Bones Never Lie, by Kathy Reichs (William Heinemann, RRP $37) In this new Temperance “Tempe” Brennan novel from world-class forensic anthropologist and No 1 best-selling author Kathy Reichs, it appears that the blood-thirsty killer who escaped justice in 2004’s Monday Mourning…
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Forensics queen a winner again
Bones of the Lost, by Kathy Reichs (William Heinemann, RRP $37): While not as fast-paced as some crime novels, Bones of the Lost will drag you into the story from the very first page and keep your attention to the…
Gently flowing mystery
The Golden Egg, by Donna Leon (William Heinemann, RRP $35): Author Donna Leon continues her Commissario Brunetti series, with this 22nd book to feature the Venice-based detective moving along at the same satisfying pace of its predecessor, Beastly Things. In…
Intrigue rates with the best Brunetti novels
The Jewels of Paradise, by Donna Leon (William Heinemann, RRP $37): I haven’t read all of Donna Leon’s books but have managed to make my way through half a dozen of the series featuring Venetian police commissioner Guido Brunetti and…
Classic Montanari will make your spine tingle
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…