Carpe diem is a Latin phrase meaning “seize the day”. That is exactly what small time conman Tom Ripley (Will McDonald), who works in an advertising agency, does when presented with an unlikely opportunity. It is the late 1950s. The New York native is approached by Herbert Greenleaf (Andrew McFarlane) with a proposition. Shipping magnate…
An entertaining psychological thriller, Drop involves menacing trolling in the most unlikely of circumstances. Violet (Meghann Fahy) is a widow and psychologist with a five-year-old son, Toby (Jacob Robinson). She is still traumatised by the domestic violence she experienced, to which Toby was privy. Since her husband died, she hasn’t been on a date, but…
Australian crime and thriller author Megan Goldin never does the same thing twice. She started with a story of manipulation and gaslighting in The Girl in Kellers Way, moved to a more high concept thriller in The Escape Room and then tackled some serious issues in the slightly more procedural The Night Swim. While there…
Every now and then we meet a literary villain who is both villain and victim. Meet Bella, a young woman who does not take kindly to being sidelined or left behind. You might recognize her. Someone who once worked in your office. Someone who once dated one of your friends. Someone you’d like never to…
Don’t play games you can’t afford to lose. We all know them. Those pushy people who come into established groups such as book clubs and attempt to impress themselves upon everybody in the room immediately upon entering. They seek to change the agendas without any prior knowledge of the practices of the group. We loathe…
