What I read in October 2013

Another good month: 3 Australian authors, one NZ author, and a couple of Agatha Christie's.
Mostly library books this time, which just shows how good our South Australian library system is.

• 4.3, MURDER AND MENDELSSOHN, Kerry Greenwood  - Australian author
• 4.7, THE CRY, Helen Fitzgerald  - Australian author
• 4.4, A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY, Agatha Christie  - Miss Marple
• 4.5, M.O. CRIMES OF PRACTICE, Martin Edwards (edit)  - short story anthology
• 5.0, TRACES OF RED, Paddy Richardson  - NZ author, library book
• 4.9, SILENT VALLEY, Malla Nunn  - Australian author
• 4.6, NORWEGIAN BY NIGHT, Derek B. Miller  - library book
• 4.5, EVERY BITTER THING, Leighton Gage  - library book
• 4.6, THE MASTER OF THE MOOR, Ruth Rendell  - audio book
• 4.5, MISS MARPLE STORIES: SOLVING SIX, Agatha Christie 
• 4.7, WAITING FOR WEDNESDAY, Nicci French  - library book

My pick of the month is TRACES OF RED by NZ author Paddy Richardson.

Synopsis (Penguin Australia)

Rebecca Thorne is a successful television journalist, but her world is thrown into turmoil when her Saturday night programme is axed because of falling ratings. Not only will she lose her job but her big story on the convicted triple murderer Connor Bligh, whom Rebecca believes is innocent, has to be abandoned.

Rebecca's lover Joe, a married man and the barrister representing Bligh, also thinks Bligh is innocent – or does he? And if he loves Rebecca so much, why is he prepared to cast her off?

Meanwhile Bligh languishes in jail, convicted of three brutal murders and continuing to protest his innocence. He's clearly not a saint – but did he do it? Rebecca refuses to let the matter lie.

Paddy Richardson's fourth novel is psychological crime fiction at its best.

See my review

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