September 2013

■ REVIEW: Frederick's Coat
Violence and redemption in recommended read

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 that he will never go back there again […]

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■ REVIEW: Reacher's Rules
How-to from the man who can do anything

Advice, guides & self-help

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 proverbial brick dunny and in the habit of kicking ass and taking names. And

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■ REVIEW: The Killing Room
Classic Montanari will make your spine tingle

Mysteries & thrillers

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, the detectives are called to a gruesome crime scene, where an

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■ REVIEW: Frederick's CoatViolence and redemption in recommended read

■ REVIEW: Reacher's RulesHow-to from the man who can do anything

■ REVIEW: The Killing RoomClassic Montanari will make your spine tingle

■ REVIEW: Frederick's Coat
Violence and redemption in recommended read

■ REVIEW: Reacher's Rules
How-to from the man who can do anything

■ REVIEW: The Killing Room
Classic Montanari will make your spine tingle