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The Lost Man
by Jane Harper
A family drama set in the Australian outback, where a man is found dead and his family must confront their secrets and past mistakes.
“Jane Harper has done it again! This standalone novel takes the reader on a thrilling rollercoaster ride through the Australian Outback as Nathan tries to solve the mystery of his brother’s death and ... (Barnes & Noble)
Force of Nature
by Jane Harper
A detective's investigation into a missing woman, uncovering dark secrets of a small town.
Five women reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking along a muddy track. Only four come out on the other side. The hike through the rugged Giralang Ranges is meant to take the office ... (Goodreads)
The Dry
by Jane Harper
A small town in rural Australia is rocked by a murder, leading a local detective to uncover secrets and lies.
A small town hides big secrets in this atmospheric, page-turning debut mystery by award-winning author Jane Harper. In the grip of the worst drought in a century, the farming community of Kiewarra is ... (Goodreads)
The Wife and the Widow
by Christian White
Two women, one husband, and a dark secret. A gripping thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end.
The second standalone thriller from the award-winning author of THE NOWHERE CHILD Set against the backdrop of an eerie island town in the dead of winter, The Wife and The Widow is an unsettling ... (Goodreads)
Good Girl, Bad Girl
by Michael Robotham
A forensic psychologist is tasked with unraveling the past of a troubled teenage girl who may have witnessed a murder.
A girl is discovered hiding in a secret room in the aftermath of a terrible crime. Half-starved and filthy, she won’t tell anyone her name, or her age, or where she came from. Maybe she is twelve, ... (Goodreads)
The Other Wife
by Michael Robotham
A man's life is turned upside down when his wife, who he thought was dead, reappears. He must confront the truth about their past and present.
Childhood sweethearts William and Mary have been married for sixty years. William is a celebrated surgeon, Mary a devoted wife. Both have a strong sense of right and wrong. This is what their son, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow
by Jessica Townsend
Morrigan Crow returns to the magical world of Nevermoor, where she discovers her Wundersmith powers and faces a new threat to the safety of the city.
The captivating and heart-pounding sequel to the, New York Times, bestselling and #1 Kids' Indie Next Pick, Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow, as heroine Morrigan battles a new evil. Morrigan ... (Barnes & Noble)
Sleepyhead
by Mark Billingham
A serial killer leaves his victims alive but unable to move or communicate. DI Thorne must race against time to catch him before he strikes again.
Detective Inspector Tom Thorne now knows that three murdered young women were a killer's mistakes – and that Alison was his triumph. And unless Thorne can enter the mind of a brilliant madman -- a ... (Goodreads)
In a House of Lies
by Ian Rankin
Detective John Rebus investigates a cold case involving a missing person and uncovers a web of lies and corruption.
Some boys discover a car in a deep gully in some woodland. Inside is a handcuffed corpse; the ex-lover of the dead man was the son of a serving detective inspector in what was the old Lothian & ... (Wikipedia)
Jasper Jones
by Craig Silvey
An Australian coming-of-age story, exploring racial prejudice and the power of friendship.
The protagonist Charlie Bucktin is a quiet, book loving, 13-year-old boy who lives in the fictitious rural town of Corrigan, Western Australia. On a summer evening in 1965, Charlie receives an ... (Wikipedia)
Suspect
by Michael Robotham
A psychologist is called to help a detective solve a murder case, but soon becomes a suspect himself.
The hunter becomes the hunted when an expert consultant in a baffling murder case becomes the prime suspect in Michael Robotham's stunning debut thriller. At forty-two, psychiatrist Joe O'Loughlin ... (Goodreads)
Bring Up the Bodies
by Hilary Mantel
A gripping historical drama recounting the downfall of Anne Boleyn during the reign of Henry VIII.
Bring Up the Bodies follows closely upon the events of Wolf Hall . The King and Cromwell —now Master Secretary to the King's Privy Council—are guests of the Seymour family at Wolf Hall. The King ... (Wikipedia)
Cannery Row
by John Steinbeck
An exploration of the lives of the inhabitants of a small town in California.
Cannery Row has a simple premise: Mack and his friends are trying to do something nice for their friend Doc, who has been good to them without asking for reward. Mack hits on the idea that they ... (Wikipedia)
The Mother-in-Law
by Sally Hepworth
A woman's complicated relationship with her mother-in-law is explored after the mother-in-law is found dead. Secrets are revealed and motives questioned.
• ,",Deliciously entertaining!" ,—People Magazine's, "People Pick" •, Entertainment Weekly's, "MUST List" •, O,, Magazine’s, "15 Best Beach Books of the Year So Far" •, Bustle, "Best Book of April" ... (Barnes & Noble)
Once Upon a River
by Diane Setterfield
A young girl is pulled from the river Thames, dead, until she suddenly comes back to life. Her identity and the events that led to her near-death are shrouded in mystery.
On a dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the river Thames, an extraordinary event takes place. The regulars are telling stories to while away the dark hours, when the door bursts open on a ... (Goodreads)
Butcher's Crossing
by John Williams
An adventure tale of a young man in the American West, searching for a place to belong.
William Andrews, a Harvard student in the early 1870s, , is not happy with the mundanities of everyday life. After becoming inspired by the poetry and philosophy of Ralph Waldo Emerson, , he decides ... (Wikipedia)
The Humans
by Matt Haig
A man's journey of self-discovery, struggling to understand the complexities of being human.
Body-snatching has never been so heartwarming . . . The Humans is a funny, compulsively readable novel about alien abduction, mathematics, and that most interesting subject of all: ourselves. Combine ... (Goodreads)
The Secret Keeper
by Kate Morton
A woman unravels her family's past, uncovering secrets and lies that span generations.
During a summer party at the family farm in the English countryside, sixteen-year-old Laurel Nicolson has escaped to her childhood tree house and is happily dreaming of the future. She spies a ... (Goodreads)
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
by Stuart Turton
A man must solve the murder of Evelyn Hardcastle, but each day he wakes up in a different body, reliving the same day over and over again.
Aiden Bishop knows the rules. Evelyn Hardcastle will die every day until he can identify her killer and break the cycle. But every time the day begins again, Aiden wakes up in the body of a different ... (Goodreads)
Bleak House
by Charles Dickens
A social commentary on the English legal system, exploring themes of inequality, injustice and corruption.
Bleak House opens in the twilight of foggy London, where fog grips the city most densely in the Court of Chancery. The obscure case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce, in which an inheritance is gradually ... (Goodreads)
Final Jeopardy
by Linda Fairstein
Alexandra Cooper investigates the murder of a contestant on the TV show "Jeopardy!" while also dealing with personal struggles.
This critically acclaimed, explosive thriller is a book only prosecutor Linda Fairstein could write. Patricia Cornwall knows the morgue; John Grisham knows the courtroom; but no one knows the inner ... (Goodreads)
All By Myself, Alone
by Mary Higgins Clark
A luxurious cruise turns deadly when a priceless emerald necklace goes missing and a passenger is murdered.
From the Queen of Suspense and #1, New York Times, bestselling author comes a thrilling mystery aboard a luxurious but deadly cruise. Fleeing the disastrous and humiliating last-minute arrest of her ... (Barnes & Noble)
I, Elizabeth
by Rosalind Miles
A fictionalized account of Queen Elizabeth I's life, from her tumultuous childhood to her reign as one of England's greatest monarchs.
A spellbinding novel about Elizabeth I from the internationally bestselling author of the Guenevere and Tristan and Isolde trilogies. Publicly declared a bastard at the age of three, daughter of a ... (Goodreads)
Lullabies
by Lang Leav
A collection of poems and prose that explore the themes of love, heartbreak, and healing.
A sequel to the hugely popular, best-selling, Love & Misadventure,, Lullabies, continues to explore the intricacies of love and loss. Set to a musical theme, love's poetic journey in this new, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel
A historical novel set in Tudor England, following the rise of Thomas Cromwell in the court of King Henry VIII.
England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry ... (Goodreads)
The Corset
by Laura Purcell
A dark and haunting tale of two women, one a seamstress and the other a wealthy heiress, whose lives become intertwined through murder and secrets.
The new Victorian chiller from the author of Radio 2 Book Club pick, The Silent Companions . Is prisoner Ruth Butterham mad or a murderer? Victim or villain? Dorothea and Ruth. Prison visitor and ... (Goodreads)
The Teacher
by Katerina Diamond
A teacher is found dead in her home, and secrets begin to unravel as the investigation progresses.
‘A terrific story, originally told. All hail the new Queen of Crime!’ HEAT ‘A web of a plot that twists and turns and keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. This formidable debut is a ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara
A powerful tale of four friends navigating life's hardships and the devastating effects of trauma.
The novel follows the lives of four friends in New York City from college through to middle-age. It focuses particularly on Jude, a lawyer with a mysterious past, ambiguous ethnicity, and unexplained ... (Wikipedia)
The Hiding Place
by C.J. Tudor
A man returns to his hometown and uncovers dark secrets from his past, including a mysterious figure known as "The Hiding Place."
From the acclaimed author of, The Chalk Man, comes an unputdownable psychological thriller about a man who returns home to settle old scores—and uncovers a secret darker than he could have imagined. ... (Goodreads)
The Omen Machine
by Terry Goodkind
Richard Rahl must use his magic to stop a powerful evil force from destroying the world.
Richard and Kahlan are contentedly enjoying Cara's marriage when a boy named Henrik warns them of dark things to come before scratching them both and running away. Soon after, Cara warns Richard that ... (Wikipedia)
