book editor, bibliophile + word nerd
The shortlists for the 2015 Ned Kelly Awards for crime writing have been announced by The Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA). There are some great reads on the lists, including Sweet One by Peter Docker. I was privileged to be at the launch of Peter’s book when he resided in Broome. Good luck to all ...
What a hoot! Marble Bar is the wonderful sequel to Heist, which you can read about here. Can't wait for the third instalment but when I spoke to the author Robert Schofield he said it might be a wee while as he is completing the trilogy as part of his PhD in Creative Writing. Get ...
I am not an avid crime reader but I am really pleased to see West Australian (WA) authors currently doing so well in this genre. I have just finished Heist by Perth-based crime writer Robert Schofield and really enjoyed escaping into the Goldfields in outback WA, where the story kicks off. I met Robert last year when Heist was launched ...
Congrats to Broome-based author Peter Docker on the launch of his new book Sweet One on Wednesday 23 July. The book is published by Fremantle Press. Here is a taster: When a senior Aboriginal war veteran dies horribly at the hands of state government authorities, Izzy, a journalist and daughter of a war veteran herself, flies ...
This was my first introduction to Philip Kerr’s noir detective series featuring German Bernie Gunther, a jaded ex-policeman trying to forge some justice within Nazi Germany during the war. As there a nine books in the series, I think it might have helped my understanding a tad if I had read a few prior to ...
Courtesy Allen & Unwin This outback saga combines crime and intrigue with romance and mateship as it tracks a young woman’s plight to succeed in what many consider a man’s world. Red Dust Red Dust is the story of Gemma Sinclair, a young Australian farmer who has just buried her husband after witnessing him die in a light aircraft crash that at ...
My first Chandler book and first venture into noir crime fiction. Has to be up there with Spike Milligan for the best one-liners ever. Chandler writes so well you feel wet through from all the rain and your clothes reek from the cigarettes. Follow the adventures of tough guy private investigator Philip Marlowe as he ...
Alan Carter has done it; he has managed to win me over as someone who can count the number of crime novels she has read on one hand. I was intrigued, excited, scared witless and grossed out; but couldn’t put it down. No wonder Prime Cut was the winner of the 16th annual Australian Ned Kelly ...
I am an Australian freelance editor, proofreader and blogger with extensive experience working with books, magazines, newspapers, websites, social media and academic journals.
