In the Blink of an Eye by Jesse Blackadder. (2020). (First published as Sixty Seconds in 2017). **4 out of 5 stars** Finn and Bridget, with their sons Jarrah and Toby, have moved from Hobart to subtropical Australia. They still feel like foreigners and are adjusting when one morning, tragedy strikes. In the devastating aftermath,… Continue reading In the Blink of an Eye by Jesse Blackadder. (2020).
Girl, 11 by Amy Suiter Clarke. (2021).
Girl, 11 by Amy Suiter Clarke. (2021). **4.5 out of 5 stars** Former social worker Elle is the host of a popular true crime podcast. In her fifth season she decides to tackle her white whale: The Countdown Killer (TCK). 20 years ago TCK established a pattern of taking and realistically murdering girls, each a… Continue reading Girl, 11 by Amy Suiter Clarke. (2021).
Still by Matt Nable. (2021).
Still by Matt Nable. (2021). **4 out of 5 stars** Darwin, 1963. An unforgiving town where secrets can kill and knowledge is deadly... when Senior Constable Ned sees a body in the shallow marshland he knows it is a bad death, but not that it was just the first. 23 year old Charlotte is an… Continue reading Still by Matt Nable. (2021).
Infinite Splendours by Sofie Laguna. (2020).
Infinite Splendours by Sofie Laguna. (2020). **2 out of 5 stars** Lawrence is a bright, caring, curious boy with a gift for painting. He lives with his mother and younger brother with a promising future ahead. But when he is 10, an experience of betrayal takes it all away and Lawrence is left to deal… Continue reading Infinite Splendours by Sofie Laguna. (2020).
Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane. (2021).
Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane. (2021). **4 out of 5 stars** Eve, Justin, Susie and Ed have been friends since they were 18. Now in their thirties, the four are still as close as ever, Thursday night pub quiz is still sacred, and Eve is still secretly in love with Ed. Maybe she should have… Continue reading Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane. (2021).
You Need To Know by Nicola Moriarty. (2021).
You Need To Know by Nicola Moriarty. (2021). **4.5 out of 5 stars** Jill, her three sons, their wives and children are driving on Christmas Eve. But something sinister is simmering behind their happy smiles. Mimi is struggling with her new twins, but wine helps. Andrea is questioning how happy her marriage is. Darren is… Continue reading You Need To Know by Nicola Moriarty. (2021).
Love Objects by Emily Maguire. (2021).
Love Objects by Emily Maguire. (2021). **4 out of 5 stars** Nic is in her early 40s, a trivia buff, amateur nail artist and feeder of stray cats. She's also the owner of 10 years' worth of newspapers, several shops' worth of clothes and a massive pen collection. The person she's closest to is her… Continue reading Love Objects by Emily Maguire. (2021).
Digging Up Dirt by Pamela Hart. (2021).
Digging Up Dirt by Pamela Hart. (2021). **3 out of 5 stars** **Thank you to Harlequin Australia for sending me a free advance readers copy of this novel; published 2 June 2021** TV researcher Poppy has her heritage home renovations halted when bones are found under the floorboards. Her old enemy/archaeologist Julieanne declares the bones… Continue reading Digging Up Dirt by Pamela Hart. (2021).
The Vet from Snowy River by Stella Quinn. (2021).
The Vet from Snowy River by Stella Quinn. (2021). **4 out of 5 stars** **Thank you to Harlequin Australia for sending me a free advance readers copy of this novel; published 2 June 2021** Vera no longer believes in love. Thanks to her ex-boyfriend, she's broke, jobless and facing a court case that could lead… Continue reading The Vet from Snowy River by Stella Quinn. (2021).
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. (2011).
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. (2011). **4.5 out of 5 stars** In 1886 a mysterious travelling circus becomes an international sensation. Open only at night, constructed entirely in black and white, the Cirque des Rêves delights all who enter. But this is no conventional circus. Some tents contain clouds, some ice. The circus seems… Continue reading The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. (2011).
