Julia Jackson
Julia Jackson is the assistant manager of Readings Carlton
Review — 23 Oct 2023
Faking It by Toby Walsh
I could’ve parsed some keywords through Chat GPT to write this review, like a student with an imminent deadline, but I didn’t, because it’s not how I roll. Toby Walsh’s…
Review — 1 Sep 2023
This Camp is Doomed: A Dennith Grange Misadventure by Anna Zobel
The reaction of the Dennith Grange kids when they realise their school camp destination is basically a dump is one of extreme disappointment. After all, most of their other classmates…
Review — 30 Aug 2022
No Country for Girls by Emma Styles
Doing this column is a great pleasure and privilege. It’s wonderful to be able to introduce new authors and their books to new fans. September is a bumper month for…
Review — 3 Jul 2023
Edward the Emu (35th anniversary edition) by Sheena Knowles & Rod Clement (illus.)
Ever feel bored by yourself and your situation? Edward sure knows how that feels. Sick of being an emu, each day he tries out being a different animal, until he…
Review — 27 Mar 2023
A Death in Denmark by Amulya Malladi
Over the years, we’ve been introduced to some great writers, detectives, and private investigators. A Death in Denmark is the first book of Amulya Malladi’s that I’ve read, though she…
Review — 27 Mar 2023
Standing in the Shadows (DCI Banks, Book 28) by Peter Robinson
If you haven’t been reading Peter Robinson’s Inspector Banks series, you should have been, but I wouldn’t worry. Robinson was one of those brilliant authors whose prolific output didn’t require…
Review — 2 Mar 2023
Judgement Day by Mali Waugh
Like last April’s Daughters of Eve by Nina D Campbell, Mali’s Waugh’s debut Judgement Day contains a strong female lead as well as strong themes of family violence. Detective Jillian…
Review — 18 Jan 2023
Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
This latest release from Deepti Kapoor is not your conventional crime thriller-slash-police procedural. It is very far from it. Rather, Kapoor has delivered an expansive, cinematic literary thriller.
At the…
Review — 19 Sep 2022
The Bodyline Fix by Marion Stell
If the Federal Government had put a republic referendum to the Australian people at the conclusion of the infamous Ashes Test series of 1932–33, it may well have been successful…
Blog post — 13 Sep 2022
The best new crime reads in September
Our crime specialist shares 12 great crime reads to look out for this month.
CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH
No Country for Girls by Emma Styles
Doing this column is…