By Kieran Finnane

UQP, 2016

Review by Sally Bothroyd

Alcohol, violence – and the interconnectedness of the two – are at the heart of this unflinching portrait of Alice Springs, told via a number of criminal trials.

As a journalist, Kieran Finnane has no doubt spent hundreds of hours in courtrooms, watching the mundane bureaucracy of the justice system, alongside the stories of utter tragedy.

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Steven Schubert

HarperCollins, 2019

Review by Kingsley Gittins

STEVEN SCHUBERT’S MANDATORY MURDER examines in great detail the scenario which led to the 2011 murder of Ray Nicefero down the track in Katherine. The former ABC Katherine reporter, now based in Alice Springs, systematically separates fact from rumour and highlights supposition with the careful ease of a practiced journalist. (more…)

Cheeky Dogs: To Lake Nash and Back 

Dion Beasley and Johanna Bell

Allen & Unwin Children’s, 2019

Review by Kingsley Gittins

Cheeky Dogs: To Lake Nash And Back is a fascinating visual journey into the heart of life in rural parts of the Northern Territory.

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Malediction: The Cursed Play

Sean Guy

Self-published, 2018

Review by Kingsley Gittins

 Sean Guy’s novel, Malediction: The Cursed Play, is an engaging and well-written tribute to all things Shakespeare. The story takes the form of a reverse whodunnit, where the actors in a cursed play are all alive, but they’re convinced the curse will take one of their number before the performance is complete. (more…)