Cirrus@Austlit

'This follow-up novel is as much about the protagonist’s personal growth in facing his demons as it is about crime in a small town, writes Robyn Walton' 

'Crime and mystery fans were impressed last year by The Ruin, the first novel by Irish-Australian lawyer Dervla McTiernan. Now we have a sequel, The Scholar, and it is just as engrossing.'  (Introduction)

'The storyline of Hitch, the deserving winner of the inaugural Penguin Literary Prize, is a hitchhiker’s progress. Kathryn Hind’s hurting protagonist, Amelia, hitches with her dog through outback South Australia, randomly encountering strangers who ­respond variously to her vulnerability, some with concern, others with indifference or opportunism.' (Introduction)

'It’s not often a successful author of genre titles permits themself the liberty and pleasure of creating a book that speaks freely from their heart or soul. Sydney writer Gabrielle Lord has done this with her new novel, Sisters.'  (Introduction)