Reviewsday: The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
John Le Carre’s third novel, and the one which first put his name onto the lips of literary circles, is a cold, grey spy thriller which has well-earned its place on the ‘classics’ shelf. Set during the Cold War, in a world before the assassination of JFK and the fall of the Berlin Wall, British […]
Reviewsday: Watching You by Michael Robotham
Marnie Logan is a woman in trouble; a single mum with two children, a husband who has disappeared and left her indebted to the wrong people, and the constant feeling of being watched, followed. Feeling angry and abandoned, she turns to psychologist Joe O’Loughlin for help. One day, Marnie discovers a book prepared by her […]
Reviewsday: Afghanistan: Australia’s War
With the recent passing of Vietnam Veteran’s Day and 2015 being the centenary year for Australia’s World War One ANZAC campaign, military books have flooded the market recently, but very few cover Australia’s involvement in its most recent conflict, the war on terrorism, specifically the war in Afghanistan. But this book doesn’t just cover recent […]
Reviewsday: JFK: The Smoking Gun by Colin McLaren
Before I start telling you about JFK: The Smoking Gun, it’s important to talk about the author. Colin McLaren is a former police detective sergeant and task force leader, who spent four years researching the JFK cold case. He gained access to, and thoroughly analysed, the full 27 volumes of the Warren Commission Report, the […]
