Picking up a new thriller to read while on holiday was a case of deja vu all over again … two books by different authors share a common title. No Way Back, by Matthew Klein (Allen & Unwin, RRP $30):…
Category: Mysteries & Thrillers
Great storytelling here
Night Film, by Marisha Pessl (Hutchinson, RRP $38): Night Film is one of those books that the internet book world has been discussing for some time, particularly the many book podcasts I listen to. All conversations and teasers surrounding the…
Long-awaited novel an absolute cracker
My Brother’s Keeper, by Donna Malane (HarperCollins, RRP $30): Kiwi screenwriter and author Donna Malane has finally produced her second novel and it was worth the wait. Once again, the main character is missing persons expert Diane Rowe, the stroppy,…
Nesbo’s debut was worth the wait
The Bat, by Jo Nesbo (Harvill Secker, RRP $37): Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole series has been hugely popular with his home-based Norwegian fans and those of us in the rest of the world, and now those of us living down…
James Patterson: always something to add to your library
If you’re ever at a loose end when it comes to reading material, it’s a sure bet that James Patterson has something to keep you occupied. Merry Christmas, Alex Cross, by James Patterson (Century, RRP $35) The world’s bestselling thriller…
Rizzoli and Isles tackle school menace
Last to Die, by Tess Gerritsen (Bantam Press, RRP $37): In the latest installment in the Rizolli and Isles thriller series, three children are brought together by seemingly random and extreme acts of violence. Orphaned, the children are taken 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…
Creepy but intriguing apocalyptic read
The Testimony, by James Smyth (Blue Door, RRP $35): This is the book everyone was getting excited about last year and I can finally say I now understand why. It joins the ranks of dozens of other dystopian stories and…
Rule-breaking has deadly penalty
Wool, by Hugh Howey (Century, RRP $30): They say you should never judge a book by its cover and I thought I’d been tripped up by doing just that with Wool. With my recent rediscovery of the joys of knitting,…
Not his best but still very readable
12th of Never, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Century, RRP $37): This lastest book in the “Women’s Murder Club” series is the usual fast-paced thriller you expect from James Patterson, a man who must surely be the most prolific writer…