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Scrublands by Chris Hammer (Allen & Unwin)

Posted on February 13, 2020 by drewsmith28

“The day is still. The heat, having eased during the night, is building again; the sky is cloudless and unforgiving, the sun punishing.”   THE journalist as detective sleuth is obvious, if largely uncharted. Maybe there is a mental barrier … Continue reading →

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The shepherd’s hut by Tim Winton (Picador)

Posted on September 19, 2018 by drewsmith28

“When I hit the bitumen and get that smooth grey rumble going under me everything’s hell different” THERE is a sticker on my edition proclaiming that this has been a BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime, which is a bit … Continue reading →

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