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36 WAYS OF WRITING A VIETNAMESE POEM
Nam Le
$ 26.99
36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem , says Le , a Vietnamese refugee to Australia , is ‘ the book I need to write . The book I ’ ve been writing my whole life ’. This book-length poem is an urgent , unsettling reckoning with identity and the violence of identity , embedded with racism , oppression and historical trauma . But it also addresses the violence in those assumptions – of being always assumed to be outside one ’ s home , country , culture or language , and the complex violence , for the diasporic writer who wants to address any of this , of language itself . Le honours every convention of diasporic literature before shattering the form itself .
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crime & thriller |
WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA ?
Dervla McTiernan
$ 34.99
From the # 1 internationally bestselling author of The Murder Rule comes an emotional novel of suspense . Nina and Simon are the perfect couple . Until they leave for a weekend at his family ’ s cabin in Vermont , and only Simon comes home . Simon ’ s parents rush to protect him . They hire expensive lawyers and a PR firm that quickly ramps up a vicious , nothing-is-off-limits media campaign . Outgunned by Simon ’ s wealthy , powerful family , Nina ’ s parents recognize that if playing by the rules won ’ t get them anywhere , it ’ s time to break them . What happened to Nina ? How far will his family go to keep him safe ? How far will her family go to find out the truth ?
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THE MYSTERY WRITER
Sulari Gentill
$ 34.99
available 6 march
Theo has one dream – to become a bestselling author . Determined to make her mark in the literary world , she heads to the US to stay with her brother , Gus , and focus on her writing . But her plans take an unexpected turn when she befriends a famous author , Dan Murdoch , at a
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local bar – and then he turns up dead . Suddenly , Theo finds herself as the prime suspect . Desperate to clear her name and uncover the truth , Theo sets out on a quest to find out who killed Dan and why . As she digs deeper , Theo uncovers a web of deceit , conspiracy , and hidden motives , with clues leading her to a shadowy organisation with farreaching power . She needs to write the ending before she meets hers …
BODY OF LIES
Sarah Bailey
$ 34.99
Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock is back in her hometown of Smithson when bizarre incidents begin to occur . A car crash victim . A stolen corpse . Gemma is intrigued by the case but reluctant to get involved , despite the urging of her journalist friend Candy Fyfe . But in the days after the body goes missing , the town is rocked by another shocking crime and Gemma can ’ t resist joining the investigation . Candy and Gemma follow the clues as they attempt to discover the identity of the missing woman , while uncovering devastating secrets about the people she thought she knew best . The closer Gemma gets to the truth , the more danger she is in .
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HAS ANYONE SEEN CHARLOTTE SALTER ?
Nicci French
$ 32.99
available 6 march
She ’ s loved by all who meet her . But someone wants her gone … When Charlotte Salter fails to turn up to her husband Alec ’ s 50th birthday party , her kids are worried , but Alec is not . Left with no answers , the Salter children try and go on with their lives , all the while thinking that their mother ’ s killer is potentially close to home . After years away , Etty returns to help move her father into a care home . Now in his eighties , Alec has dementia and often mistakes his daughter for her mother . A podcast about Charlotte ’ s disappearance might shed some light on the town ’ s buried secrets . Will they find out what really happened to Charlotte Salter ?
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LISTEN FOR THE LIE
Amy Tintera
$ 34.99
available 12 march
‘ Am I a murderer ? You tell me …’ I ’ m Lucy Chase , the woman who
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doesn ’ t remember murdering her best friend . You probably think I did it . I get it . Being found wandering the streets covered in her blood wasn ’ t a great look . And now , thanks to true-crime podcast Listen for the Lie , I finally have the chance to find out . Will I be able to live with myself if it turns out it was me ? And if it wasn ’ t , will digging into the secrets I forgot make me the next target of whoever did ? The dark comedy and whip-smart voice of You elevates the twisty suspense of Lisa Jewell ’ s None of This is True in this read-until-four-am mystery thriller . |
JOY MOODY IS OUT OF TIME
Kerryn Mayne
$ 34.99
On her twin daughters ’ twentyfirst birthday , Joy Moody – proprietor of Bonbeach ’ s premier laundromat – is found dead . Yet , that is not the strangest thing happening behind the bright pink facade of Joyful Suds . Joy has been telling Cassie and Andie that they are from the future and will return to 2050 on their twenty-first birthday . Originally a colourful tale to explain how the girls came to live with her now has become a decade-long deception Joy has started to believe herself . The lie is certainly preferable to the truth – about what happened to the girls ’ real mother , and how far Joy ’ s gone to keep them ‘ safe ’. With their twenty-first birthday approaching , time is running out for Joy Moody .
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THE SCHOOL RUN
Ali Lowe
$ 32.99 $ 27.99
‘ How far would you go to protect your children ?’ For parents living in the beautiful coastal town of Pacific Pines , all their hopes and dreams are pinned on the outcome of the annual Gala Day hosted by St Ignatius Boys ’ School . To be accepted into the prestigious institution , their sons must battle it out , facing rigorous rounds of physical and mental tests . Their parents will stop at nothing to ensure their sons succeed . But after one boy is struck down in a hit and run , the scandals , secrets and lies that entangle three mothers threaten to unravel their seemingly perfect lives …
DEVIL ’ S KITCHEN
Candice Fox
$ 34.99
available 26 march
For years the firefighters of
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New York ’ s Engine 99 have rushed fearlessly into hot zones , saving countless lives . They ’ ve also stolen millions with their inside knowledge and specialist equipment , and become the most successful heist crew on the East Coast . Their newest member , Andrea ‘ Andy ’ Nearland , is not what she seems either . She ’ s an undercover operative , hunting the men of Engine 99 for a host of crimes – including the murder of an off-duty cop and the disappearance of a mother and child . As the clock counts down to the gang ’ s most daring heist yet , loyalties begin to fray and mistrust boils over . Infiltrating this crew of ‘ heroes ’ might prove to be her most dangerous job of all …
THE ANTIQUE HUNTER ’ S GUIDE TO MURDER
C . L . Miller
$ 34.99
Freya ’ s estranged mentor , antiques dealer Arthur Crockleford has died , and the circumstances seem suspicious . Freya finds herself sucked back into a life she ’ d sworn to leave behind , but then a letter from Arthur is delivered , sent just days before his death , and an ordinary pine chest concealing Arthur ’ s journals including reservations in her name are revealed . She joins forces with her eccentric Aunt Carole , following both clues and her instincts to an old manor house for an antiques enthusiast ’ s weekend . But not everything is as it seems ; the antiques are bad reproductions , and the other guests are menacing and secretive . Can Freya and Carole solve the mystery surrounding the weekend before a killer strikes again ?
FORCE OF NATURE ( FILM TIE-IN )
Jane Harper
$ 22.99
Five women reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking along the muddy track . Only four come out the other side . When a group of colleagues are forced to participate in a team-building exercise in the Giralang Ranges , they reluctantly start walking down the muddy track . But Alice Russell doesn ’ t appear at the other end . Her last phone call was to Federal Police Agent Aaron Falk . Alice Russell is the whistleblower in his latest case – and Alice knew secrets . About the company she worked for and the people she worked with . Far from the hike encouraging teamwork , the women tell Falk a tale of suspicion , violence and disintegrating trust . And as he delves into the disappearance , it seems some dangers may run far deeper than anyone knew .
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