Frederick’s Coat, by Alan Duff (Vintage, RRP $38) Alan Duff has produced another powerful novel in Frederick’s Coat, a story of crime, violence and family. Duff is know for his compelling and gritty writing, and this book is as moving as the critically acclaimed Once Were Warriors. On his release from prison, Johno Ryan vows...
Reacher’s Rules: Life Lessons from Jack Reacher, foreword by Lee Child (Bantam Press, RRP $25): Here’s the perfect gift for the Jack Reacher fan in your life: a book of life lessons from the man himself. Reacher, the star of Lee Child’s awesome series of thrillers, is a tough dude who is built like...
The Killing Room, by Richard Montanari (William Heinemann, RRP $35): I stumbled across the dark mind of author Richard Montanari via The Skin Gods, his fifth novel. Since then I’ve enjoyed the next five, with each one a little more disturbing than the last. In the latest Byrne and Balzano novel, The Killing Room,...
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