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Small Steps by Louis Sachar: An engaging, amusing and compassionate sequel to Holes
The sequel to Sachar’s Holes is as hilarious, enjoyable carefully-woven and heart-warming as the original. Continue reading
Multifaceted Australian crime fiction: The High Commissioner by Jon Cleary
The High Commissioner by Jon Cleary is the first in the Scobie Malone series. Malone, a police detective, is sent to London to bring back the Australian High Commissioner for the decade-old murder of his wife. Malone finds himself in … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, 20th Century Light Fiction, Australian, Crime fiction, Fiction, General adult audience, Novel
Tagged 1960s, 20th Century, adventure, Australian, character-driven, crime, endearing protagonist, fiction, first in a series, Jon Cleary, justice, mild romance, Murder, police, politics, Scobie Malone, terrorism, underworld, violence, wartime
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