The Ice Retreat by Ruth Kelly
Welcome to The Ice Retreat, a wellness resort located 3,200 metres above sea level on the summit of Mount Turin in the Swiss Alps with breathtaking views over the Lauterbrunnen valley. Here, a three-day healing and cleanse session will cure all forms of pain through…
Havoc by Christopher Bollen
The ancient Egyptian god Set, son of Earth and Sky, was considered a god of many things, including disorder, violence and foreigners, which is a pretty accurate roadmap for Christopher Bollen’s themes in his new psychological thriller Havoc. Set even has a present-day role to…
How Not to Kill a Spy by John Fullerton
The second Septimus Brass novel is another illustration of just how widely John Fullerton’s spy fiction ranges. He spans the genre from Cold War to contemporary espionage, and from Afghanistan to Beijing, via Russia to London, which is where we find ourselves in How Not…
Gabriel's Moon by William Boyd
In Gabriel’s Moon, the new espionage thriller by William Boyd, a brief prologue tells how eight-year-old Gabriel Dax experienced the house fire that took his widowed mother’s life and destroyed his childhood home. The firefighters’ verdict that the cause was Gabriel’s moon-shaped and candle-powered nightlight….
The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
The Grey Wolf is the 19th book in the enjoyable Three Pines series by Canadian author Louise Penny, which follows the story of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his family as he solves crime in the village of Three Pines and across Quebec. Typically, the…
Black Storms by Teresa Solana
Translated by Peter Bush — Teresa Solana’s Black Storms is a compelling work of crime fiction with a strong historical basis that brims with both contemporary and period detail, quirky humour and intricate character dynamics. Set in the vibrant, turbulent and unforgiving city of Barcelona…
Murder Town by Shelley Burr
Where would Australian crime fiction be without its small, isolated outback towns, complete with crime rates to rival Midsomer Murders? The likes of Chris Hammer, Jane Harper and Garry Disher have put such places on the map – and long may they continue to do…