Collins Booksellers Spring Reading Guide 2021 | Page 12

CRIME

& Thrillers

Not a Happy Family
Shari Lapena
RRP $ 32.99
Fred and Sheila Mercer are dead . Murdered . Their children are devastated , aren ’ t they ? Even as they are set to inherit millions . Surely a stranger is responsible and not one of them . This family ’ s secrets are deadly …
The Inheritance Gabriel Bergmoser RRP $ 29.99
The author of the bestselling The Hunted returns with another unmissable , white-knuckle , gritty urban suspense thriller : think Jack Reacher meets John Wick in a high-octane , high-speed chase on the dark streets of Melbourne .
Cave Diver Jake Avila RRP $ 29.99

When explorer Rob Nash is offered the chance to lead a cave diving expedition in the jungles of Papua , Nash can see a way out of his dark tunnel . But the expedition might not be what it seems … feature TITLES

The Others Mark Brandi
RRP $ 32.99
How far will Jacob ’ s father go to keep the world at bay ? Jacob will learn that , sometimes , people do the most terrible things . From the author of Wimmera comes a novel that explores the darkness in our world with the light only a child can find . when you are mine Michael Robotham
RRP $ 32.99
A Voice in the Night
Sarah Hawthorn RRP $ 29.99
In a novel filled with compelling characters , and set in London , New York and Sydney , anyone could be out to sabotage Lucie ’ s ambitions . A Voice in the Night is an addictive thriller of twists and turns .
Due aug
31
The Joy and Light Bus Company
Alexander McCall Smith
RRP $ 29.99
The latest mystery Precious Ramotswe is called upon to solve is distinctly trickier than it initially appears , and , of course , there ’ s plenty to handle in her personal life . This latest instalment from the beloved The No . 1 Ladies ’ Detective Agency series .
False Witness Karin Slaughter RRP $ 32.99
They thought they ’ d got away with it … they were wrong . One night , more than two decades ago , Leigh and her sister Callie did something terrible … False Witness is the stunning new standalone from this bestselling author .
When a journalist with links to Philomena McCarthy ’ s father and to the detective is found floating in the Thames , Phil doesn ’ t know who to blame or who she can trust … Another exhilarating thriller from this popular author .

favourite

A Collins
Before You Knew My Name
Jacqueline Bublitz
RRP $ 29.99
Before You Knew My Name is an extraordinary , unputdownable debut novel exploring trauma , connection , and our cultural obsession with dead girls .

TRUE Crime

Operation Jungle
John Shobbrook RRP $ 32.99
Operation Jungle is a gripping true story about the high cost of truth and the farreaching tentacles of greed and corruption that cross state borders and legal jurisdictions .
CSI Told You Lies Meshel Laurie
RRP $ 34.99
CSI Told You Lies is a surprisingly moving account of the real forensic pathologists at the frontline of Australia ’ s major crime and disaster investigations .
Due aug
31
Banquet Debi Marshall
RRP $ 34.99
OUR PRICE $ 29 99
In this definitive exposé , Walkley-award winning journalist Debi Marshall turns her investigative blowtorch to the shocking Adelaide Family murders and to secrets long hidden in the City of Corpses .
Give a gift card Available in-store and online collinsbooks . com . au