James phase about a year ago, but I stopped after a while because I realised that Adam Dalgliesh inspired almost homicidal feelings in me. James on a lower shelf (I went through a P. I’d really like that, because I have a fair number of mysteries (some blended with other genres, some classic), and they’re scattered all over the house: Reginald Hill here, along with Val McDermid (only the Kate Brannigan stuff, which I rather enjoy but don’t actively seek out: I stay away from the Lindsay Gordon mysteries, because they’re a little nasty for me), P. Could they qualify as retro decorating items, do you suppose? No, didn’t think so.)īut what annoys me every time I look at this shelf is that I don’t have room for a dedicated detective-fiction bookcase. (Ooh, pretend that you can’t see that collection of Walt Disney’s Annette at the back there-I genuinely have no idea why I bought those. In the meantime, I have a bookcase that’s carrying three times the load of books that it should be:Īctually, this shelf’s not so bad. One day, I shall have a room in my house that I can legitimately call the library.

And maybe cupboards underneath, to store magazines and so forth.Ī library, basically. The situation’s not that bad-but I would love a room where I could have floor-to-ceiling bookcases. I could move to a bigger house, I suppose, but that seems like going too far. But it’s no longer a matter of not wanting to buy any new bookcases: now I’ve genuinely run out of walls to put them against. Really, I need to stop complaining about this and do something. The Pearl Hunters (2008) (a.k.a.This is still the spare room, but this bookcase is overloaded to within an inch of its life.The Silver Well (2017), with Kate Forsyth.Stars Across the Ocean (2017), as Kimberley Freeman.Evergreen Falls (2014), as Kimberley Freeman.Ember Island (2013), as Kimberley Freeman.

Lighthouse Bay (2013), as Kimberley Freeman.

Wildflower Hill (2010), as Kimberley Freeman.

Rosa and the Veil of Gold (2005) (a.k.a.

Wilkins was born in London and grew up in Redcliffe, Queensland. She was awarded the University Medal for academic achievement in 1998 and is currently an Associate Professor there in writing and publishing studies. She has a first class honours degree in literature (1998), an MA (2000) and a PhD (2006).

Kim Wilkins was educated at the University of Queensland. She also writes general women's fiction as Kimberley Freeman. She has been published in twenty languages. She is the author of more than twenty-five mass-market novels, including her debut horror novel, The Infernal (1997), which won Aurealis Awards for both horror and fantasy. Kim Wilkins (born 22 December 1966) is an Australian writer of popular fiction based in Brisbane, Queensland.

Bloodlace by Kim Wilkins