Simmering Season showcases McLeod’s ability to portray life in all its facets. In its laid-back Aussie way, this novel reaches out and grips your heart.
Category: Book Reviews
Quality book reviews by suspense writer Rowena Holloway. Reviews across all genres, with emphasis on suspense and women’s fiction.
Beneath the Shadows by Sara Foster
With more than a nod to Du Murier’s “Rebecca”, Sara Foster proves ‘gothic’ can work just as well in a novel of contemporary times.
The Silence of Ghosts by Jonathan Aycliffe
Aycliffe spins a tale of love, and loss and dark family secrets and proves that some grand old homes have much more than skeletons hidden in the airing closets
The Pure Gold Baby by Margaret Drabble
The Pure Gold Baby is a novel of lyrical prose that leaves you questioning the reliability of the narrator to great effect.
The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman
Hoffman uses a vivid portrait of New York at the turn of the twentieth century to illustrate that abnormality of the body is no match for malformation of the soul.
All The Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld
Jake Whyte is afraid, and the need to understand why is what makes this beautifully written novel a page turner – proof that pace and prose are not mutually exclusive.
The English Girl by Margaret Leroy
Margaret Leroy is an eloquent and thoughtful writer and in Stella Whittaker she creates a believable portrait of an impressionable girl caught up in a situation she doesn’t quite believe is possible.
Through the Cracks by Honey Brown
Honey Brown’s latest novel is a sensitive portrayal of a challenging subject, and showcases Brown’s talent as a storyteller.
Sharp by Alex Hughes
Alex Hughes’s second novel in the Mindspace Investigations series is dystopian noir at its finest as it continues the story of Adam, a telepath and former drug addict working as a police consultant.
The Lost Girls by Wendy James
Family relationships and the choices we make are as much a part of this tale as the why and who of Angie’s murder. It is how keenly we come to know this family that makes The Lost Girls such a delight.