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The First Time He Hit Her by Heidi Lemon
For readers of true crime and books such as See What You Made Me Do, a shocking and movingly told portrait of the murder of suburban mum Tara Costigan and an examination of why domestic violence affects us all A triggering read. Tara Costigan was the woman next door. A hard…
Where to get inspiration for stories? by Author McKay Mertz
The easy answer to “Where to get inspiration for stories?” is well…everywhere. People draw inspiration from all kinds of places, but for me, I’ve found three specific, reliable sources or methods to find inspiration to write stories. Hopefully, this inspires you. (more…)
Disappearing Earth
For fans of Anthony Marra's A Constellation of Vital Phenomena and Téa Obreht's The Tiger's Wife: the kidnapping of two small girls on a remote peninsula in Russia sets in motion an evocative, moving, searingly original debut novel by a dazzling young writer. (more…)
The Snapshot Killer – Did Christopher Wilder commit the Wanda Beach Murders?
I had never heard of Chris Wilder ‘‘The Snapshot Killer’. A man who terrorised young girls in Australia in the ’70s is still a suspect in one of Sydney’s most horrific double murders, The Wanda Beach Murders of 1965 and who fled to the USA to continue his sadistic, murderous…
When The Dogs Don’t Bark – A Forensic Scientist’s Search For The Truth
When The Dogs Don't Bark is the compelling memoir from the UK's most eminent forensic scientist and some of the most fascinating criminal investigations she has worked on. 'Finding the right answers is what forensic science is all about. What often matters even more, however, is asking the right questions.' (more…)
Mark Ravine – Alexa, tell me a story
For those of you who’ve read The Tech, or even those having gone through the first few chapters, it may have dawned on you that Aisha is not a real person. She’s an Artificial Intelligence. A piece of software. Okay – perhaps, that’s oversimplifying matters. To be clear, none of…