South Burnett Libraries

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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.
The tenant / Freida McFadden. Author: McFadden, Freida, author. Publisher: Naperville, Illinois : Poisoned Pen Press, 2025. Review by: Anderson, Kelsey Mrs on: 15/01/2026 10:42:11 AM Member Rating: I powered through this one in a day. I appreciated the short 'scene-like' chapters. The author did a great job of making this story feel like a runaway train as Blake Porter loses more and more control.
Damascus Station : a novel / David McCloskey. Author: McCloskey, David, author. Publisher: New York, N.Y. : W. W. Norton & Company, 2022. -- ©2021 Review by: Brown, Michael Edward Mr on: 19/12/2025 8:14:55 AM Member Rating: 4.85 A Ripper Read! As espionage novels go this is up there with the best. I just couldn't put it down.
The last voice you hear / Mick Herron. Author: Herron, Mick, author. Publisher: New York : Soho Crime, [2015]. -- ©2004 Review by: Brown, Michael Edward Mr on: 19/12/2025 8:13:39 AM Member Rating: 1.55 This yarn is a real slog. I lost count how many times I put it down and picked it up. It just doesn't flow. The main character thinks and talks to herself 70 of the time. I just kept losing the thread I'm still not sure how it ended. Frustrating.
The art of breaking ice / Rachael Mead. Author: Mead, Rachael, author. Publisher: South Melbourne, VIC : Affirm Press, 2023. Review by: Murray, Alison Elizabeth Mrs on: 13/12/2025 10:58:17 AM Member Rating: Another great read.
One illumined thread / Sally Colin-James. Author: Colin-James, Sally, author. Publisher: Sydney, NSW : Fourth Estate, 2023. Review by: Murray, Alison Elizabeth Mrs on: 13/12/2025 10:57:52 AM Member Rating: This was great.
The poet's game / Paul Vidich. Author: Vidich, Paul, author. Publisher: London : No Exit Press, 2025. Review by: Brown, Michael Edward Mr on: 11/11/2025 1:16:14 PM Member Rating: What a rip snorter yarn! Once I started I only stopped reluctantly to sleep. The author's style is deceptively seductive. Each chapter unputdownable. Absolutely entertaining. Espionage at it's best! 4.3 stars out of five.
Liar's game / Jack Beaumont Author: Beaumont, Jack, author. Publisher: Cammeraygal Country ; Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2025. Review by: Brown, Michael Edward Mr on: 20/10/2025 4:32:43 PM Member Rating: The best espionage story I have read in umpteen years. Once I started I couldn't stop. Jack Beaumont is a standout writer of the spy craft.
The final vow / M. W. Craven. Author: Craven, M. W. (Mike W.), 1968-, author. Publisher: London, England : Constable, 2025. Review by: Brown, Michael Edward Mr on: 15/10/2025 11:11:01 AM Member Rating: A cracker of a story. The absolute best of the seven book series. I couldn't put it down. Five out of five stars.