Category: Books

On the Book Behind the Book

On the Book Behind the Book

MOVING BEYOND CHRISTIE My longtime readers will know I changed the title of my Agatha Christie Book Club series to The Murder Mystery Book Club back in 2021. Part of the reason was to expand the range of books my beloved gang could dissect. After all, there’s only so much one can say about the …

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Why Crime is Like a Box of Ciggies

Why Crime is Like a Box of Ciggies

WHY CRIME IS LIKE A BOX OF CIGGIES + 99c MYSTERY Best-selling crime writer and fellow Aussie Michael Robotham once told a crowd at the Byron Bay Writers’ Festival that in an industry that reveres literature, being a crime writer was a lot like being a smoker on the balcony at a party. Sure, everyone …

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