A Certain Malice
11 journalers for this copy...
Opening Sentence:
‘…”First I heard the thumping feet, then I caught a flash of the kangaroo bounding through the burned bushland“…’
Senior Sergeant Cameron Fraser, along with his teenage daughter Ruby, has moved from Sydney to his hometown of Glenroyd to take charge of the local police station. Fraser hopes to finally put behind them the deaths of his wife and young son three years before in a deadly fire, one in which Fraser was badly burned trying to save them. He also hopes to protect Ruby and himself from the bikie gangs responsible for the fire that all but destroyed their lives.
Author, Felicity Young, started off by easing the reader into the story. Opening with the discovery of a burnt body. From there Felicity took an almost interminable amount of time developing the setting and introducing characters.
However, this was just the lull before the storm – without warning the plot suddenly cranked up into top gear and sped off at such a pace that this reader hardly had time to pause for breath. I did not dare put the book down in case I
missed something.
Twists and turns abound, and just when I thought that I may have an idea what might be happening, and where the investigation was going, Felicity changed direction and dragged me off down another route. There is betrayal after betrayal – trust no-on, but can you trust yourself? Everyone gets betrayed in some way – right up to the final hurrah on the side of a country road. Talk about edge of the seat stuff.
A very, very good read.
‘…”First I heard the thumping feet, then I caught a flash of the kangaroo bounding through the burned bushland“…’
Senior Sergeant Cameron Fraser, along with his teenage daughter Ruby, has moved from Sydney to his hometown of Glenroyd to take charge of the local police station. Fraser hopes to finally put behind them the deaths of his wife and young son three years before in a deadly fire, one in which Fraser was badly burned trying to save them. He also hopes to protect Ruby and himself from the bikie gangs responsible for the fire that all but destroyed their lives.
Author, Felicity Young, started off by easing the reader into the story. Opening with the discovery of a burnt body. From there Felicity took an almost interminable amount of time developing the setting and introducing characters.
However, this was just the lull before the storm – without warning the plot suddenly cranked up into top gear and sped off at such a pace that this reader hardly had time to pause for breath. I did not dare put the book down in case I
missed something.
Twists and turns abound, and just when I thought that I may have an idea what might be happening, and where the investigation was going, Felicity changed direction and dragged me off down another route. There is betrayal after betrayal – trust no-on, but can you trust yourself? Everyone gets betrayed in some way – right up to the final hurrah on the side of a country road. Talk about edge of the seat stuff.
A very, very good read.
Journal Entry 2 by sally906 at Palmerston Shopping Centre in Palmerston, Northern Territory Australia on Friday, January 22, 2010
Released 14 yrs ago (1/22/2010 UTC) at Palmerston Shopping Centre in Palmerston, Northern Territory Australia
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Taking to meet-up this morning. Will wild release if not picked up.
Taking to meet-up this morning. Will wild release if not picked up.
Journal Entry 3 by scrapaholic from Darwin, Northern Territory Australia on Saturday, January 23, 2010
Picked up at our meetup
From start to finish this was a good read. Lots of twists and turns... and surprises to keep you guessing
Journal Entry 5 by scrapaholic at Jamaica Blue Cafe, Casuarina Square in Casuarina, Northern Territory Australia on Friday, March 26, 2010
Released 14 yrs ago (3/26/2010 UTC) at Jamaica Blue Cafe, Casuarina Square in Casuarina, Northern Territory Australia
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Am taking to the meet up and if no one taked it I'll release near cafe
Am taking to the meet up and if no one taked it I'll release near cafe
Picked up at the meet-up.
Lots of twists and turns in this well thought out mystery. I enjoyed it being Australian too.
Released 11 yrs ago (4/17/2013 UTC) at Darwin, Northern Territory Australia
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Southern Cross Exchange
An Australian mystery. Interesting.
Thank you for sharing this book with me AmberC.
Thank you for sharing this book with me AmberC.
I'm sending this to Catsalive as part of the Southern Cross Book Exchange.
Journal Entry 11 by 
catsalive
at Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Tuesday, December 17, 2013
catsalive at Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Thanks jubby.
I enjoyed this. Very easy reading. The chapters ran from Monday to Sunday - amazing what can happen in a week. I didn't enjoy the tiger snake episode much - that is a nasty way to go.This is Young's first novel & it's a one-off, but I see she has some more murder mysteries out that I'll have to see if I can find.
For the 2015 Australian Women Writers Challenge.
Journal Entry 13 by catsalive at France, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Monday, November 9, 2015
catsalive at France, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Monday, November 9, 2015
Released 8 yrs ago (11/9/2015 UTC) at France, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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I hope you enjoy this book, Passeur-X. It is a very Australian setting - the small country town reminds me of my childhood.
A surprise from as far as Australia. Thanks a lot, catsalive !
Not bad, although the very end is not typical of a crime novel.
Journal Entry 16 by 
Passeur-X
at Libération contrôlée, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- France on Sunday, May 1, 2016
Passeur-X at Libération contrôlée, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- France on Sunday, May 1, 2016
Released 7 yrs ago (5/2/2016 UTC) at Libération contrôlée, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- France
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May 2016's tombola : for a winner or an alibi.
What a surprise! Thank you so much for sending this book. I enjoy australian novels, and it will be a pleasure to read this murder mystery. Merci Passeur-X, tu me proposes un retour en Australie au travers de cet envoi. Le pays des jacarandas et des Sturt's desert peas.
Tu ne pouvais pas me faire davantage plaisir !
Et voici le majestueux le jacaranda
This thriller is particularly well conducted ; very good intrigue full of twists and turns. I could not put the book down !
Journal Entry 20 by 
Ydam21
at Hôtel Alpha-Palmiers in Lausanne, Vaud Switzerland on Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Ydam21 at Hôtel Alpha-Palmiers in Lausanne, Vaud Switzerland on Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Released 7 mos ago (9/5/2023 UTC) at Hôtel Alpha-Palmiers in Lausanne, Vaud Switzerland
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I'm taking this book to the monthly meet up .
Ce livre a fait une étape appréciée chez moi. Je vous le confie, son voyage continue entre vos mains.
Bienvenue dans le monde du bookcrossing et bonne lecture !
Ce livre a fait une étape appréciée chez moi. Je vous le confie, son voyage continue entre vos mains.
Bienvenue dans le monde du bookcrossing et bonne lecture !
Picked up at the meetup last night. I rather like the series title Crème de la Crime even if it is not grammatical (crime being masculine so it should be Crème du crime)
An eventful week involving murder, arson, drug manufacture, snakes and a stroppy teenager in a small Australian town. I learned a few new words notably "a blue" which means a fight. There were quite a few blues.
Ydam gets the credit for spotting this: "She covered her hands with her ears" (p. 250).
The first page section fell out so I have attempted to glue it back in; I hope it works as I'll be taking this to Paris later this month.
Ydam gets the credit for spotting this: "She covered her hands with her ears" (p. 250).
The first page section fell out so I have attempted to glue it back in; I hope it works as I'll be taking this to Paris later this month.
Journal Entry 23 by 
over-the-moon
at Parc de Bercy in -Paris 12e, Ile-de-France France on Saturday, September 16, 2023
over-the-moon at Parc de Bercy in -Paris 12e, Ile-de-France France on Saturday, September 16, 2023
Released 7 mos ago (9/23/2023 UTC) at Parc de Bercy in -Paris 12e, Ile-de-France France
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continuing the book's travels in Paris. The pages I stuck back in seem to be holding together, I think it can survive at least one more reader.
Journal Entry 24 by 
Florence71
at Fontenay-sous-Bois, Ile-de-France France on Saturday, September 23, 2023
Florence71 at Fontenay-sous-Bois, Ile-de-France France on Saturday, September 23, 2023
Take to the MBC Paris for another bookcrosser who has it on her wishlist.
Journal Entry 25 by Florence71 at Fontenay-sous-Bois, Ile-de-France France on Saturday, September 23, 2023
Florence71 at Fontenay-sous-Bois, Ile-de-France France on Saturday, September 23, 2023
Released 7 mos ago (9/24/2023 UTC) at Fontenay-sous-Bois, Ile-de-France France
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Happy reading Icila !
And the book is here, with me. Thank you Florence for having picking it up for me and sending with a pretty postcard of La Marquise de Pompadour and another beautiful magnetic bookmark.
Hello to all the previous readers !
Hello to all the previous readers !
An enjoyable story in the outback.
In the mail towards sedna5213 who won my November offer on greenbadger's "One book a month offered 2023".
Merci beaucoup Icila! This well travelled book arrived today.
