Book Reviews

A chronology of New Zealand’s worst criminals from the goldfield days of the Burgess Gang to Bert Potter’s Centrepoint Commune, some who are just...

I was fortunate enough to be able to interview Chris Laidlaw about his new book Somebody Stole My Game and his thoughts on rugby in general. He came...

This sequel to Very Valentine takes shoemaker Valentine Roncalli to Buenos Aires for a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity where she discovers a...

It was nice to have another local author to interview, how fantastic to know that our country's literary output is still being maintained. I asked...

Never open the box. That was the one hard and fast rule her parents had. But after the death of her father, Jill Jekel discovers her college savings...

With The Whisperer being the 9th book in the Charlie Parker series I asked the author did he always intend for him to be a serial character. It turns...

P J Tracy grips you by the throat and drags you deep into his killer’s world right from the prologue. A serial killer posting videos of his work on...

Make no mistake about it, this is no light-weight book, not so much physically as mentally. However it is well worth reading for any fan of Rugby who...

This book charts the growth of the author from aspiring novelist to aspiring screenwriter. I found it very interesting to be able to follow his...

What a joy this month, TWO local authors to review. This self-published effort shows why editors are so essential, suffering from some poor...

Carter and Sadie Jane’s dad is a brilliant Egyptologist with a secret plan that goes horribly wrong. An explosion shatters the ancient Rosetta Stone...

Set in 1908, when battleships were starting to come into their own, the supposed suicide of a brilliant American battleship gun-designer sparks a...

This much-loved Mahy classic, along with The Boy Who Was Followed Home and The Witch in the Cherry Tree, has been re-released as part of Puffin’s...

The 3rd book in the Young Samurai series this continues Jack Fletcher’s adventures in Japan of the 1600’s. Jack continues his samurai training while...

This is the latest and 9th book in the Charlie Parker series. A group of former soldiers are involved in smuggling items out of Iraq but these are no...