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November, 2004
The Northern Rivers Echo - Book Reviews with Robin Osborne

Redhead (really?) has created a quirky counterpart to the long-popular Cliff Hardy, and it would be no surprise to see a series of follow-up novels.

The full context of the review can be obtained from the link below...

Northern Rivers Echo

October, 2004
MX Magazine Nightlife section - interview by Inga Gilchrist
Eyeball Magnet

"Walking down the street with stripper-turned-author LEIGH REDHEAD is like switching on an eyeball magnet.

MX Magazine have allowed us to reproduce the article in full here.

 

MX Magazine

October, 2004
The Age - review by Anita Rose-Innes

"Peepshow - Good Murder"

This is a robust, good-natured and enjoyable thriller. Who needs imports like Evanovich when there's a Redhead in St Kilda?

The full context of the review can be obtained from the link below...

The AGE

October, 2004
Sydney Morning Herald - Spectrum section - review by Sue Turnbull

Feminist Stripper on the Case

"Just when you thought the feminist private eye had done her dash, along comes a book which proves there is life in the old genre yet, or at least that it is ripe for renovation. With Peepshow, Redhead announces herself as the bright new kid on the crime block, less shabby chic than tart noir."

The full context of the review can be obtained from the link below...

Sydney Morning Herald

September, 2004
The Advertiser - review by Samela Harris

Redhead's world is significantly raunchier than Brooks', but her sex scenes are not too explicit – and, as with Cassidy, Simone is an old-fashioned girl under it all and she puts love at the top of her list.

The full context of the review can be obtained from the link below...

The Advertiser

September, 2004
NW Magazine #85 - review by Robin Hill

It's really great to see loads of sassy and savvy imagination going into an Australian crime book ....

Robin gave it a **** star rating.

You'll have to buy the magazine for the full review.

NW Magazine Web site

Sunday 29th August, 2004
Mary Martin Bookstore - review by Denise Pickles

Leigh Redhead has worked at a variety of jobs in her life. While her experiences on a prawn trawler don't seem to have influenced her debut novel, it is safe to assume her work in the sex industry as a stripper, gave her a great deal to incorporate in the work....

The full context of the review can be obtained from the link below...

Mary Martin Bookstore Review

 

 

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