KILLARNEY
A chid protection worker is searching for a missing foster child in this gripping story. A town cut off by floodwater, drug trafficking, family feuds… who can Dana trust?
Reviews
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OUTLAW GIRLS
Ruby and Kate have three things in common – they both live in Victoria’s high country, they’ve both got on the wrong side of the law, and they share a love of horses. But they live 144 years apart. This YA novel sheds light on Australian girls whose stories were never told.
RADIANT HEAT
When a catastrophic wildfire rips through a woman’s hometown, she’s lucky to survive. Then she finds a dead woman in her driveway, clutching a piece of paper with her name on it.
CRIMES OF THE CROSS
NON FICTION
An unforgettable exposé of institutional child abuse. In Newcastle, NSW, a sinister paedophile network run by members of the Anglican Church. Many people knew, and they looked the other way.
DEVIL’S KITCHEN
Andy Nearland goes undercover in a New York fire station where the crews set as many fires as they put out, and they’ve stolen millions in daring heists. A fast-paced thriller from an Aussie favourite.
THE FOUR
Four kids win scholarships to a boarding school that caters for the offspring of the rich and powerful. Outsiders from the start they band together. Did they do the things they were accused of? Or were they scapegoats?
SHOCK WAVES
Multiple bombs explode in a small WA country town. A detective discovers he has a melanoma, and it’s serious. This story is as much about friendship in adversity as it is about crime.
THE OUTBACK COURT REPORTER
NON FICTION
This Australian journalist has seen it all in the bush: custody disputes over a camel, missing lollipops, and the darker – sometimes unfathomable – side of an often harsh judicial system.
THE MILLER WOMEN
A teenage girl goes missing and Nicola Miller fears for her own daughter…that she might be the killer. A fast-paced and gripping psychological thriller.
SAFE HAVEN
A security guard dies in a detention centre. A woman dares to speak out and stand up. This is an important and moving story about displacement and about the lengths you’ll go to find safety and love. And home.