My Review (4 stars out of 5) Speed-loving Irene Bobs and her car-salesman husband embark on the Redex Trial, a ruthless car race around 1950s Australia, over bad roads and in terrible conditions. Along with their neighbour—former school-teacher-turned-navigator, Mr Bachuber—they aim for the prize. But things don’t go the way they planned, not least when…
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‘Lazarus Remembered’ by EJ Harper
***** Learning that his mother Lydia is dying, Peter Mackenzie’s life erupts as work demands, arguments with his partner and the urgency to return to Australia all converge in a flurry of pressure and anxiety. Having left his home as a teenager, Peter has plenty of reasons for not going back, but if he doesn’t,…
‘Miss Phryne Fisher Investigates’ by Kerry Greenwood
Miss Phryne Fisher Investigates Fed up socialite Phryne Fisher solves a mini mystery at a London party, but the life of the itinerant partygoer has lost its charm, so when another guest asks her to track down his daughter in Melbourne, Phryne jumps at the chance. Meeting up with a host of colourful characters, Miss…
Colin Garrow 