Reviewed by Ian Lipke This is a story about a group of distinctive individuals, men and women, who place themselves in danger in a nerve-racking convergence on a strip of land of no real importance in Yemen. We meet the leading character in this story before this adventure begins. He has become legendary as a
Reviewed by Donald Lawie Commemorations of the centenary of the First World War have so far, in Australia, concentrated on Gallipoli and Fromelles/Pozieres. The war against Turkey that continued after Gallipoli has been largely ignored. Phillip Bradley’s Australian Light Horse will go a long way to correct that omission and turn the spotlight on the
Reviewed by Ian Lipke “Not another thriller!” you groan as you pick up the latest James Phelan novel. There is substance in such a reaction to ‘thrillers’ these days. Contemporary audiences are so wedded to the short and snappy episodes we watch on television that the thought of reading a full length book is the