Title: The Silent Listener Author: Lyn Yeowart Published: February 2nd 2021 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 480 Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Suspense RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4.5 stars Propelling the reader back and forth between the 1940s, 1960s and 1980s, The Silent Listener is an unforgettable literary suspense novel set in the dark, gothic heart of rural Australia. In the cold, wet summer of 1960, 11-year-old Joy […]

It is a pleasure to welcome Jessica Dettmann to my blog, Mrs B’s Book Reviews for A Tea Break with Mrs B, an author interview series. To help celebrate the release of This Has Been Absolutely Lovely we sat down for a chat. Thanks Jessica! What is your drink of choice as we sit down for a chat about […]

Title: The Last Thing to Burn Author: Will Dean Published: January 12th 2021 Publisher: Hachette Australia Pages: 256 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4.5 stars He is her husband. She is his captive.Her husband calls her Jane. That is not her name. She lives in a small farm cottage, surrounded by vast, open fields. Everywhere she looks, there is space. […]

Title: The Moroccan Daughter Author: Deborah Rodriguez Published: February 2nd 2021 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 336 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars Morocco: a captivating country of honor and tradition. And, for these four women, a land of secrets and revelations. From the twisted alleyways of the ancient medina of Fès to a marriage festival high in the Atlas Mountains, […]

Title: Sargasso Author: Kathy George Published: February 3rd 2021 Publisher: HQ Fiction – AU Pages: 400 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary, Gothic RRP: $29.99 Rating: 5 stars An empty house, a lonely shore, an enigmatic, brooding man-child waiting for her return … a trip to the dark lands of Australian Gothic, for readers of Kate Morton and Hannah Richell. Last night I dreamt I […]

It is a pleasure to welcome Janet Gover to my blog, Mrs B’s Book Reviews for A Tea Break with Mrs B, a author interview series. To help celebrate the release of Close to Home we sat down for a chat. Thanks Janet! Hello Janet. It is my pleasure to welcome you back to my blog, Mrs B’s Book Reviews. I […]

Title: We Begin at the End Author: Chris Whitaker Published: April 28th 2020 Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre – Allen & Unwin Pages: 364 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime RRP: $29.99 Rating: 3.5 stars This is a book that will make you laugh, it will make you cry and it will break your heart. A triumph of a novel from the award-winning author of Tall Oaks.With the staggering […]

Title: Girl A Author: Abigail Dean Published: January 20th 2021 Publisher: Harper Collins – GB Pages: 336 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars ‘Girl A,’ she said. ‘The girl who escaped. If anyone was going to make it, it was going to be you.’ Lex Gracie doesn’t want to think about her family. She doesn’t want to think about […]

Title: The Collaborator Author: Diane Armstrong Published: August 19th 2020 Publisher: HQ Fiction – AU Pages: 496 Genres:  Fiction, Historical RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4.5 stars Is he a hero or a traitor? Based on astonishing true events set in the darkest days of World War II in Budapest, this is an enthralling story of heroism, vengeance, passion, and betrayal. It is also the […]

Title: My Best Friend’s Murder Author: Polly Phillips Published: January 6th 2021 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: 352 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars You’re lying, sprawled at the bottom of the stairs, legs bent, arms wide.If I squint, you could be playing Sleeping Bunnies. Or maybe Twister. I wish I could tell you how the blood pooling around your head […]