Stone Bruises, by Simon Beckett (Bantam Press, RRP $38): With the mystery and intrigue kicking off from the very first page, we meet the book’s main character Sean as he is on the run, but with no indication of why…
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Dawkins opens up on fascinating life
An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist, by Richard Dawkins (Bantam Press, RRP $40): I’m no science geek, in fact I happily admit to still being quite impressed by the magical ability of my fridge to spit out…
Fresh insights into what makes Reacher tick
Personal, by Lee Child (Bantam Press, RRP $38): There’s nothing quite like getting your hands on a new Jack Reacher adventure and this one’s a cracker. Action hero Reacher, the ex-military cop who is now something of a one-man army, is…
Behind the speech synthesiser, a wit
My Brief History, by Stephen Hawking (Bantam Press, RRP $35): There’s a lot more to uber-genius Stephen Hawking than a big brain and a debilitating illness, and this memoir offers a glimpse into what makes the man tick. This is…
Cracking thriller a hefty, compelling read
I Am Pilgrim, by Terry Hayes (Bantam Press, RRP $38): Award-winning screenwriter Terry Hayes has made an undoubtedly successful move from writing for the viewer to writing for the reader. Hayes has an impressive track record: he trained as a…
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…
How-to from the man who can do anything
Reacher’s Rules: Life Lessons from Jack Reacher, foreword by Lee Child (Bantam Press, RRP $25): 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…
Weakest in the series but still a good read
The Calling of the Grave, by Simon Beckett (Bantam Press, RRP $39.99): The fourth novel to feature the haunted and brilliant forensic anthropologist, David Hunter, features a prologue set in the past, when his wife and child were still alive…
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…
Not Kernick’s best but still a good read
The Payback, by Simon Kernick (Bantam Press, RRP $40): Once again, author Simon Kernick promises and delivers a fast-paced thriller. Ex-cop Dennis Milne is a man with a past that involves murder. Milne has earned his living killing the bad…