The Survivors by Jane Harper

August 15, 2025

While I appreciate Jane Harper’s descriptions of Evelyn Bay, a small coastal town in Tasmania, in The Survivors, I found the story extremely slow moving until the explosive drama of a grieving mother’s speech. That occurred two thirds of the way through...

Radiant Heat by Sarah-Jane Collins

January 22, 2024

I wanted to like Sarah-Jane Collins’ debut novel, Radiant Heat, so much more than I did. The description of a woman who survives an Australian bush fire only to find that she’s still in danger sounded appealiing. However, I had a hard time liking Alison...

The Ghosts of Paris by Tara Moss

June 08, 2022

Every time I read a later book in a series, I regret that I didn’t start with the first one. But, I picked up The Ghosts of Paris by Tara Moss to review for a journal. I just wish I’d read The War Widow, the first Billie Walker mystery, before reading this...

Sandie’s Corner – Drowned Under

January 08, 2022

Long before Sandie Herron reviewed audiobooks here for “Have You Heard?”, she reviewed books for Sandie’s Corner. She noticed I never reviewed the second book in Wendall Thomas’ Cyd Redondo series, so she asked if she could discuss Drowned...

Beautiful World Australia by Lonely Planet

February 10, 2020

Did I tell you I’m going to Australia this year? Well, we can’t see the entire continent in ten days. We’re concentrating on New South Wales and Tasmania, but Beautiful World Australia, a Lonely Planet book, covers the entire continent....