Monthly Archives: July 2016

The Mistake by Grant Nicol – 2015

Posted on July 31, 2016 by alysonebaker

Nordic noir with a kiwi twang!  The Mistake is a great jigsaw puzzle of a murder mystery.  A terrible car crash on a snow-covered lava field; nine years later in Reykjavík a man blacks out and when he comes to, … Continue reading →

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Made to Kill by Adam Christopher – 2015

Posted on July 22, 2016 by alysonebaker

A mash-up of sci-fi and noir, Made to Kill is set in a stereotypical US where the Hollywood star system rules, Kennedy is in office, the enemy is ‘the Reds’, guy wear tight white t-shirts and gals hang out in … Continue reading →

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Dad Art by Damien Wilkins – 2016

Posted on July 15, 2016 by alysonebaker

I have been reading a lot about narrative arc lately – and against the tide of my reading have been picking up novels that don’t really have one.  Dad Art is such a novel, it follows Wellington based sound engineer … Continue reading →

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First Names Only by Elaine Blick – 2015

Posted on July 3, 2016 by alysonebaker

This novel claims to provide ‘insight into the very sensitive issues surrounding the unmarried mother and adoption’.  The main character, Janice, falls pregnant at 18 and ends up in Sunnyvale, a home for unmarried mothers in Auckland.  It is the … Continue reading →

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