20 January 2021
New writer’s thriller reveals Canada’s divisive dark side
ONE of the many pleasures gained from reading crime fiction is being plunged deep into places never previously visited. Or, if having been there only superficially as a mere transient, now getting down and dirty with the locals. No longer passing through but going well and truly off piste. The crime novel as a Baedecker…. Continue Reading
19 January 2021
Bras and knickers come before books
12 January 2021
Cuddles for goals but not for grandma
9 January 2021
Resolving not to make a resolution
Living, coping and observing in the age of Covid #2 02 Jan 2021: SAME old, same old. Here we go again. Back on the media roundabout as the familiar format for each year’s beginning is once more regurgitated. Not even all the shifts in lifestyles forced upon us by the pandemic’s restrictions and changes can… Continue Reading
8 January 2021
Turning over a not so new leaf
Living and coping: Year #2 of Covid-19 01 Jan 2021: AND so it goes; another New Year’s Day following yet one more New Year’s Eve. Ho hum. After enduring a long line of such pairings, I still have yet to gather much sense of endings and beginnings. Something more than the mere flicking over a… Continue Reading
27 December 2020
Confused by sleuths of crime-ridden south coast
10 December 2020
Garry dishes up Outback crime to rival the best
3 November 2020
Five Strikes and out; too much of a bad thing
THIS was a huge letdown. A thorough disappointment on so many fronts. And all the more so for one who has been a consistent fan of the Cormoran Strike tales from the very beginning. As evidenced by having ordered and paid for this latest saga well in advance of its publication day. We know better… Continue Reading
THERE are people who return year after year after year to the same place for their annual holidays. Familiarity apparently brings content. And probably boredom, as they are not averse also to sneaking away on an occasional long weekend break which, if pressed, they will describe as “refreshing”. Which shows it is good to break… Continue Reading
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20 January 2021
New writer’s thriller reveals Canada’s divisive dark side
ONE of the many pleasures gained from reading crime fiction is being plunged deep into places never previously visited. Or, if having been there only superficially as a mere transient, now getting down and dirty with the locals. No longer passing through but going well and truly off piste. The crime novel as a Baedecker…. Continue Reading