EX
Adele Soames travels to London to be near where her son, Toby, lived and died. A freak accident, they said. She crosses paths with a cop who previously worked several cold cases of missing boys. A terrific character-driven story.
Ruth Wykes
GOOD HALF GONE
When Iris Walsh was a teenager she saw her twin sister, Piper, get kidnapped. It has always haunted Iris. Where is her twin? As an adult she sets out to find answers in this compelling story.
THE PLAYERS
Minette Walters has written a powerful historical story that features two unforgettable women. Set in the dark days of The Bloody Assizes, it’s a wonderful read.
SHADOW CITY
From Ned Kelly award winner, Natalie Conyer, comes a fast-paced and fascinating story. This thought-provoking read casts a light on worldwide people smuggling.
EDENHOPE
This is the revelatory story of an ordinary woman who will let nothing, not even the law, stand in the way of her grandchildren’s safety. Simply, elegantly told and utterly compelling, this is a must-read.
HIGH WIRE
Moody, suspenseful and riveting. Candice Fox’s newest crime novel is set back home in Australia and this is a cracker of a read.
IF ONLY HE NEVER
When Curtis’s hopes for a brighter future with his beguiling new neighbour Laura are dashed by her betrayal turning him into a murder suspect, he’s positive things can’t get worse—until he escapes from a rain of bullets. The reason, so Laura tells him: he carries the solution scientists will kill for in his blood.
THE LAST TRACE
Family. It means everything to Sheridan. She has missed having her brother around. At last, Lachy is back in Australia, and Sheridan can’t wait to spend the Easter holidays all together in the mountains with their kids.
But, on Good Friday, something devastating happens that rips their two families apart, and now she can’t imagine ever forgiving him.
MY FAMILY AND OTHER SUSPECTS
Our reviewer, Liz Filleul, says this is one of the best books she’s read all year. Holly Jackson meets Agatha Christie in this cosy modern-day YA murder mystery where your family are your prime suspects.
OPAL
DS Walker is back for the third in this series set in outback Queensland. Lucas and his half-sister are stuck in a mining town, cut off by a flood. And two people have been murdered.