Archive - 2022

July 4th

Extract: Deception by Lesley Pearse

This entry was posted on 04 July 2022.

After the funeral of her mother, Sally, Alice is approached by a man who claims to be her father. What does he hope to gain telling her this now, 30 years on? How can her adored Ralph not be her true father? And why did her mother betray her so badly? She had accepted Sally’s many faults, and reluctance to never speak of the past. But now Alice knows she must uncover the whole truth, whatever the cost. Enthralling historic fiction.

 


 

Extract: A Kiss After Dying by Ashok Banker

This entry was posted on 04 July 2022.

Charming and handsome, Ricky Manfredi is living an idyllic playboy life when, out of the blue, he bumps into a shy pretty girl named Hannah. That's not her real name. Ricky has always had his pick of women. But when chance brings them together a second time, he finds himself irresistibly drawn in. Which is exactly how she planned it. It's not long before, to the surprise of them both, Ricky and Hannah are falling for each other. But Hannah knows that can't be allowed to happen.

June 6th

Recipes: Beer Country’s Pots, Pans & Potjies by Greg Gilowey & Karl Tessendorf

This entry was posted on 06 June 2022.

In today’s insta-everything world, cast iron reminds us of a simpler time. A time when things were built to last, not break within a year. A well-seasoned pan is a cooking Swiss Army knife. A solid flat pot is the ultimate campfire jack-of-all-trades, and the humble potjie pot is more than just a pot. It’s our version of low and slow and it has some important lessons to teach. It forces you to relax and enjoy the ride, and to realise that the best things really are worth waiting for.

Q&A with Breathless Author Amy McCulloch

This entry was posted on 06 June 2022.

Breathless is a high-concept thriller with a terrifying mountaintop setting from a uniquely experienced author. Amy McCulloch is an expert mountaineer, and is particularly pioneering as a female climber: she is the youngest Canadian woman ever to summit Mt Manaslu. In this Q&A with her, she chats about setting a thriller novel on a mountain, writing from experience and where she draws her inspiration from.

 


 

June 2nd

Extract: Jack Reacher 7: Persuader by Lee Child

This entry was posted on 02 June 2022.

Featuring Jack Reacher, hero of the blockbuster movie starring Tom Cruise, in his most explosive adventure yet. Never forgive, never forget. Jack Reacher lives for the moment. Without a home. Without commitment. But he has a burning desire to right wrongs - and rewrite his own agonizing past. Never apologize. Never explain. When Reacher witnesses a brutal kidnap attempt, he takes the law into his own hands. But a cop dies. Has Reacher lost his sense of right and wrong?

 


 

Extract: Jack Reacher 9: One Shot by Lee Child

This entry was posted on 02 June 2022.

Now filmed as the blockbuster movie 'Jack Reacher', starring Tom Cruise. Six shots. Five dead. A heartland city thrown into terror. But within hours the cops have it solved. A slam-dunk case. Apart from one thing. The accused gunman refuses to talk except for a single phrase: Get Jack Reacher for me. Reacher lives off the grid. He's not looking for trouble. But sometimes trouble looks for him. What could connect the ex-military cop to this psychopathic killer?

 

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