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  • The Final Party

    A fast-paced, twisty, suspenseful thriller that will keep you guessing

    by A. A. Chaudhuri ...
    'The best kind of psychological thriller – compelling, accomplished and atmospheric.' M.W. CravenSIX FRIENDS.In a luxury villa set high in the hills above the glamorous town of Sorrento, southern Italy, three couples gather for the perfect 40th birthday celebration.ONE BODY.Before the week is out, one of them is dead.COUNTLESS LIES.Their perfect reunion quickly becomes the ho... ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD $1.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wifedom

    Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life

    by Anna Funder ...
    'Simply, a masterpiece. Here, Anna Funder not only re-makes the art of biography, she resurrects a woman in full. And this in a narrative that grips the reader and unfolds through some of the most consequential moments - historical and cultural - of the twentieth century.' - Geraldine Brooks‘There’s exhilaration in reading every brilliant word.’ – Chloe HooperLooking for wonder and some reprieve ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • DS Walker Book 3

    by Patricia Wolf ...
    Book 3 - A DS Walker Thriller
    The third instalment in the international #1 bestselling DS Walker series.Praise for the series:'Tense, gripping and atmospheric' Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End'Nail-biting thriller!... From the beginning I was hooked! The outback setting provides the perfect backdrop... A thrilling ride that had me holding my breath through its finale. Highly recommended' Reader review, 5 stars ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD

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  • The Schoolgirl, Her Teacher and his Wife

    by Rebecca Hazel ...
    Teacher and former rugby league player Chris Dawson appeared to have it all – a loving family and a beautiful home in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. But in the summer of 1982 his wife Lynette disappeared and not long afterwards Dawson married a much younger woman a former student.Less than a decade later this young woman escaped the marriage and went to the police to record her suspicions that Dawson ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • Silent Bones

    An addictive and gripping crime thriller

    by Rachel Lynch ...
    Book 11 - Detective Kelly Porter
    Thirlmere hides a deadly secret…Drought hits the Lake District, uncovering a skeleton at the bottom of Thirlmere reservoir. The case quickly becomes personal for DI Kelly Porter when she discovers it’s the remains of an old classmate, missing for over twenty years.Then a day later, another body is found in a caravan park, its head broken and bloody.Kelly suspects these two crimes are linked. But ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Fall

    The End of the Murdoch Empire

    by Michael Wolff ...
    THE BOOK THAT BROUGHT DOWN RUPERT MURDOCHMeet the Murdochs and the disastrously dysfunctional family of Fox News. Until recently, they formed the most powerful media and political force in America. Now their empire is cracking up and crashing down.In his irresistible trilogy on the chaotic Trump presidency - Fire and Fury, Siege, and Landslide - the journalist Michael Wolff led readers deep into ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • Paradise

    A totally addictive crime thriller packed with jaw-dropping twists

    by Patricia Wolf ...
    Book 2 - A DS Walker Thriller
    'Wow... Non-stop action from the first pages... So suspenseful!... do yourself a favour and read it... one of my favourite books of 2023' Reader Review, 5 starsIn a beach paradise, an unspeakable crime is committed. The only witness lies in a coma, fighting for her life...Australia's Gold Coast: On a stunningly beautiful stretch of coastline, a young mother is brutally murdered and her daughter, ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD

  • The House That Joy Built

    The beautiful & inspiring new book about creativity & overcoming our fears from the bestselling author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart & The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

    by Holly Ringland ...
    An uplifting, positive and powerful book about breaking through fear and finding joy through creativity, from bestselling author, Holly Ringland.The House that Joy Built is about the transformative power of finding joy through creativity, and offers a jump-start for anyone whose desire to create is flattened by fear. Fear of feeling vulnerable, of criticism and judgement from others, of not being ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD $12.99 AUD

  • Storytellers

    Questions, Answers and the Craft of Journalism

    by Leigh Sales ...
    Highly respected ABC anchor, bestselling author and hit podcaster Leigh Sales interviews the cream of Australian journalists about their craft – how (and why) they bring us the stories that inform our lives.Leigh Sales is one of Australia’s most accomplished journalists, having anchored the ABC’s flagship 7.30 program for twelve years. She has been a foreign correspondent, hosted Lateline and ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • Unnatural Death

    The gripping new Kay Scarpetta thriller

    by Patricia Cornwell ...
    Book 27 - Kay Scarpetta
    THE BREATHTAKING NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER FROM THE 120-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLERTwo mauled bodies in the woods. Two top secret autopsies. The most chilling case of Scarpetta's career . . .In this thrilling new instalment of the #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD

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  • The Silent Child

    An addictive crime thriller with a shocking twist

    by MJ White ...
    Book 2 - A Cora Lael Mystery
    'One of the most striking crime novels of the year.' Daily MailA murdered schoolteacher. A police force under attack. A teen hiding secrets beneath silence.When a body is discovered at an abandoned Suffolk farm, DS Rob Minshull and the squad believes it’s the latest casualty of the drugs war terrorising rural communities. But when the victim is identified as a well-respected local teacher, the ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD $1.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Artist's Way

    A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

    by Julia Cameron ...
    'A really good starting point to discover what lights you up' - Emma Gannon'Unlock your inner creativity and ease your anxiety' Daily TelegraphTHE MULTI-MILLION-COPY WORLDWIDE BESTSELLERSince its first publication, The Artist's Way has inspired the genius of Elizabeth Gilbert, Tim Ferriss, Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington and millions of readers to embark on a creative journey and find a deeper ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD

  • A Song for the Dark Times

    From the iconic #1 bestselling author of IN A HOUSE OF LIES

    by Ian Rankin ...
    From the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin, comes one of the must-read books of the year: A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES'Genius ... Only great novels capture the spirit of the age. This is one of them.'THE TIMES* * * * *'He's gone...'When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it's not good news. Her husband has been missing for two day... ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD $4.99 AUD

  • Where the Innocent Die

    by M J Lee ...
    Book 4 - DI Ridpath Crime Thriller
    Nowhere is safe. No one can be trusted.A bloodied body is found in a Manchester Immigrant Removal Centre. The investigating officer and the pathologist seem certain: a suicide. But for DI Ridpath something doesn’t add up.As the evidence starts to unravel, and with few leads, the pressure is on to find answers before the Inquest is closed. Caught between the police, the coroner and a system that ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Wager

    by David Grann ...
    From the international bestselling author of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE LOST CITY OF Z, a mesmerising story of shipwreck, mutiny and murder, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth.On 28th January 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD

  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Natural Remedies

    Edited by Abigail Gehring ...
    More than 100 Remedies and Recipes for Vibrant Health!Packed with step-by-step instructions to make your own herbal remedies, simple recipes for cooking with herbs and spices, and beautiful photographs, this might be the most comprehensive guide to natural remedies ever published. Here readers can learn about alternative medicine and homeopathic approaches, aromatherapy and essential oils, and ... Read more

    $24.99 AUD

  • Red Mist

    by Patricia Cornwell ...
    Book 19 - Kay Scarpetta
    The nineteenth book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.'America's most chilling writer of crime fiction' The TimesKay Scarpetta has arranged to meet an inmate at the high-security Georgia Prison for Women. The prisoner is a convicted sex offender and the mother of a vicious and diabolically brilliant killer.Against advice, Scarpetta is determined to hear ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD

  • Sudden Death

    by Rachel Lynch ...
    Book 10 - Detective Kelly Porter
    Scores are dead or injured. But who was the killer’s true target?On a misty morning in the Lake District, two men depart by helicopter from a private estate. Below, they see the stunning views of Wast Water, with Scafell Pike ahead, where fell runners are competing atop England’s highest mountain. It’s at this moment that the pilots lose control, and crash into the mountain top. Runners and ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Writing with Style

    The Economist Guide

    by Lane Greene ...
    OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLDWhy are the best words short and old?Why are full stops a writer's best friend?How can we simplify, then exaggerate?And what exactly are dangling modifiers?We'd all like to write with style.But what does that mean, and what can we learn from The Economist, a publication well known for its clarity and flair?Welcome to... ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • No Ex Before Marriage

    The perfect laugh-out-loud new romantic comedy from Portia MacIntosh

    by Portia MacIntosh ...
    It's not over until someone says 'I do'...While her friends join the "Wife Club" one by one, Poppy feels like that part of her life is done and dusted. Already married and divorced she's not desperate to go through all that again.But what if her divorce never actually went through...?After a shock revelation Poppy not only discovers she is still married, but that Zac is about to have his second ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Brilliant Boy

    Doc Evatt and the Great Australian Dissent

    by Gideon Haigh ...
    Longlisted for the 2022 Indie Book Awards.Longlisted for the Australian Political Book of the Year Award.Chosen as a ‘Book of the Year’ in The Australian, The Australian Financial Review and The Australian Book Review.In a quiet Sydney street in 1937, a seven year-old immigrant boy drowned in a ditch that had filled with rain after being left unfenced by council workers. How the law should deal ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • How Life Imitates Sports

    A Sportswriter Recounts, Relives, and Reckons with 50 Years on the Sports Beat

    by Ira Berkow ...
    Memorable Stories From a Half Century of Sports JournalismFor the last half century, Pulitzer Prize–winning sportswriter Ira Berkow has been at the center of some of the most memorable moments in sports history. From the World Series, NBA Finals, and Super Bowl, to Heavyweight Title Fights, the Olympics, and The Masters, he has seen and covered them all. After fifty years covering sports, with ... Read more

    $24.99 AUD

  • Talk French enhanced ePub

    by Isabelle Fournier ...
    series Talk
    Talk French Enhanced eBookTalk French has already inspired thousands of people to learn French from scratch and find the confidence to give it a go.Whether you’re learning for business, travel or just for fun, its straightforward, step-by-step approach will ensure you’re soon able to speak French in a range of everyday situations.With specially designed activities, interactive audio and clear, ... Read more

    $23.99 AUD

  • Vicious Cycle: Vicious Cycle 1

    by Katie Ashley ...
    Book 1 - Vicious Cycle
    For fans of Sons of Anarchy, Kristen Ashley, Madeline Sheehan and Joanna Wylde. New York Times bestselling author Katie Ashley revs up the danger and sexual tension in her Vicious Cycle biker romance series.Deacon Malloy's life is dedicated to the Hell's Raiders motorcycle club. Tough, hard, and fast with his fists, he serves the group as sergeant at arms. But his devil-may-care approach to life ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD