Carol Marinelli

Aug 3, 2024 | canberradaily.com.au | Fiona Lowe |Carol Marinelli |Amy Andrews |Riley Sager

This week, Jeff Popple reviews three entertaining books about myths, romance and murder. More of Jeff’s reviews can be found on his blog: murdermayhemandlongdogs.comScribner, $34.99Mark Dapin’s true crime memoir Carnage was one of the most fascinating books I read in 2023 and he has now followed it up with the equally good Lest. Sub-titled ‘Australian War Myths’, it takes a clear-eyed look at many of the ill-founded common beliefs that underly our military history.