I don’t know how James Patterson does it but here he goes with yet another book: one of two published on the same day (the other being Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, a book for his younger fans). Nina Bloom is a successful lawyer and loving mother who has built a happy […]
■ REVIEW: Now You See Her
Another winner from prolific Patterson Read Post »
Husband and wife authors Kevin and Melissa Hill have teamed up to produce what is the first in an expected series of thrillers featuring CSI investigator Reilly Steel. There seems to be a real taste for these forensic thrillers among murder-mystery fans in both books and on television and, when they work, they are great.
■ REVIEW: Taboo
First book a little too formulaic Read Post »
This story starts, as so many do, with a young couple meeting and falling in love. However, in 1937 Poland no love story could be straight forward. As war approaches, Janusz enlists, leaving his wife Silvana and young son Aurek back in Warsaw. As the story moves on we follow the lives of both Janusz
■ REVIEW: 22 Britannia Road
Perfect mix of drama and warmth Read Post »
In this latest novel to feature Private International – the world’s most exclusive detective agency – the firm has been hired to provide security for the biggest sporting event of 2012: the Olympic Games in London. Hundreds of Private’s agents are in London to protect the athletes and with the opening ceremony just hours away,
■ REVIEW: Private Games
Full throttle until the very end Read Post »
Back in 1990, when Dave Grohl joined a little-known band as the new drummer, few people would have expected the band was about to explode into the global phenomenon that was Nirvana. Grohl is a bloke who has seems to have experienced every extreme life can offer: highs and lows from selling more than 40
■ REVIEW: This is a Call
Memoir tells of turbulent past Read Post »
New Zealand New Millennium is a timely, comprehensive and ultimately moving portrait of our nation in images, from 2000 to 2010: news, politics, natural disasters, sports, arts/culture, celebrity, lifestyle, as well as those that are simply quirky, poignant or striking. More than 300 photographs, each accompanied by extended captions, and an immediate, contemporary design results
■ REVIEW: New Zealand New Millennium
Portrait of a nation Read Post »
It’s New Zealand Book month so it should come as no surprise that there are plenty of Kiwi books lurking on the shelves in bookshops around the country. I’ve been running reviews of books by New Zealand authors on our books page in The Southland Times every Saturday this month, with the final round-up to
On the shelves for NZ Book Month Read Post »
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 do their job. It’s also safe to say I have no desire to do their job. This isn’t a reflection on our boys
■ REVIEW: NZ Detectives
Kiwi detectives give hard-hitting insights Read Post »
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 in The Bomber. Just days before Christmas, a phonecall in the wee small hours wakes newly promoted Stockholm-based crime editor Annika Bengtzon with the news that there has been a fatal
■ REVIEW: The Bomber
Another real thriller by the ‘new Stieg Larsson’ Read Post »
You probably know the name better than you know the face. In fact, it’s safe to say that at the height of his career Ace Frehley could have walked down the street without being recognised by any of his fans. He is, of course, one of the original members of KISS and as the flamboyant
■ REVIEW: No Regrets
Hard rocker plays it straight now Read Post »
