Finn, Kas and Willow have survived the winter. Storms have kept the Wilders away. Now that spring has come, they’re being hunted again. Ramage wants their blood. But Finn and Kas made a promise to Ros
In the nation’s capital, the Minister for Border Integrity is set to announce a hardline policy about offering assistance to asylum-seekers in boats. A group of Australian surf tourists have anchored
"Astute, perceptive and always convincing." —The AustralianA powerful collection of stories from the Sydney Morning Herald Young Novelist of the Year, 2017. In "Coarsegold", a woman conducts an illici
"A fast, twisty read for fans of Paula Hawkins and Gillian Flynn." —Booklist on The Trap"The tables turn and turn again, while the reader's trust in the narrator's credibility is tested to the max." —
Since Ava lost Kelly, things haven’t been going so well. Even before she gets thrown out of school for shouting at the principal, there’s the simmering rage and all the weird destructive choices. The
Eighteen-year-old Julianne De Marchi is different. As in: she has an electrical undercurrent that stings and surges beneath her skin. She can use it—to spark a fire, maybe even end a life—but she does
"A masterful writing style that is not only unique in biology but without equal in the whole of Dutch literature. The Story of Shit shows Dekkers once again to be in possession of a golden pen." —New
"A celebration of family life in the context of the thousand natural shocks that it is heir to in modern times." —Book WorldAthena and Dexter Fox lead a contended family life. Dexter is gregarious and
Praise for Medea's Curse:"Forensic psychiatrist Natalie King is not your average heroine nor is Medea's Curse a predictable by-the-numbers thriller. . . . An intelligent, thought-provoking tale." —Co
Kate Grenville had always associated perfume with elegance and beauty—then the headaches started. Like perhaps a quarter of the population, Grenville reacts badly to the artificial fragrances around u
On their vast estates, the landowning families of the plains have preserved a rich and distinctive culture. Obsessed with their own habitat and history, they hire artisans, writers and historians to r
After the Great War, Richard Lovat Somers, a writer, and Harriet, his wife, leave disillusioned Europe for Australia. There Somers falls into the company of charismatic fascist ‘Kangaroo’. The young w
Inner-suburban Melbourne in the 1970s: a world of communal living, drugs, music and love. In her acclaimed debut, first published in 1977, Garner captures the fluid relationships of a community of fri
It takes a lot to rattle Jack Irish but, as Melbourne descends into a cold, wet winter, his mood is on the same trajectory. The woman in Jack’s life has reconnected with an old flame. He has gambled a
Jack Irish—gambler, cook and cabinetmaker, finder of people who don’t want to be found—has a new job, hunting for evidence that might save the beautiful sculptor Sarah Longmore from a murder charge. J
Don Tillman and Rosie Jarman are about to face their most important challenge.Their eleven-year-old son, Hudson, is struggling at school: he’s socially awkward and not fitting in. Don’s spent a lifeti
Lottie, the daughter of German migrants, develops a fascination for death after losing her mother at a young age. When Lottie begins collecting dead animals, her aunt tries to redirect her energies in
The first novel in the iconic Jack Irish series, Bad Debts was originally published in 1996 and won the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Novel. When Jack receives a puzzling message from a jailed ex-cli
Black Tide is the second of Peter Temple’s Jack Irish thrillers. It was first published in 1999. Jack Irish has no shortage of friends. Jockeys and journos, lawyers and standover men, people in namele
When a mummified Viking corpse is discovered on Greenland ice sheet, journalist Matthew Cave is sent out to report on the finding. The next day, the mummy has disappeared. The body of the police guard
