The Dickens Boy

By

Thomas kenealley

What a joy it is to read the words of master storyteller Thomas Keneally. He has presented this Historical fiction, The Dickens Boy in such a way that it captures...
Fiction, History
The Night Letters

By

DENISE LEITH

Set in Afghanistan just as the Americans are leaving the war torn country, Australian doctor Sofia Raso sits in her window in the early morning light, watching as the local...
Fiction
Honeybee

By

Craig Silvey

Two lives meet; one young, one old, both facing what they consider the inevitable choice of their final moments alive; a last cigarette, a climb over the rails. Their eyes...
Fiction
State Highway One

By

Sam Coley

Estranged from his family, Alex an Aucklander, flies back to New Zealand after a shattering phone call, to bury his famous film- director parents. Their sudden death, as the result...
Fiction
Against the Loveless World

By

Susan Abulhawa

The Middle East is arguably a man’s world. The current crop of regional leaders is male. The leaders that have been overthrown were all males. Unsurprisingly the biggest terrorist organisations...
Fiction
The Lost Man

By

Jane Harper

As with many of the best murder mysteries, Jane Harper has interwoven sub plots and relationships to create a realistic story in The Lost Man. We are introduced to the...
Crime, Fiction
The Wild Laughter

By

Caoilinn Hughes

The Wild Laughter  was released  earlier this year to wide acclaim; the storyline painting  a confronting and  raw look at the human price of recession and the choices made over...
Fiction
Trust

By

Chris Hammer

Trust, the latest riveting thriller from Chris Hammer takes the issue of trust expanding it out to create a storyline that is all too real, based in Sydney; a Sydney...
Crime, Fiction
The Good Teacher

By

Petronella McGovern

The Good Teacher, the second book from acclaimed story teller Petronella McGovern sets the stage for another cliff hanger of a mystery as she takes the vulnerability and kindness of...
Fiction, Mystery
Sorry For Your Trouble

By

Richard Ford

 Sorry for your Trouble is a collection of short, but poignant stories that capture a small schism in time, a time which when viewed in retrospect could be something, or...
Fiction