FICTION

A chilling, exhilarating thriller from the New York Times #1 bestselling author Candice Fox, described by the Sydney Morning Herald as 'an important new voice in crime fiction'. Shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award 2016'If you love great thrillers, you'll love Candice Fox!' Lee ChildIf Detective Frank Bennett tries hard enough, he can sometimes forget that Eden Archer, his partner in the Homicide Department, is also a moonlighting serial killer ...Thankfully their latest case is proving a good distraction. For, on the city's rain-soaked running tracks, a predator is lurking.Meanwhile Frank's new girlfriend Imogen is determined to solve the disappearance of the two young Tanner children over twenty years earlier. But the trail is leading to Eden's door. And asking too many questions about Eden Archer can get you buried as deep as her past ...'An important new voice in crime fiction' Sydney Morning Herald'Fox has taken crime fiction by the scruff of the neck in recent years' Weekend Australian'Tough and thrilling, this will keep you reading well into the night.' Canberra Times

Candice Fox has taken the Australian crime-writing world by storm in the last few years. Eden is the second novel in her award-winning crime series.Winner of the Ned Kelly Award 2015 for best crime novel'If you like great thrillers, you'll love Candice Fox!' Lee ChildMost police duos run on trust, loyalty and the desire to see killers in court. But Detective Frank Bennett's partner, the enigmatic Eden Archer, has nothing to offer him but darkness and danger. Eden doesn't mind catching killers - but it's not in the courthouse where her justice is served.Now she is about to head undercover and it's up to Frank to watch over her. However, as the darkness around Eden gathers, Frank begins to ask himself- is Eden saving lives, or taking them?'Hades announced the arrival of an important new voice . . . Eden is equally breathtaking' Sydney Morning Herald'A sizzling page-turner.' Daily Telegraph'Fox again grabs her reader by the throat from the get-go and does not relinquish her grip . . . Gripping, confronting and powerful.' Western Advocate

Hades is the award-winning debut novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Candice Fox. A chilling crime novel guaranteed to have you spellbound from its atmospheric opening pages to its shocking climax. Winner of the Ned Kelly Award for best debut crime novel 2014'If you like great thrillers, you'll love Candice Fox!' Lee ChildHomicide detective Frank Bennett feels like the luckiest man on the force when he meets his new partner, the dark and beautiful Eden Archer.But there's something strange about Eden and her brother. Something he can't quite put his finger on.At first, as they race to catch a very different kind of serial killer, his partner's sharp instincts come in handy. But soon Frank's wondering if she's as dangerous as the man they hunt . . .'One of the standout thrillers of the past few years' The Chronicle'Compelling and all the more impressive for being Candice Fox's debut... a chilling read.' Herald Sun'A bright new star of crime fiction' James Patterson'Definitely a writer to watch' Harlan Coben'Fox is a daring Antipodean original.' Sydney Morning Herald

'The feelgood read of the year.' - Better Reading 'Prolific, entertaining and charming, Rachael Johns is arguably the best romantic writer in Australia.' The Australian Named after a famous fictional character, librarian Bridget Jones was raised on a remote cattle station, with only her mother's romance novels for company. Now living alone in Fremantle, Bridget is a hopeless romantic. She also believes that anyone who doesn't like reading just hasn't met the right book yet, and that connecting books to their readers is her superpower. If only her love life was that easy.When handsome Italian barista Fabio progresses from flirting with love hearts on her coffee foam to joining the book club she runs at her library, Bridget prays her romance 'curse' won't ruin things. But it's the attention of her cranky neighbour Sully that seems to be the major obstacle in her life. Why is he going to so much effort to get under her skin? With the help of her close friends and the colourful characters who frequent her library, Bridget decides to put both men to the test by finding just the right books to capture their very different hearts. She soon discovers that not all romances start with a meet-cute, but they might just end in happily ever after...Written by Australia's most beloved romance writer, The Other Bridget is a delightfully uplifting book about books, and a gorgeous celebration of the power and pleasure of romance novels throughout the ages.'The Other Bridget has everything a booklover could want in a great read. Our protagonist is a delight. Tick. She works with books. Tick. There's an all-star supporting cast. Tick. The two love interests are perfectly cast and the chemistry sizzles. Tick-tick. But also, this exceptional story has so much heart, humour and intelligence. I often laughed out loud and, yes, I even got teary. It delivers. The Other Bridget is Rachael at the top of her game. The writing sings. It's a superb celebration of libraries, friendship and books. It will be difficult to top this for a feelgood read this year.' Better Reading'Pure sunshine for the soul. I just loved it!' Tess Woods

A delightfully entertaining new rural romance from Karly Lane, the bestselling author with over 600,000 books sold.

In March 2020 secret lovers Russell Hill and Carol Clay disappeared in Victoria's remote Wonnangatta Valley. Greg Haddrick tells the gripping inside story of the twists and turns of the police investigation and the trial of pilot Greg Lynn, with many details that haven't previously been made public.

The heart-stopping new crime thriller in the Detective Jack Hawksworth series by blockbuster author Fiona McIntosh.Superstar footballer Luca Bruni is being blackmailed for a night of lust he swears he didn't participate in . . . except the ransom photo denies that. A media darling on and off the field, he has powerful charisma, a perfect home life he'll do anything to protect, and more money than he knows what to do with. He's determined to defy the extortion racket. When Detective Superintendent Jack Hawksworth learns that the cunning mastermind behind this crime has already swindled a dozen of the world's most highly prized male athletes, he is instructed to keep the situation from escalating and prevent a media frenzy. Intrigued by the creativity of the crime and the shockwaves it is creating through the global sporting fraternity, Jack begins a journey into a case that has tentacles far more wide-reaching that he ever imagined - and far more deadly. The explosive new blockbuster from an internationally bestselling author. GOODREADS READER REVIEWS for the Jack Hawksworth series- 'Gritty, intense, chilling!' 'Tension lined the pages and the pace was electric.' 'The research is impeccable and the plot enthralling.' 'Fiona's storytelling is phenomenal.'

What if justice isn't enough?

The 20th anniversary edition of the fantasy classic, with an introduction by V E SchwabOver 4 million copies sold'The book I wish I'd written' R F Kuang'Susanna Clarke writes with an intelligence and beauty that seems at times miraculous' Katherine Rundell'A modern masterpiece' Spectator1806. England is beleaguered by the long war, and centuries have passed since magicians faded from view. But one remains- the reclusive Mr Norrell. Proceeding to London, he raises a woman from the dead and summons an army of ghostly ships to terrify the French.Yet the cautious Norrell is challenged by the emergence of another magician. Young, handsome and daring, Jonathan Strange is his very antithesis. So begins a dangerous battle between these two great men which overwhelms that between England and France. And soon their own secret dabblings with the dark arts are going to cause more trouble than they can imagine -'Like Hilary Mantel, Clarke has made the very notion of genre seem quaint' Guardian

**The Times instant Top Ten bestseller****Named a book to look out for in 2024 by the Sunday Times, Guardian and BBC****A small hardback edition featuring an afterword by the author**From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an enchanting and haunting Christmas short story_________________________________'A church is a sort of wood. A wood is a sort of church. They're the same thing really.'Nineteen-year-old Merowdis Scott is an unusual girl. She can talk to animals and trees and she is only ever happy when she is walking in the woods. One snowy afternoon, out with her dogs and Apple the pig, Merowdis encounters a blackbird and a fox. As darkness falls, a strange figure enters in their midst and the path of her life is changed forever. 'Like Hilary Mantel, Clarke has made the very notion of genre seem quaint' Guardian'A miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling' Madeline Miller **With exquisite illustrations by Victoria Sawdon**

The next heart-racing, swoon worthy novel from bestselling, international sensations Monica Murphy . . .This was supposed to be the best year of Rowan Lancaster's life. Instead his ankle is broken and his last football season at Lancaster Prep is done. Just like that.Except for the days that include Arabella Hartley Thomas.Beautiful. Stylish. Quirky. And she gets under Rowan's skin like no other. Sure, they flirt and banter and give each other grief. But now she invades his dreams and makes his heart pound so hard he's sure she can see it.When Arabella is able to see every part that he wishes he could hide, he realizes if he let himself, he could fall-hard.

The first book in the TikTok phenomenon Heavenly Bodies Trilogy- a slow burn, enemies-to-lovers adult romantasy for fans of Sarah J Maas, Jennifer L Armentrout and Stephanie Garber<p>You know the most dangerous kind of villain? A woman with nothing left to lose.In a world ruled by the Stars, cruel and merciless gods, Elara has been cursed by fate.A prophecy promises she will fall for a Star, but that it will kill them both.Yet when the Star of Wrath and War descends to hunt Elara, the neighbouring kingdom sees an opportunity to take her from her home, the Kingdom of Night, to Helios, Kingdom of Light. Where she strides straight into the arms of an enemy prince.There, Elara is forced to either let Prince Lorenzo train her into a weapon worthy of battling against the tyrannical reign of the Stars, or to accept her fate.But there are shadows even within the Kingdom of Light - and they threaten to reveal the darkness in Lorenzo's past and the ancient magic that slumbers in Elara's veins.And with it all, the undeniable, star-crossed pull between them...</p>

The Winner 'A lean, careening thrill … one of my favourite books of the year' Megan Nolan ‘Riveting reading' The Times 'Irresistible … A page-turning story of sex, power, and money' Vogue, Best Books of 2024 So Far A razor-sharp novel that skewers the life of the uber-rich in the vein of The White Lotus, with shades of The Talented Mr Ripley and The Graduate Conor is a recent graduate from a law school no one has heard of. Without any job prospects and needing to support his chronically ill mother, he takes a summer job teaching tennis at the affluent gated community of Cutters Neck, Massachusetts. One of his first students is Catherine, a magnetic divorcée keen to hire him for more than advice on her serve. What begins as a transactional arrangement soon develops into an intoxicating sexual relationship. Things become even more complicated when Conor encounters Emily, with whom he has his first taste of real intimacy. Against his better judgment, he soon finds himself living a double life that inevitably leads to disaster. Conor knows how hard it is to win against those with money and power. In his fight for survival, he has to put emotion aside and play with only his wits – after all, in tennis, love means nothing. ‘Wayne’s plot was made to gallop, and it does not disappoint’ New York Times 'Terrific' Wall Street Journal 'Well-paced, smart … A savvy take on sex, money and power … A movie-ready page turner' Washington Post WHAT READERS ARE SAYING… 'Wow, talk about a can’t-put-down book' ????? 'Aced it! An absolute page turner!' ????? 'I had hard time going to sleep at night because I was so engaged and couldn’t stop reading' ????? 'Where in the world have I been that I have never discovered this writer before??' ?????

Anna Downes masterful follow-up to The Safe Place