunders (HarperCollins, $19.99): The “overheard” stable of websites have provided some funny moments on the web, with snippets of overheard conversations often taken totally out of context and posted online. It started out as Overheard in New York and has snowballed from there, with more sites added to...

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