On Song: Stories Behind New Zealand’s Pop Classics, by Simon Sweetman (Penguin, RRP $65): Every song has a story to tell and New Zealand’s pop classics are full of great stories. Freelance music writer and Stuff blogger Simon Sweetman had…
Month: March 2014
Killer’s web of deceit ably described
The Black Widower, by Charles Lavery (Mainstream, RRP $35): It was a case that shocked everyone on both sides of the world: Malcolm Webster was convicted of murdering one wife in Scotland and trying to kill a second wife in…
Zombie turns up in romp through southern lands
The Prince of Soul and the Lighthouse, by Fredrik Brouneus (steampress.co.nz, RRP $30): I’m more than a little fed up with the whole vampire craze so I am enjoying the resurgence of interest in the other undead: zombies. Author Fredrik…