“In the year he fully expected to die, he spent the majority of his fifty-third birthday as he did most other days, listening to people complain about their mothers.” That’s the interesting introduction to John Katzenbach’s novel The Analyst. It’s a fast-paced thriller, hard to put down, tantalising, probing and full of twists. For a [...]
The Treasure of Montsegur
I have eclectic tastes when it comes to non-fiction reading. My special interests are history and biography. I tended to focus mainly on Australia and Southern Africa, but I’ve deliberately broadened the geographic spread in recent years. Books that I’m currently reading cover the early Christian Gnostic Gospels and Eleanor of Aquitaine’s biography. Eleanor was [...]
James Lee Burke
Most people will probably give a different answer to the question of why they read particular books. I read fiction to experience places and feelings that I’m otherwise unlikely to encounter. That’s why I like foreign books and historical novels. I generally don’t read Australian novels unless they’re historical. Sometimes I read to see how [...]
Robert Goddard
I’ve become a big fan of English writer Robert Goddard over the past 12 months. In fact I’ve read all his books, including the latest “Days Without Number”. Goddard isn’t as celebrated or well known as other mystery writers, but I like his style. He generally has a main character who follows a series of [...]
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