Noel Mealey, author of Murder and Redemption, answers Ten Terrifying Questions

Posted on December 15, 2011 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Noel Mealey author Murder and Redemption Ten Terrifying Questions —————————- 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? My first novel is set in WA, though I’m a Queenslander at heart. My parents lived their early lives [...]

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John Birmingham, author of Angels of Vengeance, the third book in his mega-selling Disappearance Trilogy, answers Six Sharp Questions

Posted on October 28, 2011 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

The Booktopia Book Guru asks John Birmingham author of Angels of Vengeance, the third book in his mega-selling Disappearance Trilogy Six Sharp Questions ——————– 1. Congratulations, on completing your new book – what is Angels of Vengeance about and is it really the last book in the series? Yes and no. The story that began [...]

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Death Comes to Pemberley: A Very Different P. D. James Detective Novel

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Booktopia

P.D. James masterfully recreates the world of Pride and Prejudice, and combines it with the excitement and suspense of a brilliantly-crafted detective story. The year is 1803, and Darcy and Elizabeth have been married for six years. There are now two handsome and healthy sons in the Pemberley nursery, Elizabeth’s beloved sister Jane and her [...]

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Matthew Reilly, bestselling author of Scarecrow And The Army Of Thieves, answers Ten Terrifying Questions

Posted on September 15, 2011 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Matthew Reilly bestselling author of the Scarecrow novels -Scarecrow And The Army Of Thieves, Scarecrow, Area 7, and Ice Station – and many more Ten Terrifying Questions ——————————– 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? I [...]

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Y. A. Erskine, author of The Brotherhood, answers Ten Terrifying Questions

Posted on September 12, 2011 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Y. A. Erskine author of The Brotherhood Ten Terrifying Questions —————————- 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? I was born and raised in Devonport on the beautiful north west coast of Tasmania. When I wasn’t [...]

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A note from Duncan Munro, International Jack Reacher Look-Alike Winner 2010 (Thanks to Random House Australia)

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Booktopia

Worth Flying For – Tuesday, 23 November 2010 A man walks into a mystery convention…. Okay, so you enjoy reading the Reacher novels. This fictional character is tall and heavy, I’m tall and heavy, he’s blonde with blue eyes, so am I, he was a cop of sorts for thirteen years and mustered out of [...]

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Get Reading with Booktopia

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Toni Whitmont

At Booktopia, we have made Get Reading even better. We are giving away the entire collection of 50 books to one lucky person who buys from the Get Reading 50 between now and the end of September. How good is that? 50 books you get to keep

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Stephen M Irwin, author of The Broken Ones, answers Ten Terrifying Questions

Posted on August 18, 2011 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Stephen M Irwin author of The Broken Ones and The Dead Path Ten Terrifying Questions ————————— 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? My childhood was spent in the western suburbs of Brisbane: Taringa while I was [...]

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Tom Cruise is Jack Reacher – It’s not how big you are but how big you feel (in your heels)

Posted on August 17, 2011 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

SMH: Diminutive actor Tom Cruise has sparked an online backlash over his casting as hulking ex-soldier Jack Reacher in the adaptation of Lee Child’s hugely successful book series, with critics branding him too small to play the popular fictional character. The diminutive star of action blockbusters such as Top Gun, Minority Report and the Mission: [...]

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Gary Oldman and Colin Firth Star in a Film of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré

Posted on August 11, 2011 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

Set in the 1970s, TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY finds George Smiley (Gary Oldman*), a recently retired MI6 agent, doing his best to adjust to a life outside the secret service. However, when a disgraced agent reappears with information concerning a mole at the heart of the Circus, Smiley is drawn back into the murky field [...]

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