Today's review is for Dark Desert Road by Tim Ayliffe
Another twist on the terrorism / sovcit / manipulation theme which works as a thriller, a head kicking revenge novel and a family saga.
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Friday's #currentlyreading and the Last Fortnight on AustCrime all combined into one post because there's (again) a lot of new / upcoming releases being listed:
https://www.austcrimefiction.org/last-fortnight-on-austcrime
Today's review is of the sensationally discomforting The Shark by Emma Styles
Built on fury, first love and white hot anger this is the story of young women who aren't going to take any bullshit from anyone anymore.
Last Friday's #CurrentlyReading didn't get posted because I was busy meandering with dogs but it's there now. And it's a bit long.
https://www.austcrimefiction.org/posts/friday-update-the-reading-queue-3rd-march
Turns out a week off is not enough time to catch up ...
I interviewed Shailee Thompson about her fantastic new crime novel, How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates, for Sisters in Crime. Read how she came up with the idea to combine the romcom and slasher genres with such panache!
https://sistersincrime.org.au/the-rom-com-slasher-shailee-thompson/
#crimeFiction #AuthorInterview #SistersInCrime #AustralianFiction @bookstodon @books
Dropping in from a technology move that's causing only minor heartache to report that my review of Shellybanks by Louise Milligan has gone live today:
A recommendation that comes with caveats - it's a confronting story that needs to be hold
Let's Talk about the Black Bird at the Left Coast Crime conference in San Francisco:
Members of a panel on THE MALTESE FALCON: Elizabeth Crowens, Domenic Stansberry, Kelli Stanley and Randal Brandt
Today's review of Left Behind by Martine Kropkowski contains a spoiler so the whole thing is behind a warning. Proceed with caution if you don't want to know a little bit about the twist in the tail.
End of February Newsletter went out last night in two parts - link to the 2nd in the first:
https://www.austcrimefiction.org/simplenews-newsletter/austcrime-update-end-of-february-part-1
It's a list of what's happening, new and upcoming releases, some acquisitions, and ... well lots and lots of books.
📚 Cross and Sampson by: James Patterson, Brian Sitts
Metro PD detective John Sampson stands in a crater in the middle of a DC street, calling in the bomb squad. Dispatch, this is Sampson. Contact the FBI and the ATF. We've got a suspected terrorist attack here.
In Chapel Hill, NC...
Alex Cross searches the ap...
https://bookblabla.com/book/cross-and-sampson
#books #reading #libraries #fiction #thrillers #crimefiction #psychologicalfiction #suspense
Two reviews highlighted today:
Dirt Trap by Michael Burge: https://tinyl.co/4MKb at Newtown Review of Books
and
The Gambler by J.P. Pomare https://tinyl.co/4MKc
Both very different, connected by their small town setting. Both well worth reading
Today's highlighted review is Finders Keepers by Natalie Barelli https://tinyl.co/4M1X
Is the best praise you can have for a book the immediate seeking out of the author's back catalogue?
Been beavering away getting a list of all the books submitted to the 2026 Ngaio Marsh Awards up on the site.
You can read it (and maybe read along) here https://tinyl.co/4L0T or on Hardcover.app at https://tinyl.co/4L0U
If you love page turning suspense and high stakes mystery, this FREE thriller bundle is for you. Twists, danger, and gripping stories from multiple authors all in one place.
Dive in: https://books.bookfunnel.com/thrillingfreebies-feb/lb0yo2m6f6
#ThrillerReads #CrimeFiction #Bookstodon #FreeBooks #AmReading #Thrillers #BookTok #Thrillers #ThrillerBooks
Last fortnight on AustCrime again included a lot of new / upcoming releases and acquisitions, and some reminders of reviews - #Fiction and #NonFiction
https://www.austcrimefiction.org/last-fortnight-on-austcrime
Love psychological suspense and crime #thrillers?
These #FREEbooks deliver dangerous minds, relentless investigators, and edge of your seat twists from today's hot authors.
Start 📖: https://books.bookfunnel.com/chilling-thrillers/c5p7d36t67
#PsychThriller #CrimeFiction #Bookstodon #AmReading #BookTok #Books #AmReading
Quite a few recent releases - new and upcoming have been added to AustCrime in the last few days:
The Last Fortnight listing shows them for ease of access.
(Along with a number of recent reviews).
Very sorry to hear about the death of Jon Talton, the economy columnist of the Seattle Times. Is anyone else in the city advocating for the First Avenue Connector? I generally read his pieces and found them insightful and worthwhile, but sometimes interrupted when he did a kind of auto-karaoke. He sounds like good people. Was only 69. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/jon-talton-seattle-times-business-columnist-and-author-dies-at-69/
#Seattle #Journalism #Economy #SeattleTimes #Fiction #CrimeFiction #Writing
Hello 👋
I'm giving Mastodon another go after quietly despairing about the awfulness of normie social media.
I'm a late diagnosed autistic humanoid, living in tranquil rural sometimes- bliss with my wife and dog, in Cornwall, UK.
I'm a freelance copywriter, voracious reader and aspiring writer of crime fiction, history geek & nature lover.
It would be good to connect with nice folks whoever and wherever you may be.
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Attracted to a more humane space for learning from others, connecting with others, & supporting people with shared interests, especially about literature & books. #introductions
Fascinating to watch as people learn the ropes on #Mastodon, & grateful to those who built this space over the years & have welcomed so many of us.
#books #literature #novels #poems #mysteries #CrimeFiction #LiteraryCriticism #AmericanLiterature #EnglishLiterature #Writing #Fiction #Poetry #LitStudies #USLitStudies
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My #review of the impossible not to snort with laughter 2nd book in the series:
My Inner Child Wants to Murder Mindfully: https://tinyl.co/4Ev5
If it all sounds a bit crazy, it is. Bit violent, yep. More than a bit strange, often. Worth every moment of reading time.
Late to the game with an #Introduction post.
I live in #Bristol in the UK and am from #Bridgwater in #Somerset
I write #Horror and #CrimeFiction. My most recent book, Municipal Gothic, is a collection of #GhostStories
I watch #films, especially #OldMovies and #HorrorMovies (388/365 in 2022).
I work in #ContentDesign.
I like #Hauntology and #Ephemera – this kind of thing. Anything with a whiff of post-war Britain about it.
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Sometimes I read things that make me think why am I reading this. A rare DNF:
In this introduction, after being unexpectedly ousted from MI6, he finds himself back in his quiet, very English hometown of Wickstone-on-Water, a bit lost and directionless.
