This looked like a bit of fun for those seeking confirmation bias that many celebrated successes (or failures, depending on which side you’re on) in the past have more to do with human stupidity and dumb luck. What to Expect Recounting of select battles from history (mostly the last thousand years), and how how small […]
Who doesn’t know someone who deserves some payback? Add in some good authors, and this anthology had promise. What to Expect Short stories, all about someone getting their just deserts – and with a paranormal angle. This may be the perpetrator, the victim, or the one delivering retribution. Scope varies from nuisance to murder to […]
This came up as a winner of the 2025 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction, and since I’m always on the lookout for good Aussie crime thrillers, especially in remote places, I dove in. What to Expect A thriller set in a remote mountain town in Victoria. A young policewoman, newly appointed to the […]
The Dresden Files have been going on since 2000, and I’ve been reading them since ~2017 when fans said there was a lot in common between the early books and my writing. So I’m invested, and keep reading despite some unevenness. What to Expect After jumping the shark in the previous book (Battle Ground, 2020), […]
The fine people of Purple Toga Publications are proud to announce that our latest anthology – Feast or Famine? – is now available! This is a delectable and delightful collection of delicious short stories exploring how core is food to the human experience. The anthology collects some established and new indie voices, ranging from fantasy […]
I came across the introductory novella on StoryOrigin, and it looked like fun – a humorous take on urban fantasy. I’ve read that story, and proceeded to the novels. What to Expect Amusing modern urban-fantasy where the protagonist is a vet for magical creatures and has loose attitudes towards law and order. Together with rescuing […]
I mentioned The Rest Is History previously (being responsible to my ever-growing TBR list, where A Natural History of Ghosts and An Instance of the Fingerpost have made it to reviews here). Considering all the hours I’ve spent listening to the podcast, and now finally getting to the book, I figured it’s time for a […]
To all my long-time fans – or rather, long-time fans of Felix and new fans of Jack – I have an important announcement! The books, while immensely fun to write and receiving critical success, haven’t exactly been commercial best-sellers. Not the path to happy retirement I was planning on. Accordingly, I am taking a new […]
This was a Ned Kelly award winner for 2025, always a good sign for an aussie-based thriller. What to Expect A woman wakes up in a hospital after an accident, with no memories of the few months leading to it. Her husband died in the accident, and when the police questions her she can’t figure […]
Something a bit different than the usual topics of this blog, but I feel it’s an important read for everyday people. Kohler is a well-respected Aussie journo (=journalist here in Australia), usually covering economics. This books is about the myriad ways businesses rig life so yopu end up paying more than you should – often […]
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