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GABRIEL’S MOON by William Boyd
"Set in the Cold War era of British Intelligence pitted against Russian webs, Gabriel's Moon is a quintessential spy novel but anchored by Gabriel Dax as an unassuming recruit to MI6." Without frenetic pace and blood spatters, Gabriel's Moon is one man making peace...
BETTER LEFT DEAD by Catherine Lea
"Quality crime narrative that reaches deep to deliver well-developed, rounded, realistic characters set in and around the Northland Police Units in New Zealand." This is the second book in the Detective Inspector Nyree Bradshaw series but can be read as a stand-alone...
COME BACK CODE by Jake Bailey
"We all face adversity in life and some are more significant challenges than others...but how do we navigate this and why do some seem to master the seasons better than others?" It's ten years since Christchurch student Jake Bailey fought for the battle of his life...
THE LION WOMEN OF TEHRAN by Marjan Kamali
"A beautiful, innocent friendship dominates the narrative and conveys the strong cultural roots of Iran through great and significant social change and upheaval." The Lion Women of Tehran spans decades and gives voice to the women that continually arise in the face of...
ONE DARK NIGHT by Hannah Richell
"Hannah Richell has moved firmly into a new genre of mystery, twisty thrillers and One Dark Night packs the punch we need when our expectations are high for a thoroughly engrossing read. Last year we were mesmerized with The Search Party, this year set aside the time...
MOLLY by Rosalie Ham
"Hope, love, loss and injustice fit together to create Molly's heroic character. A fitting prequel that will give you a fresh understanding for The Dressmaker and the tale of Tilly Dunnage in pre-war Melbourne." Molly completes the trilogy of The Dressmaker and the...
KAWAI – TREE OF NOURISHMENT by Dr Monty Soutar
"Following on from book one of the Kawai series and the story of legendary warrior Kaitanga, it's time to hear of Hine-aue, the granddaughter of Kaitanga, on the East Coast of Te Ika-a-Maui Aotearoa..." Book Two of the Kawai series reads like a direct experience from...
THE FALLEN WOMAN by Fiona McIntosh
"With unimaginable grief and betrayal, Jane Saville is forced to reside in a cottage near the towering shadows of Salisbury Cathedral and make her own way..." Fiona McIntosh is a firm favourite of Book Club readers and delivers again in time for your holiday reading...
HAZELBOURNE LADIES MOTORCYCLE & FLYING CLUB by Helen Simonson
"A captivating tale set in and around an English seaside hotel in 1919. A full, colourful vast array of characters give structure and strength to this loved tale..." Delving into the pages of a new Helen Simonson novel is a treat - she gifted us Major Pettigrew's Last...
THE SONGBIRDS OF FLORENCE by Olivia Spooner
"If you love well-researched, credible historical drama, then you can't go past Auckland-based author Olivia Spooner. Meet Addy and Margot, in World War Two service in the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps AKA - The Tuis." A circle of Kiwi friends emerges from the New...
KINGMAKER by Sonia Purnell
"An extraordinary life and her rise through politics in both Britain and USA...all within the shadows. Her life's work cannot be simply put in a box but author Sonia Purnell comes the closest of all biographies to give us a thorough, deserving record of the 'woman in...
HERE ONE MOMENT by Liane Moriarty
"If someone predicted your precise time of departure from this Earth and the circumstances, would you embrace it and alter your life's ways, patterns and experiences?" This is the foundation block for Liane Moriarty's new novel Here One Moment. One woman's hypnotic,...