Author Archives: alysonebaker

Clearing of the Mist by Owen Clough – 2020

Posted on July 31, 2020

Clearing of the mist is the third part of Clough’s Whispers of the past trilogy. In the first part, best mates Bob, Shane, and Sam, get transported from 2014 to 1863 when they wander into a mist during a DOC pig-culling trip in … Continue reading →

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Fake Baby by Amy McDaid – 2020

Posted on July 11, 2020

“When you lived in the city it was strange to think that underneath you, under the immense stretch of hard tarseal and grey concrete, there lay dirt and rocks, vast networks of roots, indestructible creatures and ancient worms, and far … Continue reading →

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A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh – 2019

Posted on April 15, 2020

Anahera returns to the West Coast town she escaped from eight years ago.  Her successful life in London has come crashing down, and she is hoping for some peace and quiet in Golden Cove, despite some bitter memories of the … Continue reading →

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Shooting Messengers by Kevin Berry – 2020

Posted on April 8, 2020

PI Danny Ashford lives in Quake City with his cat, Torquemada.  It is a city the government and most services have abandoned, where crime is rampant and where aftershocks continue, and where the remaining police force is “undermanned and under-brained.”  … Continue reading →

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The Manger, the Mikdash and the Mosque by David McGill – 2020

Posted on April 5, 2020

1975, Dan Delaney, now ‘damn near 60’, travels with his devout wife, Jas, and two daughters to ‘… this busy city on a hill in the middle of nowhere, the centre of everywhere’ – Jerusalem.  There he encounters kidnappings, bomb … Continue reading →

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In the Clearing by J.P. Pomare – 2020

Posted on March 23, 2020

You never escape a cult. This chilling thriller is told from two points of view: Amy, a teenage member of a messianic cult, who is instrumental in the abduction of a young girl, and under the thrall of Adrienne, the … Continue reading →

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The Snow Thief by C.J. Carver – 2020

Posted on March 15, 2020

The snow thief is a murder mystery set in Tibet.  It is a book about reincarnation – of people across and throughout their lives, and of communities as they spread, come into conflict and change. Shan Lia Bao, Police Supervisor … Continue reading →

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The Secrets of Strangers by Charity Norman – 2020

Posted on March 12, 2020

People are caught up in a hostage situation in a London café.  At the heart of the crisis are five people, they hear each other’s stories, they form a little community in the centre of the chaos – and the … Continue reading →

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Wife after Wife by Olivia Hayfield – 2020

Posted on March 1, 2020

Harry Rose is a super-rich, super-privileged British businessman.  Having inherited his fast-track rise to his position as head of the Rose Corporation, he has encountered setbacks but has almost always had things his own way, and he has been living … Continue reading →

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Shakti by Rajorshi Chakraborti – 2020

Posted on February 26, 2020

Where do divisive thoughts come from?  Why do extreme nationalism and xenophobia take hold in a community?  Why is misogyny, homophobia and intolerance so rife?  Playing out in Bengal in recent times, Shakti asks us to consider the role the … Continue reading →

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