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How the reviewers raved about Margie Orford

November 26th, 2009 by Mike Nicol

margie orforddaddy's girlWanna know how the reviewers are responding to the home-grown crime novel? Then here’s a take on how they’ve raved over Margie Orford’s latest – Daddy’s Girl. In case you’ve been in prison for the last few months (or maybe the last three years) and haven’t been aware of her Clare Hart series let us put you in the know: you see Daddy’s Girl is the third in the series but a prequel to the previous two, Like Clockwork and Blood Rose. So get with the programme. If you’re a television nut then you might want to check out Margie on Carte Blanche this Sunday evening. And on Monday Crime Beat releases the transcript of a quiet chat we had with her under the interrogation lights. Meanwhile, take a decko at what the reviewers had to say: (more…)