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Scrublands
$22.99
Scrublands Set in a fictional Riverina town at the height of a devastating drought, Scrublands is one of the most powerful, compelling and original crime novels to be written in Australia.
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See How They Fall
$32.99
See How They Fall Perfect Family. Perfect Weekend. Perfect Crime. Stay up all night with this twisting thriller... perfect for fans of Lucy Foley, Liane Moriarty and Ali Lowe. Turner Corp, a luxury goods empire, has been rocked by the death of its founder. As his three sons gather at the family's opulent estate for a long weekend, tensions rise when an illegitimate heir is introduced - and no one could predict the tragedy that follows. Skye, who married into the dynasty, is uneasy in her husband's world, hiding her own secrets while trying to maintain a normal life for their six-year-old daughter. The weekend quickly morphs into any parent's worst nightmare, leaving Skye desperate to uncover the truth about the Turner family. Mei, the detective assigned to the case, is pressured by her superiors to close the investigation swiftly. However, as she begins to unpick the complex web of lies and betrayal, she realizes that pulling at these threads might just bring down an empire. A gripping thriller with sumptuous settings, breathless plotting and twists you won't see coming - you'll stay up all night to race to the end. 'Beautifully evoked, pacy and unpredictable' ROSE CARLYLE 'An artfully plotted thriller that masterfully delivers unexpected twists to keep readers hooked . . . Paris [is] an author to watch in the world of domestic noir' BOOKS+PUBLISHING 'A truly splendid debut . . . A good bet to win every prize in the genre this year' COUNTRY STYLE MAGAZINE
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Seed
$34.99
An astonishing new novel from the acclaimed and bestselling author of Eggshell Skull and The Work. Mitchell is a brilliant biologist, committed to the environment and the growing global antinatalist movement. For one month each year he lives with his colleague Frances in a utopia of radical equality and scientific dedication in Antarctica. They are concluding the Anarctos Project: a seed vault in an isolated, secret location. It is a biodiversity insurance policy against humanity’s devastating effects on the rapidly warming planet. But when their helicopter doesn’t pick them up, and strange things begin to happen, their faith in science is suddenly not enough. Mitchell has been keeping big secrets – from Frances and from himself. The ice haunts him with memories of a devastating betrayal and questions of legacy and fairness crowd his mind. If they don’t get back to McMurdo Station before the last flight home they face a long dark polar winter together. Alone. As the days get shorter, these two people of firm logic and reason begin finding fault lines in their perfect social experiment. Thrilling, original and almost unbearably suspenseful, Seed offers an uneasy glimpse into isolation, love and our worst fears.
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Sharp Force
$34.99
Sharp Force NO ONE IS SAFE FROM THE SERIAL KILLER. NOT EVEN SCARPETTA...During the early hours of Christmas morning, chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta receives a chilling call. The Phantom Slasher has struck again.The serial killer has terrorized Northern Virginia for months. His pattern is to stalk with a sophisticated technology that enables him to invade his victims' homes and watch their every move. They wake up to a ghost-like hologram before being murdered in their beds.Scarpetta is summoned to Mercy Island, the site of a notorious psychiatric hospital where two people have been brutalized, one of them from Scarpetta's past. It soon becomes apparent that she could be next . . .'In Sharp Force Cornwell is at the very top of her game and Scarpetta is as finely wrought as ever. The research is impeccable as always . . . You are in the hands of a master storyteller. Sit back and prepare to be thrilled' DAVID BALDACCI
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Shatter
$22.99
A naked woman in red high-heeled shoes is perched on the edge of Clifton Suspension Bridge with her back pressed to the safety fence, weeping into a mobile phone. Clinical psychologist Joseph O'Loughlin is only feet away, desperately trying to talk her down. She whispers, 'you don't understand,' and jumps.<p></p><p></p>Later, Joe has a visitor - the woman's teenage daughter, a runaway from boarding school. She refuses to believe that her mother would have jumped off the bridge - not only would she not commit suicide, she is terrified of heights.<p></p><p></p>Joe wants to believe her, but what would drive a woman to such a desperate act? Whose voice? What evil?<p></p><p></p>This pulse-stopping psychological thriller is a truly gripping and chilling read from one of the greatest crime writers of today, Michael Robotham.<p></p><p></p>WINNER of the NED KELLY AWARD for BEST CRIME NOVEL
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She Didn't See It Coming
$34.99
She Didn't See It Coming The brand new unputdownable thriller from the 'queen of the one-sit read'. A woman's disappearance exposes the secrets, lies and not-so-perfect lives of a close-knit community in a luxury condo. The new gripping and addictive thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of EVERYONE HERE IS LYING. Bryden and Sam have it all- thriving careers, a smart apartment in a luxury condo, supportive friends and a cherished daughter. The perfect life for the perfect couple. Then Sam receives a call at his office. Bryden - working from home that day - has failed to collect their daughter from daycare. Arriving home with their little girl, he finds his wife's car in the underground garage. Upstairs in their apartment her laptop is open on the table, her cell phone nearby, her keys in their usual place in the hall. Except Bryden is nowhere to be seen. It's as if she just walked out. How can she have disappeared from her own home? And did she even leave the building at all? With every minute that passes - and as questions swirl around their community - Bryden and Sam's past seems a little less perfect, their luxury condo less safe, their friends, neighbours and relatives no longer quite so reliable . . . 'A modern master of the psychological thriller.' STEVE CAVANAGH 'The queen of page-turners' ANDREA MARA 'Shari Lapena keeps you guessing until the very last page.' PAULA HAWKINS 'Shari Lapena is the undisputed queen of dysfunctional families.' CLARE MACKINTOSH *** AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW***
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Sister, Butcher, Sister
$34.99
The chilling prose of Karin Slaughter meets the high-stakes serial killer plotting of The Butcher and the Wren. This dark debut follows three normal sisters, their own forgotten traumas, and the serial killer that lives within one.The chilling prose of Karin Slaughter meets the high-stakes plotting of The Butcher and the Wren in a dark debut following three normal sisters, their own forgotten traumas, and the serial killer that lives within one, begging the question- can you ever truly recognize the evil around you?Three sisters. One killer. Which one is SHE?The Rowling sisters have always been people you can understand - with partners and children, homes and dreams. And secrets, the sisters have those too. But when Kate, the eldest, finally returns to buy her late grandfather's home, the dark things each sister has kept buried soon rise to the surface.Is Kate having unexplained visions tied to a past she can hardly recall? Is Aurora, the married mother of two, finally acting out in the face of her sisters' indiscretions? Is Peggy, the youngest and a recovering addict, able to move on from the memories that haunt her?And then there's SHE.SHE is one of them, but SHE is not like them at all. SHE is defined only by the carnage she lets the world see, the murders that have swept through their coastal community. And as the police close in on their newest serial killer, scrutiny lands on the Rowlings, forcing them to face their demons and reveal all they have kept hidden.
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Skull River
$34.99
Skull River: Another Gus Hawkins mystery from the author of Bone Lands. Perfect for fans of Chris Hammer and Garry Disher, and lovers of Australian history.
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Smoke In Berlin
$32.99
Smoke In BerlinA DETECTIVE WITH A SECRETBerlin, June 1944. Hugo Fischer is forced to work for the Nazi secret service, but he carries dangerous secrets he must conceal. Gioele is not his son, but a Jewish boy he rescued during an investigation at Auschwitz.A FATEFUL SERIES OF CRIMESThe murder of a prominent Nazi couple. The suicide of a Reich journalist. An alleged accident that killed fifteen Hitler Youth children. As Fischer investigates, he begins to suspect the deaths in Berlin are intertwined.A CITY FIGHTING BACKBut when suspicion starts to fall Fischer’s way, he finds himself walking a knife edge. To be found part of the conspiracy means death. Yet how can he betray those who stand up for what is right?
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Smothermoss
$22.99
Somewhere between a rural gothic and a dark fairytale, Smothermoss beckons readers into the eerily beautiful woods of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Sorrow Spring
$32.99
SORROW SPRING'An instant folk horror classic' Erin Kelly'Clever and chilling' Susi Holliday'An atmospheric, creeping tale' Syd MooreChilling and uncanny folk suspense in a novel of twisted sisterhood and dark secrets. Some places are cursed.An isolated villageA twisted sisterhoodA dark secret that festers in silence___________________________________________________1978. When teenager Rina Pine is abandoned by her hippy mother in the isolated village of Sorrow Spring and forced to live with her elderly aunt, she quickly realises no one is coming to rescue her.Rina finds herself trapped amidst a community of women beholden to the past, who believe in the protective powers of the local spring. When a child goes missing and a young mother is killed, she is drawn into the dark and sinister truth flowing through the sacred waters that give the village its name.Rina is about to learn what it truly means to be a daughter of Sorrow Spring…___________________________________*READERS CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF SORROW SPRING*‘A deliciously creepy tale full of omens and strange sisterhoods. The atmosphere gave me goosebumps’ ?????‘This kept me utterly enchanted! It’s eerie, it’s atmospheric, it’s dark and twisty…The perfect autumn read!’ ?????‘Kept me guessing as to what was going to happen next’ ?????‘Just when you think everything is answered, there is another twist' ?????‘As fine a folk horror tale as I've ever read … heartily recommended’ ?????‘What a story! I couldn’t put this book down' ?????
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South Of Nowhere
$34.99
South Of Nowhere In a race against time and nature, there’s only one man you want on your side. In northern California, a small town teeters on the brink of disaster as flood waters bear down on it. Colter Shaw, however, is on an even more urgent rescue mission – a family swept away in the initial deluge. The clock is ticking, and their survival window is rapidly closing. However, the impending disaster raises questions – is the town’s vulnerability a natural occurrence, or is there a more human element at work? Teaming up with his sister, Dorion, Shaw must uncover the truth, and quickly, otherwise there will be no town, and no one, left to save.
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Stillwater
$34.99
Luke thought he'd left his violent past behind in this suspenseful debut crime thriller for fans of Lee Child and Jane Harper.
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Talking To Strangers
$34.99
A phenomenal, unputdownable standalone thriller from the author of the record-breaking Sunday Times bestseller and Richard & Judy Book Club pick The Widow.Three women. One Killer.Talking to strangers has never been more dangerous...When the body of forty-four-year-old Karen Simmons is found abandoned in remote woodland, journalist Kiki Nunn is determined this will be the big break she so desperately needs.Because she has a head start on all the other reporters. Just a week before Karen was killed, Kiki interviewed her about the highs and lows of mid-life romance. Karen told her all about kissing strangers under the stars, expensive meals, roses. About the scammers and the creeps...While the police appear to be focusing on local suspects, Kiki sets out to write the definitive piece on one woman's fatal search for love. But she will soon learn that the search for truth can be just as deadly...
