We’re half way through 2020, and like everywhere, writer’s lives have been disrupted by the pandemic, with launches being interrupted or postponed. Here’s a selection of some of the best recent releases in favorite genres. Some – like Karina Kilmore (Where The Truth Lies) – are debut authors. Others – like Kate Atkinson and Nicky Pellegrino – are long-standing best sellers with a strong personal following. Take a look and make your choice!
#1
BOOK CLUB PICK
Stephanie Marie Thornton: And They Called It Camelot
Kate Quinn called it the Book Club Pick of the Year.
An intimate portrait of the life of Jackie O…
A fictionalized study of the First Lady, queen in her
own right during the thousand days of Camelot,
forced by the tragedy of Dallas to forge herself into a
new identity that is all her own, that of an American legend.
Listen to Podcast on Joys of Binge Reading.
#2
LOVE OF A LIFETIME
Natasha Lester: The Paris Secret
A wardrobe of Dior gowns, a secret kept for sixty-five years,
and the three women bound forever by war … From Sydney
today reaching back to England 1939 and Paris, 1947.
An unforgettable story about the lengths people go to
protect one another, and a love that, despite everything,
lasts a lifetime.
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#3
DRAMATIC SPY THRILLER
Karen Brooks: The Darkest Shore
It is dangerous to be a clever woman who ‘doesn’t know her place’
in Pittenweem – a town rife with superstition.
The independent women of Scotland stand up to a witch hunt,
male fury and the power of the Church. Based on true events in early
eighteenth century Scotland.
Listen to the Podcast on The Joys of Binge Reading
#4
HEART-WARMING PAGE-TURNER
Nicky Pellegrino: Tiny Pieces of Us
What if you are given a second chance at life? A random group re-discover the meaning of family in sunny Venice.
‘A novel about the joy of learning to live again.’ JOJO MOYES
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#5
EXPLOSIVE CRIME THRILLER
Karina Kilmore: Where The Truth Lies
A feisty but flawed investigative journalist battles unexplained deaths,
big business, trade unions and media manipulation amidst the
gritty underside of Melbourne. A twisty, gritty thriller.
#6
ATMOSPHERIC DRAMA
Vanessa McCausland: The Lost Summers of Driftwood
First loves, broken dreams, a lost sister.
A superbly atmospheric, fast moving mystery which holds
the reader close and won’t let go. Irresistible story telling
which asks us all to decide; “Is it more dangerous to forget . . . or remember?”
#7
COMPELLING HISTORIC MYSTERY
Tea Cooper: The Girl In The Painting
Two bold and inspirational women, whose lives meet across time.
Ranging from the gritty reality of the Australian goldfields to the
grand institutions of Sydney, from bucolic England to historic
Maitland on the Hunter River, Girl in the Painting presents an
eccentric and original heroine in a compelling historic mystery.
Rich in atmosphere and detail.
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#8
FAVORITE SON RETURNS
Kate Atkinson: Big Sky
Iconoclastic detective Jackson Brodie returns in book #5,
a triumphant new novel where old secrets and new lies intersect.
Jackson’s current job, gathering proof of an unfaithful husband
for his suspicious wife, is fairly standard-issue, but a chance
encounter on a crumbling cliff leads him into a sinister network.
#9
BRILLIANT CRIME
Candice Fox: Gathering Dark
A convicted killer. A gifted thief. A vicious crime boss.
A disillusioned cop. Together they’re a missing girl’s only hope.
Blair Harbour, once a wealthy, respected surgeon in Los Angeles,
is now an ex-con down on her luck. Wildly funny, creepily compulsive.
#10
HEARTLAND STORY-TELLER
Nicole Alexander: The Cedar Tree
‘Australia’s story teller’ returns with a story of love and faith,
destiny and betrayal, in a land as richly diverse as the secrets
it keeps. From nineteenth century Tipperary to lush
New South Wales and a dangerous choice that will have
devastating consequences down the generations . . .
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