South Burnett Libraries

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Mad Mabel / Sally Hepworth. Author: Hepworth, Sally, author. Publisher: Sydney, N.S.W. : Macmillan, 2025. Review by: Collingwood, Marie Mrs on: 2/09/2026 2:36:41 PM Member Rating: Mad Mabel A darkly funny domestic thriller spanning over dual timelines that superbly unpacks themes of trauma public perception and friendship creating a rich character-driven mystery that makes it impossible not to cheer on the fiercely independent protagonist. The story follows 81-year-old Elsie who is a cantankerous sharp-witted woman living a quiet life in Melbourne until one of her elderly neighbours is found dead and a police investigation and growing media circus threatens to unmask her secret past as Mad Mabel Australias youngest convicted murderer. While the ever-present threat of Elsies cover being blown her rather chatty nosy 7-year-old neighbour Persephone brings heart and humour to the story exploring how female friendship can bloom in the most unexpected places. This is a story that will make you laugh out loud cry and question the fine line between cold-blooded murder and survival.
Field of blood / Gerald Seymour ; [with a foreword by Tom Bradby]. Author: Seymour, Gerald, author. -- Bradby, Tom, writer of foreword. Publisher: London : Hodder, 2014. -- London : Hodder, 2014. -- �1985 Review by: Brown, Michael Edward Mr on: 24/08/2026 11:42:35 AM Member Rating: Gerald Seymour has a style like no other. If you listen to the voices and thoughts of his characters they will draw you in like quicksand. Field of blood is a cracker of a yarn that will have you hoping this story will never end. Super duper! 4.9 stars out of 5.
The peak / Sam Guthrie. Author: Guthrie, Sam, author. Publisher: Gadigal Country : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2025. Review by: Brown, Michael Edward Mr on: 7/08/2026 12:25:10 PM Member Rating: Step by step this yarn reveals a cunning espionage recruitment and the subsequent deadly deception accompanied by all the usual lies and betrayals. A 'fiction' based I suspect on fact of what has been going on in Australia for a very long time. 4 out of 5. My thanks to the library picker who sent me this book. H.K. is very close to my heart.
The Austen affair / Madeline Bell. Author: Bell, Madeline, 1994-, author. Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2025. Review by: Anderson, Kelsey Mrs on: 31/07/2026 9:07:26 AM Member Rating: This was an enjoyable and lighthearted read. As an avid Jane Austen fan this imaginative tale lets you role play the fantasy of falling back into regency times. If you're looking for a book that will address the realistic challenges of time travel - this is not the one most inconveniences or quandaries of time-travel are glossed over in favour of the emotional development of the main characters. The main characters are both hard to like in the beginning and some may be put off by this at first but they definitely do develop across the novel as the characters explore their underlying grief and family responsibility through confrontation and self-reflection. The main characters may be read as neuro-divergently coded but it is not expressly stated. Be prepared for a little bit of spice later in this book.
The defector / Blair Denholm. Author: Denholm, Blair, author. Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Vinci Books Ltd, 2026 -- �2024 Review by: Brown, Michael Edward Mr on: 24/07/2026 4:34:47 PM Member Rating: A much better effort than his previous attempt 'Revolution Day'. This Yarn has far more interesting characters and a steady fast-moving plot. Quite readable and quite entertaining. 3.65 Thanks to the library selector who keeps me well read.
Modern guide to energy clearing / Barbara Moore. Author: Moore, Barbara, 1963-, author. Publisher: : Brumby, 2018 -- Woodbury, Minnesota : Llewellyn Publications, 2018. Review by: Kerr, Joel on: 13/07/2026 1:50:08 PM Member Rating: Excellent read if you are looking into energy clearing useful and practical suggestions for anyone to follow and understand.
Revolution Day / Blair Denholm. Author: Denholm, Blair, author. Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Vinci Books Ltd, 2026 -- �2021 Review by: Brown, Michael Edward Mr on: 3/07/2026 11:36:36 AM Member Rating: A readable yarn. Nothing very startling. Pretty standard Russian policeinvestigator situation.
Cutters end / Margaret Hickey. Author: Hickey, Margaret, author. Publisher: Sydney, NSW : Bantam, 2021. Review by: Brown, Michael Edward Mr on: 11/02/2026 12:08:37 PM Member Rating: For a writers debut this is an extremely outstanding effort her follow up novel is not a patch on this. Very believable characters and a plot that plays out in this country far more often than is ever brought to light.
The creeper / Margaret Hickey. Author: Hickey, Margaret, author. Publisher: [Sydney, New South Wales] : Bantam Books Australia, 2024. Review by: Brown, Michael Edward Mr on: 23/01/2026 11:47:21 AM Member Rating: As Australian based stories go this yarn was enough to keep me turning the pages. Not too bad. 3.5 stars out of 5.
What the hell happened to my brain? : living beyond dementia / Kate Swaffer ; forewords by Dr Richard Taylor, Glenn Rees, AM and Dr Shibley Rahman. Author: Swaffer, Kate, author. -- Rees, Glenn, writer of foreword. -- Rhaman, Shibley, writer of foreword. -- Taylor, Richard, writer of foreword. Publisher: London Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016. Review by: Meehan, Amanda Miss on: 19/01/2026 2:50:57 PM Member Rating: An eye opening read for those interested in the lives of those living with dementia.