Erich Mayer

Erich Mayer is a retired company director and former organic walnut farmer.

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Two panels. On the left is author Rick Morton. He has grey-brown tousled hair, glasses and a three-day growth. On the right is his book 'Mean Streak', which shows people trying to climb up a ladder.
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Book review: Mean Streak, Rick Morton

This exhaustive record of the illegal and self-serving behaviour of people in high places is as compelling as it is…

Erich Mayer

Nov 19, 2024
Two panels. On the left is author Shaun Micallef wearing a brown leather jacket over a blue shirt. On the right is the cover of his book, 'Slivers, shards and skerricks'. He's wearing a tuxedo.
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Book review: Slivers, Shards and Skerricks, Shaun Micallef

An erudite, insightful and witty collection of entertaining bits and pieces.

Erich Mayer

Nov 6, 2024
Two panels. On the left is a man with white hair and sunglasses and a black shirt standing in front of a landscape. In the right is a cover of a book with 'Beam of Light' and 'John Kinsella' in white font against an image of a heron standing in a multicolour oil slick.
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Book review: Beam of Light, John Kinsella

John Kinsella creates characters who are intensely, recognisably human in his collection of short stories.

Erich Mayer

Sep 1, 2024
Two panels. On the left is a photo of author Stephen Downes, a man with salt and pepper hair, a white shirt, and dark jumper. On the right is the cover of this book, with 'Murals' in black font against a background of cherubs painted on the walls and ceilings.
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Book review: Mural, Stephen Downes

A charming psychopath beguiles with his anecdotes.

Erich Mayer

Sep 1, 2024
Two panels. On left is a woman with brown hair, glasses and a stripey blue and white top. On the right is cover of a book with 'Fiona McFarlane' in white font, 'Highway 13 in pink font' overlaid on image of a forest clearing with white birds.
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Book review: Highway 13, Fiona McFarlane

Brilliant stories about ordinary people all connected to a series of crimes.

Erich Mayer

Aug 21, 2024
Two panels. On left is photo of a man with grey hair and glasses, a white shirt and dark jacket. On the right is cover of book with 'Everyone on Mars" in white font over a picture of a snowdome. Inside the snowdome are tiny people walking along a cliff edge.
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Book review: Everyone on Mars, Larry Buttrose

A mixed bag of yarns set after the human colonisation of Mars.

Erich Mayer

Aug 1, 2024
Two panels. On the left is a woman with curly brown hair and a red t-shirt. On the right is the cover of a book with the title 'All You Took From Me" and the author name Lisa Kenway in white font. The background is a blue impressionist painting with yellow streaks.
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Book review: All You Took From Me, Lisa Kenway

Once begun, this psychological thriller is hard to put down.

Erich Mayer

Aug 1, 2024
Two panels. On the left is a headshot of a man. He's tanned with short cropped grey hair and wearing a black top. On the right is the cover of a book with 'The Afterlife Confessor' in neon pink and 'Last call for tell all' in neon blue. There is a picture of tombstones in a graveyard in pink and blue shades.
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Book review: The Afterlife Confessional, Bill Edgar

A unique and heady mix of bereavement, repentance, revenge and regret.

Erich Mayer

Jul 4, 2024
Two panels. On the left is a headshot of man with brown hair and a stubble. On the right is the cover of a book with 'Fool Me Twice' in yellow against a red background. "Benjamin Stevenson' is printed upside down.
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Book review, Fool Me Twice, Benjamin Stevenson

Two baffling mysteries in one book, one featuring a kidnapping, the other a reality TV show.

Erich Mayer

Jun 25, 2024
Depth of Field. On the left an author shot of a young Caucasian woman with straight black hair and a long sleeved black T shirt photographed in a garden from the waist up. On the right the book cover of a blurry figure silhouetted against a large window.
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Book review: Depth of Field, Kirsty Iltners

A well told story that tackles the fallout from the fallibility of memory.

Erich Mayer

Jun 5, 2024
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