This is a Call: the life and times of Dave Grohl, by Paul Brannigan (HarperCollins, RRP $40): Back in 1990, when Dave Grohl joined a little-known band as the new drummer, few people would have expected the band was about…
Month: March 2012
■ REVIEW
New Zealand New Millennium
On the shelves for NZ Book Month
Kiwi detectives give hard-hitting insights
NZ Detectives, by John Lockyer (Penguin, RRP $42): If the growing number of fly-on-the-wall, reality cop shows on television is anything to go by, then I think it’s safe to say we have a fascination with cops and how they…
Another real thriller by the ‘new Stieg Larsson’
The Bomber, by Liza Marklund (Bantam Press, RRP $37): Swedish author Liza Marklund delivers, once again, a fast- paced thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Just days before Christmas, a phonecall…
Hard rocker plays it straight now
No Regrets: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Memoir, by Ace Frehley, with Joe Layden and John Ostrosky (Simon & Schuster, RRP $40): You probably know the name better than you know the face. In fact, it’s safe to say that at…
Who ‘ghosted’ this doesn’t matter
Justice: Speaking Up for Crime’s Silent Victims, by Garth McVicar with Michael Larson (Penguin, RRP $42): This book sparked a bit of controversy when it hit the shelves because while Garth McVicar is listed as the author, he didn’t actually…