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Update from last week on AustCrime. No reviews sorry, stuff happened. But a bit of reading done. Notably Rosie Batty's Hope.

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/blog/updates-week-ending-31st-may



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Finally some actual things happened on AustCrimeFiction.org last week!

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/blog/updates-week-ending-24th-may

Reviews, new books added to the piles, books read, stocked.





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kcfromaustcrime, to books
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Yesterday I posted a review of books 3 - 7 in the "Dublin Trilogy" (Adrian McKinty, I'm looking at you...)

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/dublin-trilogy-books-3-7-caimh-mcdonnell

Anyway, I listened to these, they were funny, bit on the silly side and really enjoyable.



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jancampbellcady,
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@kcfromaustcrime @bookstodon No. on it now. It’s 12:15 here, and I’m still reading, so I’ll check that out. Thanks. I Just finished The Prague Sonata, not anything like our Irish friends, but a good long read on music. I know you have read all the Len Deighton. Sure wish he was still alive. I’m off to check out Bloomsbury. I like your taste. So thanks again. It gets harder and harder to find books I like reading. I have lived too long.

kcfromaustcrime,
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@jancampbellcady @bookstodon lol I hope that's not the case, the living too long bit. I'm surrounded by books hoping to live another 60 years or so (statistically impossible) :)

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Just posted a review of The Last Devil to Die, the 4th book in the Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman:

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/last-devil-die-richard-osman

This is such a joy of a light(ish) crime fiction series that I've had the great pleasure of listening to.

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My review of the second Cal Nyx book by Kim Hunt, The Quarry was just posted at:

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/quarry-kim-hunt

A well balanced combination of extremely good characters, a very solid and intriguing plot, great atmosphere and some well placed social commentary into the bargain, THE QUARRY tackles quite a bit and achieves all of it with considerable flair.

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kcfromaustcrime, to books
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Latest update (3rd to the 17th May) combined because:

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/blog/updates-3rd-17th-may

As always some books read, some queued up, and better still a few reviews finally done and dusted.

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My review of the excellent rural historical crime fiction novel Bone Lands by Pip Fioretti:

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/bone-lands-pip-fioretti

1911, on a winter's night in arid New South Wales wool country, mounted trooper Augustus Hawkins discovers the bodies of three young people. They are scions of the richest family in the district...




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docdebwood,

@kcfromaustcrime @bookstodon well that’s a definite wanna read from me- excellent review

kcfromaustcrime,
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@docdebwood @bookstodon it's very good. I don't think you'll regret it

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My Review of The Water's Dead by Catherine Lea was just published:

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/waters-dead-catherine-lea

... first novel featuring DI Nyree Bradshaw (BETTER LEFT DEAD is now available), set in the upper north island region of New Zealand, with idyllic scenery, pockets of poverty, a strong, tight knit Māori community, and a lot of fractious relationships.



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My Review of The Water's Dead by Catherine Lea was just published:

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/waters-dead-catherine-lea

... first novel featuring DI Nyree Bradshaw (BETTER LEFT DEAD is now available), set in the upper north island region of New Zealand, with idyllic scenery, pockets of poverty, a strong, tight knit Māori community, and a lot of fractious relationships.



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My review of One of Us Is Missing by B.M. Carroll was published this morning at Newtown Review of Books:

https://newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/bm-carroll-one-of-us-is-missing-reviewed-by-karen-chisholm/

... one family’s celebration turns to disaster as a teenager disappears amid a crowd of concert-goers.





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kcfromaustcrime, to books
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Another not much happened update from last week on AustCrime. In my defence, a lot of books are being read, which isn't leaving a lot of time for much else.

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/blog/updates-week-ending-26th-april


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kcfromaustcrime, to TeslaMotors
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Musings on a most unexpected and extremely welcome side effect of switching to an EV.

https://snakegullyfarm.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-unexpected-benefits-of-driving-ev.html

Carsick dogs. A thing of the past.

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Another weekly update on AustCrime - up to the 19th April this time.

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/blog/updates-week-ending-19th-april

Some reviews, some new books, some books read, some queued up.




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My review of Garry Disher's latest novel - Sanctuary went live this morning at Newtown Review of Books:

https://newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/garry-disher-sanctuary-reviewed-by-karen-chisholm/

"A new crime novel by Garry Disher is always exciting. In Sanctuary, he introduces a new protagonist: a female lone wolf."

Out now from Text Publishing.




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kcfromaustcrime, to books
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The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is given annually to a person or organisation for their outstanding contribution to children's and YA literature.

https://alma.se/en/

The 2024 winner is The Indigenous Literacy Foundation:

https://www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au

They provide First Nations people with access to culture and language through books and learning materials.

Wonderful news.

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