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Candice Fox on her thriller, Devil’s Kitchen
CANDICE FOX is an award-winning writer who has cemented herself as a leading voice in the crime genre. Her novels include her ‘Archer & Bennett’ series, ‘Crimson Lake’ series, and ‘Harriet Blue’ series, which have been co-authored with bestselling crime writer James Patterson.
Her latest thriller, Devil’s Kitchen, is another nail-biting read which sees an undercover agent infiltrate a New York firefighting crew. AKINA HANSEN writes.
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ABOUT THE BOOK
He'd never wanted anyone enough to chase them . . . until he met her.
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Any new release from Amor Towles is eagerly anticipated. To have six short(ish) stories plus a novella in one book ...
Once described by The New York Times as ‘a pragmatic Australian with an offbeat take on the world’, the late ...
Mary Read was never allowed to be herself. Born a girl in 1685, she is forced by her mother to assume the identity ...
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I was not entirely sure whether I was yet ready to read a novel set amid the worst days of the pandemic in New ...
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The bond between grandparents and grandchildren is a special one. And it’s a lifeline for Beth Dwyer, who feels ...
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Although well written, this is not an uplifting story. Ingvar is a man haunted by his failures. When tragedy ...
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This is the second book in the crime series featuring Hana Westerman. While it may be beneficial to have read the ...
A bushfire rages in the Victorian countryside. Sheltered under sodden woollen blankets is the protagonist, Alison. ...
Elliot Chase is the narrator and one of seven characters isolated on a Greek island when a murder is ...
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This narrative reads like we’re in Victorian England, with cosy fireside chats, serving staff and endless cups of ...
Jackson has used her memories of growing up on a military base in Singapore in the 1970s as a springboard into ...
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There’s a trope in the mystery/thriller genre of a protagonist with a physical impairment, compensated by ...
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This book is about something where there is nothing at all. Holes. But, holes can be beautiful, surprising, useful ...
Originally published in 2019, Alex and the Alpacas Save the World was shortlisted in the Western Australian ...
What a cracking book about two girls living more than a century apart but coming together across a time passage in ...
Leo and Ralph lie on a blanket together. It’s evening and they are looking at the stars. Leo asks, ‘What planet ...
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This lusciously illustrated book tells the story of the Daintree Forest from over hundreds of years ago through to ...
Stormy clouds whirl across the sky and lightning lights up the ridges above the drought-riven land as a large ...
Regent honeyeater’s heads bob up and down as they sing their ancient song. They learn their song from their ...
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