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 […]
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Book Review: How They Get You, by Chris Kohler
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 […]
Just how bad AI is – two book reviews
Since I deal with Responsible AI as part of my day job — the kind of technology that is meant to improve human lives, and not do harm — I also read about the instances of when it goes wrong. Most of the dangers aren’t “the Singularity” type of thing, it’s not the Rise of […]
Aussie TV Crimes (fictional and hilarious)
As regular readers know, I try to review the lesser known but awesome Aussie crime dramas on TV. I do this as comparative storytelling and as research into Tassie Outback Noir. Today I present you with a twist! There’s the usual crime dramas, but also a non-fiction criminology/stand-up combo 🤯 Sounds weird, but it’s awesome! […]
Book Review: Demon Net, by Cavan Matthews
The premise of a detective dealing with the boundary between tech billionaires and the occult covers a couple of areas I knew I’d be interested in. What to Expect An interesting case that starts with bodies mutilated with arcane symbol, a former-police-currently-private detective with a shady past, tech moguls with Rampant AI, ancient demons, and […]
Amazon, DRM, Piracy, and a stress-free new year
Amazon just made purchased ebooks downloadable as ebook and PDF, and I’ve been hearing a lot of concerns. Here’s why you shouldn’t worry. The two key concepts you have to understand are that: I think the second point is pretty clear. While Amazon has a “customer focus” that applies to the one with the wallet, […]
2025 in Review
As usual, here are my reflections on the year just gone. The short version is that I have made progress in writing (multiple shorts), though everything else… leaves a lot to be desired. Let’s start with the yuck, to get it out of the way. On the work front I am yet again in the […]
Book Review: Just One Damned Thing After Another, by Jodi Taylor
This came up in the comments following me post on historical fashions, and looked like a fun read at a time I didn’t want anything heavy. What to Expect Expect a crazy roller-coaster of crazy cross-time adventures. The protagonist has studied ancient history and dabbled with archaeology, and gets recruited to a strange institute that […]
Book Review: Stone and Sky (Rivers of London #10), by Ben Aaronovitch
I’ve been following this series for a while (mainly the novels), and it’s pretty decent. What to Expect Another police-procedural case for Peter Grant, working for the “Special Assessment Unit” – London’s Met police unit for cases involving ‘strange bollocks’ (the occult). This time Grant is trying to vacation in Scotland, and we get many […]
Jury Duty
As a devoted reader of my novels*, you know that as Felix or Jack get called to court on occasion, in their pursuit of dealing with offenders. I do love writing a bit of courtroom drama, Cicero long-winded speeches notwithstanding. So, naturally, when I got the summons for jury duty my first thought was “bloody […]
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