Don’t Look Twice, by Andrew Gross (HarperCollins, RRP $36.99): This book kicks straight into the action with a drive-by shooting at a service station happening in the first chapter and right under the nose of main character, Detective Ty Hauck. What…
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Say what?
Overheard, by Mark Love and Jacqui Saunders (HarperCollins, $19.99): The “overheard” stable of websites have provided some funny moments on the web, with snippets of overheard conversations often taken totally out of context and posted online. It started out as…
Ramsay cooks up perfect recipe
Playing with Fire, by Gordon Ramsay (HarperCollins, RRP $36.99): Gordon Ramsay is a bloke with a big mouth but he’s got the talent to back up all his noise. He seems to be popping up all over the telly these days…
A little flat after earlier offerings
Blood Runs Cold, by Alex Barclay (HarperCollins, RRP $29.99): The body of a murdered FBI agent is lost in an avalanche at the start of this thriller and the story just gets more and more action-packed from there. While Jean…
Explaining Anzac Day
Wearing the Poppy, by A J Toledo (HarperCollins, RRP $19.99): This is a fantastic book for young Kiwis who want to know more about just what Anzac Day is all about. A moving and fascinating explanation of how the red…
Four-legged hero honoured
Caesar: The True Story of a Canine ANZAC Hero, by Patricia Stroud (HarperCollins, RRP $26.99): Caesar was the New Zealand Rifle Brigade’s mascot, a bulldog with attitude and courage. Trained as a Red Cross dog, Caesar rescued wounded soldiers from…
A sampling of Bennett’s best
Alive and Kicking, by Joe Bennett (HarperCollins, RRP $24.99): After 11 years and 11 collections of columns, Joe Bennett is back with another sampling of just what it is that makes him so good. In Alive and Kicking, New Zealand’s…
An explosive thriller
Last Call, by James Grippando (HarperCollins, RRP $34.99): The friendship between Theo Knight and Jack Swyteck may seem an unlikely — Theo an ex-gang member and Jack a successful lawyer — but their loyalty to one another was set in concrete…
Getting to know them over coffee
Coffee With: Groucho Marx and Oscar Wilde, both published by HarperCollins ( $19.99 each): Now here’s a cutesy idea: a series of dramatised biographies that allow the reader to travel back in time and spend an hour or so with…
A life that was full of life
My Steve, by Terri Irwin (HarperCollins, RRP $49.99): Aussie’s Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin may have died an untimely death after his encounter with a stingray but there’s no doubt he packed more into his 44 years than most of us could ever…