Voted Number One, Best Books of 2022 on Goodreads!Longlisted in the Mystery and Mayhem Chanticleer Book awards.In a small town in the West Australian wheatbelt, a ramshackle house and town rebel once provided refuge for gutsy orphan, Lola.Lola makes a homecoming for a funeral and discovers a town reeling with the return of an insidious attacker who terrorises young women, and a familiar boy who freshens bittersweet memories....

Finalist 2024 National Indie Excellence awards and 2023 CLUE Book Awards for Suspense/Thrillers.On a bitter winter's night in Pine Creek, central New South Wales, 14-year-old city boy Alec, tells his mother a secret before he goes to bed.It's the last time she will see him alive.In the weeks before, forbidden to go near the new neighbours, Sara is watching when Alec is threatened by a stranger, and later, when he meets secretly with someone familiar...

On a bitter winter’s night in Pine Creek, 1989, central New South Wales, 14-year-old city boy Alec tells his mother a secret before he goes to bed.It’s the last time she will see him alive.In the weeks before, forbidden to go near the new neighbours, Sara is watching when Alec is threatened by a stranger, and later, when he meets secretly with someone familiar.When Alec goes missing, the incidents take on new significance, but in the menacing shadow of her father, S...

Two suburban women. Two dark secrets. The almost perfect murder.Everybody needs good neighbours…Melissa and Hester have lived next door to each other for years. When Melissa’s daughter was younger, Hester was almost like a grandmother to her. But recently they haven’t been so close.Hester has plans to change all that. It’s obvious to her that despite Melissa’s outwardly glamorous and successful life, she needs Hester’s help....

From the New York Times bestselling authors Esther and Jerry Hicks, Sara, Book 1 explores Law of Attraction in a new way.Sara is for any child, adult, or teen pursuing joy and meaning . . . and searching for answers about life, death, and the desires of the heart. It’s filled with techniques and processes for making one’s dreams come true . . . especially yours!The Foreverness of Friends of a Feather both entertains and informs as it flows...

'I want you to come back to Kings Canyon . . . If you see it again, the memories of what happened might return.'A Journey to Redhill StationWhen Sara Blake takes up a position as governess on Redhill Station in Central Australia, she isn't expecting to encounter a family in crisis, or to uncover a tragedy of her own.Embracing a Struggling FamilyWith the owners' son critically ill, Sara is called upon to take care of...

Recently widowed and caring for his young son, Andy Boyd thinks his life is over, until he meets the beautiful, enigmatic Anna. And that was his first mistake … A startling, emotive and stark psychological thriller from one of Scotland's bestselling crime writers…'A stark, gripping storyline' Scots'Strong female characters, honest, pithy dialogue and ever-present empathy for the victims make this a deeply satisfying read'

**From the award-winning author of The Turnout and Dare Me comes a darkly compelling novel about a teenage girl who disappears during a 1980s suburban summer."[A] mesmerizing psychological thriller" —Los Angeles Times**Thirteen-year old Lizzie Hood and her next door neighbor Evie Verver are inseparable. They are best friends who swap bathing suits and field-hockey sticks, and share everything that's happened to them. Together they live in the shad...

The beloved New York Times bestselling author of the modern classic Frindle celebrates books and the joy of reading with a new school story to love!Sixth grader Alec can’t put a good book down.So when Principal Vance lays down the law—pay attention in class, or else—Alec takes action. He can’t lose all his reading time, so he starts a club. A club he intends to be the only member of. After all, reading isn’t a team sport,...

As the snow begins to fall just days before Christmas, Grandad helps Sara build an igloo in the garden with a small snow bear to watch over it. And when Sara wakes in the middle of the night, it looks very different outside. She sets out on an enchanted journey through a world of ice, but will she ever find her way home...

For readers of Karly Lane and Tricia Stringer...misunderstandings and injured pride stand in the way of true love in this charming rural romance from an award-winning and much-loved author.'Penelope Janu's fresh, bright, funny new twist on rural romance is an absolute delight. Her wit is as sharp as a knife. She is one of my absolute must-read authors.' Victoria Purman, bestselling Australian authorAfter a troubled childhood and the loss of her beloved gran...

Shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award"It came one morning with the milk, and it seemed - at first - almost as innocent..."When Roberta "Bertie" Lightfoot is struck down with polio, her world collapses. But Mama doesn't tolerate self-pity, and Bertie is nobody if not her mother's daughter - until she sets her heart on becoming an artist. Through drawing, the gifted and perceptive Bertie gives form and voice to the reality of the people and the wo...