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Lindsay Tanner

Chris Flynn reviews four new crime novels

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May 2019, no. 411

The plethora of crime stories is such that, in order to succeed, they must either follow a well-trodden narrative path and do so extremely well, or run with a high concept and hope for the best. Having the word ‘girl’ in the title doesn’t hurt. Readers are familiar with genre tropes ...

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Comfort Zone by Lindsay Tanner

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June–July 2016, no. 382
Joel Deane reviews 'Comfort Zone' by Lindsay Tanner

I interviewed Lindsay Tanner once, back in 2012. Tanner was sixteen months retired from political life, and I had come seeking insight into the workings of the Victorian ...

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Sideshow: Dumbing Down Democracy by Lindsay Tanner

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June 2011, no. 332

Bill Clinton discouraged politicians from picking fights with people who bought their ink by the barrel. Mindful of that advice, Lindsay Tanner has waited until the end of a career dedicated to the ‘serious craft of politics’ to remonstrate with the fourth estate about its fundamental unseriousness in reporting the democratic process ...

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