by Sue Reid | Jul 1, 2025 | Book Reviews
Rory, Juliet, Maeve and Dan have been inseparable friends since childhood growing up in Ballyboyne near Dublin, Ireland. But life cuts across their innocence and loyalty. The Good Mistress is an exploration in raw human need, guilt, shame and making peace with blame...
by Sue Reid | Jul 1, 2025 | Book Reviews
Former Detective Senior Sergeant Hana Westerman is sharp, eagle-eyed and efficient but with flaws that gives her the humanity her character demands…this is the third novel in the Investigator Westerman series. Hana is recalled to the force, driven to bring a...
by Sue Reid | Jul 1, 2025 | Book Reviews
Nine-year-old (nearly ten) Alfred Edward Deegan Bains – Alfie, is inquisitive, perceptive and seeking the truth about his father. Alfie has recently landed in the North-West Tasmanian town of Beggar’s Rock with his mother Emilia from Ireland, angry and...
by Sue Reid | Jun 30, 2025 | Book Reviews
“Layer upon layer as the suspects come to light and new dangers surface, Jessica and Megan are driven to bring justice to vulnerable women…” Australian crime fiction has risen through the ranks in recent years launching new bold authors with...
by Sue Reid | May 15, 2025 | Book Reviews
“Epic, robust detail and sharpness come together like a symphony conducted by one of the most revered historical fiction authors when it comes to the French Resistance in World War Two…” Far from being ‘another World War Two drama’,...
by Sue Reid | Apr 9, 2025 | Book Reviews
“The twentieth century was host to some of the most significant social, economic and geo-political changes and Betty Rankin bore witness to the best part of cultural shifts since her birth in 1928. Now she is walking through the memories of her mind as she...
