4) Scrublands by Chris Hammer This Australian crime thriller has been on my list for a while, after it featured in quite a few different ‘recommended’ lists and review articles. It is centred round a journalist Martin Scarsden, who is returning to the scene of a shocking serial murder the year after it happened – he… Continue reading Year 5 / Book 4: Scrublands
2) Force of Nature by Jane Harper I very much enjoyed Jane Harper’s runaway bestseller The Dry (see my review of that from Year 2) with its tale of small-town murder in a parched, drought-ridden Australia. This follow-up, Force of Nature, finds the same policeman (Aaron Falk) working in the finance department, tracking down money… Continue reading Year 4 / Book 2: Force of Nature
15) The Dry by Jane Harper I heartily recommend reading Laura Wilson’s monthly crime/thrillers round up in the Guardian: a great route to finding authors and books you might otherwise not run across. I regularly read through, pick ones that sound interesting, add them to a Wish List for future reference, and then buy one… Continue reading Year 2 / Book 15: The Dry
Dog-eared Man: a book a week 