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BURNING MOUNTAIN
Darcy Tindale
$ 34.99
15-year-old Oliver went hiking to the lookout on Burning Mountain and vanished without a trace. His schoolfriends were the last ones to see him, yet the teenagers can’ t explain his disappearance. Almost 20 years later, Detective Rebecca Giles is called to bushland on nearby Mount Wingen. There a skull has been dug up. Giles is convinced that they have finally found the missing boy, and that his four friends know more than they revealed. But when she discusses the case with her father, retired Superintendent Benjamin Giles, another suspect is thrown into the mix. One that for Giles is uncomfortably close to home...
A SHIPWRECK IN FIJI
Nilima Rao
$ 32.99
Sergeant Akal Singh is just starting to settle into his life in the capital city of Suva when he is sent to the neighbouring island of Ovalau on a series of fool’ s errands ranging from investigating reports of lurking Germans, far from the front lines of World War I, to chaperoning two strong-willed European ladies, Mary and Katherine. Accompanied by his
friend Constable Taviti Tukana, the two police officers become embroiled in a growing number of local controversies. To add to Akal’ s woes, Katherine, an aspiring journalist, harbours an agenda of her own. Will Akal be able to keep her – and himself – out of trouble?
WE SOLVE MURDERS # 1
Richard Osman
$ 22.99
available may 13
Steve is enjoying retired life. Adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy’ s business now. As a private security officer, Amy is currently on a remote island keeping world-famous author Rosie D’ Antonio alive. An easy job until a dead body, a bag of money and a killer with their sights on Amy have her sending an SOS to the only person she trusts. Can Amy and Steve stay one step ahead of a deadly enemy? Now in a smaller edition.

adventure

CROSSFIRE: COURTNEY # 25
Wilbur Smith, David Churchill
$ 39.99 $ 34.99
available may 6
1943. The tide of the Second World War is turning. Special Operations Executive, Saffron Courtney, is sailing from the west coast of Scotland to New York on the Queen Mary. Her mission – to identify the mole in the British Embassy in Washington, DC before Churchill and Roosevelt begin the talks that will determine British and American military strategy. Haunted by the ghosts of her previous mission in the Low Countries, and with dangerous agents on her tail, Saffron must find the spy who could derail the Allied advance. Time is running out. Will Saffron complete her mission? Or will she succumb to the shadows of her past? Wilbur Smith returns to his legendary Courtney series with a brand new race against time World War II thriller.

fantasy & science fiction

SILVER ELITE Dani Francis
$ 34.99
available may 6
20-year-old Wren Darlington’ s world is divided. Being a known Modified means certain death, as the Primes – those immune to the biotoxin that nearly wiped out the population – want nothing more than to
eliminate those who were enhanced by the toxin and developed psychic powers. When she is forced to join their most elite program – Silver Block – it’ s the perfect opportunity to aid the Uprising. That is if she can keep her powers hidden and prove herself to Cross Redden, her maddeningly attractive commanding officer. Despite the explosive chemistry between them, Wren cannot let Cross get in the way of her mission. But as war rages, emotions run high and secrets are revealed, forcing Wren to decide how far she’ s willing to go to protect herself... and how much of the Continent is worth saving. A propulsive, dystopian romance debut where a young woman must conceal her psychic powers as she is forced to train with the very people looking to kill her.
LETTERS TO OUR ROBOT SON
Cadance Bell
$ 34.99
An unexpected story of life, family, hope, and redemption – at the end of the world( maybe). Arto wakes up in a desolate world devoid of humanity – he’ s a robot, he knows that much – but he has no memory of how he got here. With a mysterious letter and a cheeky kitten as his only companion, he embarks on a quest to understand his existence. As Arto navigates this unfamiliar landscape, he stumbles upon a cantankerous robot who claims to be his sister. And that’ s a problem, because she might be the reason there are no more people.
‘ A twisty-turny, deliciously sneaky and bitingly insightful literary mystery.’ Emily Maguire
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