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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)
Scrublands
by Chris Hammer
A journalist investigates a small Australian town devastated by a shooting, uncovering secrets and corruption.
Charismatic priest Byron Swift is a hero in Riversend, an isolated town plagued by an intense drought. He leads various community groups and is generally regarded as a dedicated pillar of the ... (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)
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)
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)
Something in the Water
by Catherine Steadman
A couple's romantic honeymoon turns into a nightmare when they discover something sinister in the water.
If you could make one simple choice that would change your life forever, would you? Erin is a documentary filmmaker on the brink of a professional breakthrough, Mark a handsome investment banker with ... (Goodreads)
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 Nowhere Child
by Christian White
A woman discovers she may be a missing child from Kentucky, leading her on a dangerous journey to uncover the truth.
Winner of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award, The Nowhere Child is screenwriter Christian White’s internationally bestselling debut thriller of psychological suspense about a woman uncovering ... (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)
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 Arrangement
by Robyn Harding
A married couple agrees to an open relationship, but their arrangement quickly spirals out of control.
A, Pretty Woman, tale turns toxic and deadly in this provocative thriller of sex, obsession, and murder from Robyn Harding, the “master of domestic suspense” (Kathleen Barber) and the, USA TODAY, ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Total Waste of Makeup
by Kim Gruenenfelder
After a breakup, a woman navigates the ups and downs of dating in LA while trying to find herself. A humorous and relatable chick-lit novel.
Charlize Charlie Edwards certainly knows, in theory, what it takes to lead a successful and happy life. She owns a nice house in Silverlake, LA's trendiest neighborhood. She has glamorous and loyal ... (Goodreads)
We All Looked Up
by Tommy Wallach
Four high school students face the end of the world as an asteroid hurtles towards Earth, forcing them to confront their fears and desires.
Four high school seniors put their hopes, hearts, and humanity on the line as an asteroid hurtles toward Earth in this contemporary novel. They always say that high school is the best time of your ... (Barnes & Noble)
How Not to Die Alone
by Richard Roper
Andrew, a man who works for the council, pretends to have a family to avoid loneliness. When he falls in love, he must reveal the truth.
Smart, darkly funny, and life-affirming,, How Not to Die Alone, is the bighearted debut novel we all need, for fans of, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, it's a story about love, loneliness, and ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Dilemma
by B.A. Paris
A couple's anniversary party is overshadowed by a secret that threatens to destroy their marriage and their lives.
A woman's birthday party takes a dark turn in a poignant, heart-stopping new novel from the reigning queen of suspense,, New York Times, and, USA Today, bestselling author of, Behind Closed Doors, ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Single Thread
by Tracy Chevalier
After losing her fiancé in WWI, Violet Speedwell finds solace in a community of embroiderers at Winchester Cathedral.
1932. After the Great War took both her beloved brother and her fiancé, Violet Speedwell has become a "surplus woman," one of a generation doomed to a life of spinsterhood after the war killed so ... (Goodreads)
The Last Train to London
by Meg Waite Clayton
A novel based on the true story of a woman who saved Jewish children from the Nazis by organizing their transport to England.
The, New York Times, bestselling author of, Beautiful Exiles, conjures her best novel yet, a pre-World War II-era story with the emotional resonance of, Orphan Train, and, All the Light We Cannot ... (Goodreads)
The Party
by Robyn Harding
A sweet sixteen party goes awry, revealing dark secrets and testing the limits of friendship and family.
Robyn Harding’s domestic drama, hailed as “tense and riveting” by Megan Miranda,, New York Times, bestselling author of, All the Missing Girls, explores the aftermath of a sweet sixteen birthday ... (Barnes & Noble)
Beautiful Exiles
by Meg Waite Clayton
A fictionalized account of the tumultuous love affair between Ernest Hemingway and journalist Martha Gellhorn.
From, New York Times, bestselling author Meg Waite Clayton comes a riveting novel based on one of the most volatile and intoxicating real-life love affairs of the twentieth century., Key West, 1936. ... (Barnes & Noble)
Genuine Fraud
by E. Lockhart
A young woman with a mysterious past assumes different identities to escape her troubled past. But her lies catch up with her.
From the author of the unforgettable, New York Times, bestseller, We Were Liars, comes a masterful new psychological suspense novel–the story of a young woman whose diabolical smarts are her ticket ... (Goodreads)
The Mystery of Mercy Close
by Marian Keyes
Private investigator Helen Walsh is hired to find a missing member of a boy band, while dealing with her own mental health struggles.
Helen Walsh doesn’t believe in fear – it’s just a thing invented by men to get all the money and good job – and yet she’s sinking. Her work as a Private Investigator has dried up, her flat has been ... (Goodreads)
The Lido
by Libby Page
A community comes together to save their local lido from closure, changing the lives of two women in the process.
A tender, joyous debut novel about a cub reporter and her eighty-six-year-old subject—and the unlikely and life-changing friendship that develops between them. Kate is a twenty-six-year-old riddled ... (Goodreads)
Mosquitoland
by David Arnold
After her parents' divorce, Mim runs away to find her mother. Along the way, she discovers herself and the true meaning of family.
I am a collection of oddities, a circus of neurons and electrons: my heart is the ringmaster, my soul is the trapeze artist, and the world is my audience. It sounds strange because it is, and it is, ... (Goodreads)
Conviction
by Denise Mina
A true-crime podcast leads Anna to investigate a murder her husband was convicted of. She must confront her past and the truth about her marriage.
It’s just a normal morning when Anna's husband announces that he's leaving her for her best friend and taking their two daughters with him. With her safe, comfortable world shattered, Anna distracts ... (Goodreads)
Two Girls Down
by Louisa Luna
When two young girls go missing, a bounty hunter and a former cop team up to find them before it's too late.
When two young sisters disappear from a strip mall parking lot in a small Pennsylvania town, their devastated mother hires an enigmatic bounty hunter, Alice Vega, to help find the girls. Immediately ... (Goodreads)
The Piper's Son
by Melina Marchetta
A story of grief, love, and family as Tom rebuilds his life after a tragedy.
Award-winning author Melina Marchetta reopens the story of the group of friends from her acclaimed novel Saving Francesca—but five years have passed, and now it's Thomas Mackee who needs saving. ... (Goodreads)
A Keeper
by Graham Norton
A woman returns to her hometown in Ireland to settle her mother's estate, uncovering secrets about her family's past.
From Graham Norton—the BAFTA Award–winning Irish television host and author of the “charming debut novel” (,New York Journal of Books,), Holding,—a masterly and haunting tale of secrets and ill-fated ... (Barnes & Noble)
Flash and Bones
by Kathy Reichs
Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan investigates a puzzling case involving a missing girl and a NASCAR racing track.
Brennan is called to examine a body found in a barrel of asphalt beside the racetrack in Charlotte, North Carolina . Things get very complicated when a toxic substance is found in the body, and the ... (Wikipedia)
The Perfect Stranger
by Megan Miranda
A woman's life is turned upside down when a stranger arrives in town claiming to be her best friend from college, but she has no memory of her.
A masterful follow-up to the, New York Times, bestseller, All the Missing Girls,—the gripping story of a journalist who sets out to find her missing friend, a woman who may never have existed at all. ... (Barnes & Noble)
