Archive for October, 2010

Does Dubai live up to the hype?

October 30, 2010
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Does Dubai live up to the hype?

Hello Dubai, by Joe Bennett (Simon & Schuster, RRP $40): He’s a busy bloke Joe Bennett, managing to churn out a great newspaper column each and every week, punctuated by some of the quirkiest travel writing you could hope to find. This time around the target of his interest is Dubai, the modern marvel...

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Reacher at his bone-crunching best

October 27, 2010
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Reacher at his bone-crunching best

Worth Dying For, by Lee Child (Bantam Press, RRP $39.99): Jack Reacher is back and better than ever. Were you one of the Reacher fans who complained that the last novel didn’t have a high enough body count? I wasn’t (the body count might have been low but the action was still high) but...

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Plenty of twists

October 14, 2010
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Plenty of twists

Reckless, by Andrew Gross (HarperCollins, RRP $38.99): With its fast pace and gritty feel, the third Ty Hauck novel is every bit as riveting as its predecessors. Private security investigator Hauck is blown away by the news that an old friend form his past has been murdered along with her husband and daughter. As...

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