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Vanish
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VanishShelley Burr does not take prisoners. Bloody loved this book . . . It's crime fiction at its effortless best - beautifully drawn characters, rich relationships, fast and fascinating plot, and twists that make you go "ah" LAINIE ANDERSON, author of The Death of Dora Black'A constant unnerving undercurrent bubbling away on every page' DARCY TINDALE, author of Burning Mountain'A sizzling, boldly original page-turner - an intense and utterly gripping thriller. Her best yet!' ROSE CARLYLE, author of The Girl in the MirrorPeople go to the isolated Karpathy farm looking for a new life. Is it a commune? Is it a cult? Or something far more dangerous?Lane Holland's crime-solving career ended the day he went to prison. Yet one unsolved case continues to haunt him: the disappearance of Matilda Carver two decades ago.Against the odds, Lane finds a lead - a mysterious farm community where Matilda lived briefly, led by the enigmatic Samuel Karpathy. The farm attracts lost souls. People looking for answers. People hiding from their pasts. People who have nowhere else to go.But some of those who go to the farm seem to vanish without a trace.Inspired by a real-life criminal case, VANISH is a chilling thriller from award-winning Shelley Burr, the bestselling author of Australian noir.Praise for Shelley Burr's sensational novels:'Compulsive, propulsive, addictive' New York Times'Outstanding . . . A gripping mystery' The Guardian'A yarn that feels so plausible and terrifying, it stays with you' The Australian Women's Weekly'Shelley Burr is a bright new talent in Australian crime fiction' CHRIS HAMMER'Stunning, masterfully written, thought-provoking and intense, it is Aussie noir at its finest' Sunday Express
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Venetian Vespers
$34.99
An eerie, Venice-set novel from the bestselling Booker Prize-winning author.
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Victorian Psycho
$29.99
Victorian Psycho'Jane Eyre meets American Psycho. Gloriously outrageous, sensationally unhinged' SUNDAY TIMES‘Simmering with rage, propulsive and laugh-out-loud funny' CATRIONA WARD'Weird and wonderful' LUCY MANGAN, GUARDIANWinifred Notty arrives at Ensor House prepared to play the perfect Victorian governess. She’ll dutifully tutor her charges, Drusilla and Andrew, tell them bedtime stories, and only joke about eating children. But the longer Winifred spends within the estate’s dreary confines and the more she learns of the perversions and pathetic preoccupations of the Pounds family, the more trouble she has sticking to her plan.Whether creeping across the moonlit lawns in her undergarments or gently tormenting the house staff, Winifred struggles at every turn to stifle the horrid compulsions of her past until her chillingly dark imagination breaches the feeble boundary of reality on Christmas morning. Wielding her signature sardonic wit and a penchant for the gorgeously macabre, Virginia Feito returns with a vengeance in Victorian Psycho.NOW BEING ADAPTED FOR A MAJOR FILM BY A24What readers are saying…'Psychotic, strange, utterly hilarious, strangely relatable' ?????'Dark, gruesome, hilarious, wild, weird' ?????'One hell of a ride. Perfection!' ?????'I frequently found myself blindsided, mouth agape, and loved every second of it' ?????
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Ward D
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From New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a taut psychological thriller about a woman trying to make it through the night shift... From Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden! All she has do is make it through the night shift... Ward D is the hospital's mental health unit and as a medical student, Amy is required to gain experience on the floor. But little do her colleagues know it may force her to confront a past she's fought hard to forget. The night starts. The countdown begins. As the hours tick by, Amy grows increasingly convinced something terrible is happening within the ward's tightly secured walls. When patients and staff start to vanish without a trace, it becomes clear that everyone on the unit is in grave danger. Amy never wanted to spend the night on Ward D. Now she might not make it out alive. In Ward D, bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a taut, locked room thriller that will make you want to leave the light on...
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We're Not Us Without You
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We'Re Not Us Without You Four friends. One secret. And the cult that could burn them all. High school friends Lani, Tinker, Maya and Stig were inseparable until an unthinkable act shook the group. Now in their thirties, three of the friends are still close while Stig has disappeared completely, unable to face what happened in high school. With Lani’s wedding fast approaching, she is determined to bring the group back together. This leads them to a spiritual retreat where Stig has been living off-the-grid, and to Stig’s enigmatic partner – or leader – Acharya. Is it too late to save Stig from himself? And will bringing him back into the fold threaten the silence that has been keeping them safe all these years? PRAISE FOR WE’RE NOT US WITHOUT YOU ‘A darkly compelling and addictive drama about the ties of friendship and the dangers of blind belief.’ – Christine Gregory, author of The Community
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When She Was Gone
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When She Was Gone 'I absolutely LOVED this book.' Marian Keyes <strong><em>Was she taken ... or did she run?</em></strong> The pulse-pounding new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of <em>You Don't Know Me Rose was torn away from her daughter. Now, is she the only one who can save her?</em> Former London police officer Rose Campbell has been estranged from her daughter, Lou, for almost a decade. But when Lou disappears from a remote Western Australian beach, and the police suspect her of kidnapping the two young children in her care, Rose is asked to help bring Lou home. The police think Rose's insights will lead them to Lou, but they don't realise that Rose hardly knows her daughter anymore. This is the final case in DSS Mal Blackwood's illustrious career, and there's a lot riding on it. The missing children are heirs to the Fisher property empire, and as their multimillionaire grandfather breathes down Blackwood's neck for results, the media storm is intensifying. Faced with a deluge of evidence and accusations, Blackwood doesn't know who he can trust. Rose arrives in Australia intent on proving her daughter's innocence, but how can she be sure of that when she's no longer part of Lou's life? Meanwhile, as Blackwood begins to expose the Fishers' secrets, the investigation takes a much darker turn. Shadows of the past gather around the Fishers and Rose, and soon it's clear that every hour is critical. What has happened to Lou and the children? And can Rose and Blackwood find them in time? 'I was gripped by <em>When She Was Gone</em>, I couldn't bear being away from it. The characterisation is top-notch: such interesting, flawed, nuanced people. And the plotting is excellent - I was guessing and guessing and getting it wrong. <strong>I absolutely LOVED this book.' Marian Keyes 'This assured, utterly absorbing novel will have you up late into the night, still turning pages. Sara Foster sensitively and persuasively renders both the banality and unique horror of violence against women and asks, how far would you be willing to go to save someone you love? <strong>This was an absolute highlight of my reading year.' Hayley Scrivenor 'Masterfully told, the stakes are high in this <strong>emotionally gripping and utterly unforgettable </strong>story. Don't plan on getting anything else done once you start reading!' Natasha Lester 'I was <strong>hooked from the first chapter</strong>: the characters were compelling, the pace was perfect and the ending was satisfying, with a few twists I didn't see coming. It's a read-in-one-gulp story (my favourite kind) that <strong>kept me guessing until the end</strong>.' Kayte Nunn '<em>When She Was Gone </em>is <strong>a masterclass of suspense</strong>, an edge of your seat story that kept me up all night.' Dervla McTiernan 'A chilling family saga about power, privilege and revenge. <strong>Sara Foster at her spine-tingling best' Tim Ayliffe 'I loved the premise before I even opened the book, and from then on, I was hooked. <strong>Sharp, compelling and clever</strong>, Sara's story of rich people behaving badly had me captivated until the final pages. Put it on your to-read list!' Ali Lowe, author of <em>The Trivia Night 'The most propulsive thriller of the year. I challenge anyone to put it down once you've read the first page.' Tess Woods, author of <em>The Venice Hotel Praise for Sara Foster and her novels: 'Gripping and chilling all at once' <em>Australian Women's Weekly 'A twisty, well-crafted thriller' <em>West Australian </em>
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Where The Dead Go
$22.99
Four years after the events of Into the Night, DS Gemma Woodstock is on the trail of a missing girl in a small coastal town.
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Whisky Valley
$32.99
Whisky Valley From the intriguing Echo Lake, Rose McHugh, curious historian-turned-detective, returns to solve her next compelling mystery in the moody Southern Highlands.
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Witchcraft For Wayward Girls
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WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS Grady Hendrix writes fiction, also called 'lies', and non-fiction, which people sometimes accidentally pay him for. He is the author of Horrorstör, the only novel about a haunted Scandinavian furniture store you'll ever need. It has been translated into fourteen languages and is being turned into a movie from the people who made quality films like 1917 and Black Swan. Foolishly, they are paying Grady to write it. He is busy inserting a whole lot of tutus into it right now. His novel My Best Friend's Exorcism, about demonic possession, friendship, exorcism, and the 1980s, is basically Beaches meets The Exorcist. It caused The Wall Street Journal to call him 'a national treasure' and it received rave reviews from everyone from Kirkus to Southern Living. Surprisingly, this is still not enough for him to earn his mother’s love.
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Wolf Hour
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Wolf HourDown-and-out Detective Bob Oz investigates a series of assassinations in Minnesota. Is it a lone wolf? Or is there something altogether more sinister at play? A brand-new standalone thriller from the Sunday Times number one bestselling author Jo Nesbo.This killer has a story.When a small-time crook is shot down in the streets of Minneapolis, all signs point to a lone wolf, a sniper who has vanished into thin air.To tell it, he needs to get caught.When the shooter strikes again, it's maverick detective Bob Oz they call in to crack the case. They don't think this victim will be the last. And this wolf wants the world to know...As the body count rises, Oz suspects something even more sinister is at play. And the closer he gets to the truth, the more disturbed he becomes. Because this serial killer reminds him of someone dangerous- himself.He's only just getting started.Wolf Hour is a gritty standalone thriller packed with unexpected twists, dark secrets and bubbling personal and political tension, from the king of the cliffhanger.