Category Archives: Vanda Symon

Books of the month: December 2016

Posted on December 31, 2016 by bernadetteinoz

For the sake of completeness a quick end-of-month post amidst the year-end ramblings Pick of the month I read 8 books and a short story during December which is right around my average monthly number for the year. There is … Continue reading →

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Review: THE FACELESS by Vanda Symon

Posted on December 22, 2016 by bernadetteinoz

Billy is a young homeless woman living on the streets of Auckland. Her favourite thing to do is create street art. Beautiful street art; Billy is no tagger. Occasionally – to fund art supplies or food – she will sell … Continue reading →

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Review: Bound by Vanda Symon

Posted on April 20, 2011 by bernadetteinoz

A man is shot through the head in his Dunedin home while his wife, bound to a chair and struggling to breathe through the gag in her mouth, watches helplessly. The couple’s son returns home to an unthinkably awful scene. … Continue reading →

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Crime Fiction Alphabet: N is for New Zealand

Posted on April 11, 2011 by bernadetteinoz

I was prompted to highlight New Zealand after stumbling across this rather sad little collection of four entries in the New Zealand location index at Stop You’re Killing Me. Now I’m not blaming the fine people at Stop…, it’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bev Robitai, Crime Fiction Alphabet, Lindy Kelly, New Zealand, Vanda Symon | 9 Comments

Review: Containment by Vanda Symon

Posted on November 26, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

The third story to feature detective constable Sam Shephard opens memorably as a container ship runs aground near Dunedin on New Zealand’s South Island and the contents of several of its containers are strewn across the beach. Sam wakes up … Continue reading →

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Review: Overkill by Vanda Symon

Posted on April 23, 2009 by bernadetteinoz

Title: Overkill Author: Vanda Symon Publisher: Penguin [2007] ISBN: 978-0-14-300665-7 No. of pages: 320 The book opens with young mother Gaby Knowes being murdered: the killer threatening Gaby’s baby daughter to ensure the murder goes smoothly. Although Gaby does what she can to … Continue reading →

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