by The Clothesline | May 4, 2026 | Books, Reviews
[Book Review; Aust] The Second Wife Ali Lowe (Hachette Australia: Hodder Paperbacks), 364pp RRP $34.99 (paperback); $15.99 (e-book); $44.99 (audiobook) The latest from editor/journalist-turned-author Lowe (who resides somewhere in Sydney’s northern beaches), this...
by The Clothesline | May 4, 2026 | Books, Reviews
[Book Review, Aust] The Gambler: A Vice Reid Pi Thriller J.P. Pomare (Hachette Australia), 330pp RRP $34.99 (paperback); $15.99 (e-book); $34.99 (audiobook) Melbourne-based author Pomare’s eighth novel (and the second featuring Vince Reid PI) is another...
by Dave Bradley | Mar 14, 2023 | Book, Books, Reviews
[BOOK REVIEW] Shane Dunphy (Hachette Australia) 2023, 338pp, RRP $32.99 (paperback) The latest from the prolific Dunphy (sometimes credited as ‘S.A. Dunphy’) is one of those unreliable-narrator-shifting character/dramatic thrillers which stretches credibility a fair...
by Dave Bradley | Mar 14, 2023 | Book, Books, Reviews
[BOOK REVIEW] LOVE, PAMELA Pamela Anderson (Hachette Australia: Headline) 2023, 240pp, RRP $34.99 (paperback); $55.00 (hardback); $16.99 (e-book); $46.99 (audiobook) Anderson’s autobiography is very much a setting-the-record-straight effort, and while she has a real...
by Dave Bradley | Dec 1, 2022 | Book, Books, Reviews
[BOOK REVIEW] Adam Kay (Hachette Australia: Trapeze) 2022, 274pp, RRP $32.99 (paperback); $55.00 (hardback); $39.99 (audiobook) Brit Kay’s follow-up to his bestseller This Is Going To Hurt (recently turned into an English TV series starring Ben Whishaw) is a...
by Dave Bradley | Dec 1, 2022 | Book, Books, Reviews
[BOOK REVIEW] Hugh Bonneville (Hachette Australia: Little, Brown) 2022, 372pp, RRP $34.99 (paperback); $55.00 (hardback); $16.99 (e-book); $39.99 (audiobook) Bonneville’s autobiography is a little uneventful compared to many other life stories, with a decided lack of...
