The Parker-Hulme Murder The 1950s The year was 1954, Little Things Means Alot by Kitty Kalen was number one on the Billboard Music Charts and Marilyn Monroe marrying and divorcing Joe DiMaggio was one of the main stories talked about in celebrity headlines. Meanwhile, in Christchurch, New Zealand two best friends Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme conspired together and murdered the woman who was keen on separating the girls from seeing each other. Even now over 50 years later, the Parker-Hulme Murder case is one of New Zealand’s most notorious murders for its grisly factor, and in 1994, it was made into a film directed by Peter Jackson called Heavenly Creatures which cast Kate Winslet as Juliet Hulme and Melanie Lynskey as Pauline Parker. Bosom Buddies   Two girls Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker were what these days we would call “bosom buddies” as they had an obsessive friendship with one another. There have been rumors that the girls were in a lesbian relationship, however in...

Today Michele Bacon and Rockstar Book Tours are revealing the cover and an exclusive excerpt for ANTIPODES, which releases April 3, 2018! Check out the gorgeous cover and enter to win an ARC! On to the reveal!  Title:  ANTIPODES Author:  Michele Bacon Pub. Date:  April 3, 2018 Publisher:  Sky Pony Press Formats:  Hardcover, eBook Pages:  400 Find it:   Amazon ,  B&N ,  TBD ,  Goodreads When Erin Cerise steps off her plane in Christchurch, New Zealand, she is focused intently on her mission: do something unique that will erase the mess she made of her life days before her 17th birthday. She’s already lost her swim team captainship, her boyfriend Ben, and her reputation. Her mother is certain studying abroad will regain Erin’s chances of a good future. Once Erin sees her uninspiring host family and city, though, Erin’s not so sure. Before Christchurch, Erin wasn’t always intense and focused...

  Review: Breathe and Release - Katherine Hayton - August 2015 I always find it interesting when I read New Zealand authors as they can either fall into two categories - they will either be really boring as they can ramble on or they will be an interesting read and keep my attention. Personally, I have always found it difficult to get into New Zealand authors - so when I saw Katherine Hayton's book I was interested for two reasons - the first she was a New Zealander and the novel was set in Christchurch and the second was that it was a mystery novel. As I was reading this book though I was in two minds as I really loved the beginning with the main female character Elisabet getting amnesia due to an accident and not remembering anything about her life, and then her husband whom she is in the middle of divorcing turns up and she gets a bad vibe from him - which gives readers a feeling that he might have caused this . The book then jumps to another female called Lillian ...