Monthly Archives: April 2024

Return to Blood by Michael Bennett – 2024

Posted on April 30, 2024 by alysonebaker

Hana Westerman is back staking out houses, interviewing suspects, filming crimes in progress, and piecing together scraps of information. The only problem is, she’s no longer a detective: “Hana had walked away from the cops because she couldn’t live with … Continue reading →

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Emergency Weather by Tim Jones – 2023

Posted on April 24, 2024 by alysonebaker

An Aotearoa we are all familiar with – extreme weather events, houses washed away, roads impassable, calls for resilience and re-building. But in Emergency Weather these events have become more extreme: “Glacial slowness had become an oxymoron.” The landscape is … Continue reading →

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El Flamingo by Nick Davies – 2023

Posted on April 7, 2024 by alysonebaker

Lou Galloway has given up his Hollywood dream and taken off for Mexico – where he falls into a whirlwind adventure, acting out the role of a lifetime. With a magic realism start, a Narcos middle, and a [no spoilers] … Continue reading →

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The Quarry by Kim Hunt – 2023

Posted on April 3, 2024 by alysonebaker

Dif is a rough sleeper, for good reasons he is lying low, keeping clear of the law. However, when he witnesses a woman’s body being dumped in a quarry, he knows he must do something to get justice for the … Continue reading →

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Black Silk & Sympathy by Deborah Challinor – 2024

Posted on April 2, 2024 by alysonebaker

Black Silk & Sympathy is the first in a new series from Deborah Challinor, set in the second half of the 18th Century in stinky vibrant Sydney. Tatty Crowe is a woman in a profession regarded as male – she … Continue reading →

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Dice by Claire Baylis – 2023

Posted on April 1, 2024 by alysonebaker

Four teenage boys accused of sexual offending, three teenage girls under the spotlight of public opinion and speculation. We read their stories through trial testimonies, memories, and from the point of view of the twelve jurors tasked with judging the … Continue reading →

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