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 ...
Red Dirt Talking by Jacqueline Wright
Red Dirt Talking won the T.A.G. Hungerford Award and was long-listed for the Miles Franklin. These awards are well-deserved. I didn't find this an easy book to read. The sense of place is spot on given that the book is set through the build-up in the north-west of Western Australia. I live in the space and ...
The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Brontë by Laura Joh Rowland
Take the Brontë sisters of Victorian England, complete with the rolling moors and moody weather, throw in a murder, bags of suspense and some unlikely passion, and you have one cracking read. Don’t get me wrong, I am not a big fan of mysteries and suspense thrillers but I do love my classics, so I am ...