Set after the second world war in Sydney, this is Tara Moss's first novel featuring private investigator Billie Walker.

Billie's husband is missing presumed dead and she has returned to Sydney to head up her own agency following in her late father's footsteps.

From famed author of Gorky Park, this novel is also set in Russia.

Arkady Renko works for the prosecutor's office under Zurin, his boss who dislikes him and asks him to travel to Siberia to bring charges against Aba who his boss claims tried to kill him.

Meantime he is also on the lookout for his part-time girlfriend Tatiana who hasn't returned from her latest journalistic assignment, though this is a common occurrence.

As part of Britain’s’ mobility Anne Glenconner’s early life was spent at Holkham Hall in the company of the landed gentry and her royal relatives and friends. She was asked to be part of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth the second, the links to the royals very much part of her long life.

The debutante season and her coming out did not result in the engagement and marriage that was expected so Anne was encouraged to learn the retail pottery trade allowing her the freedom to travel and interact with all sorts of people.

This is a debut novel by Delia Owens however as a retired wildlife biologist her background enables her to write with exquisite detail of the birdlife, sea life and marshes which are the fabric of this novel set in the Northern Carolina swampland.

The main character is Kya Clark called by the locals ‘Marsh Girl’ and she lives a solitary life but a rich life with the wildlife around her providing the essentials for food and nourishment.

Jack and his two sisters are sitting in a stifling hot car even though the windows are down. Their mother has told them to wait there until she returns. She tells them that Jack, 11, is in charge and she won’t be long. His sisters are 9 and 2.

Ten minutes turns into 10 hours, and Jack makes the decision to leave the car with his sisters in tow to look for their mother.

This story is a continuation of the Millenium series. This is number 6 in the series.

Lisbeth Salander is the girl with the dragon tattoo. She has disappeared and she’s told no one where she is. She's sold her apartment in Stockholm but she’s still keeping an eye on it from afar.

She’s trying to stay one step ahead, and still has the feeling that she is being watched despite covering her tracks. And she wants to strike before the enemy strikes first.

This is a story about a Father’s quest to rescue his daughter from a downward spiral into drugs and other outside influences.

His daughter Paige had left home 6 months prior after being asked to leave. Simon had been on the hunt for her since without his wife’s knowledge.

There was Paige before she had met Aaron and Paige now.

A mystery surrounding Stephanie Plum and her Grandma Mazur's dead (new) husband doesn't sound like a laugh a minute. But it was.

Grandma married a mob wise guy who died 45 minutes later and the mob wants his keys back.

The wise guys think Grandma has the keys, bad stuff happens and Stephanie's mum irons and drinks her 'iced tea' a lot.  

As the cover states this is the story of what happened to MH17 over Ukraine and the lives of those who were on board.

MH17 was the second Malaysian airlines flight to be struck with disaster in 2014. This came 4 months after MH370 went missing (and is still yet to be found).

MH17 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. All 298 people on board were killed when the plane came down. The deceased covered 10 nationalities, including one New Zealander. The bodies of some of the passengers have never been recovered.

This is a Bosch and Ballard detective thriller.

Bosch is loosely holding on to his connection with the force with a reserve officer status. He has also recently had an operation on his knee and has been diagnosed with an on the job illness. Ballard is working the night shift and sleeping on the beach during the day in her tent when she does take the time to sleep.

Also published as 'The love letter'.

Lucinda Riley started this novel in 1998 at a time when the monarchy was at an all time low following the death of Diana and then when it was due for release promotions and orders of what was then titled Seeing Double were cancelled.

Riley and her publisher decided on republishing following her recent success and changed the name. She stresses in her opening that it is a work of fiction.

Growing up Zoe is affected by the early death of her younger sister Rose which also tears her family apart.

Zoe moves on, does well at school, marries and then has a child of her own. But how will her childhood affect how she raises her child and what troubles will she face?

This is an historical fiction novel set in London and Australia from the 1940s to the 1960s.

It has been inspired by true events with a mother and son torn apart by the war.

This is the tragic true story about one of Australia's and US's worst predators and serial killers dating back to the early 1960s.

Christopher Wilder managed to evade police in both countries despite using the same modus operandi. He evaded capture for over 20 years.

This is a standalone mystery story set in 1998 in the historic city of Lichfield in Staffordshire and its waterways.

Our main character, Chris is a struggling council officer whose life is about to change.

It's a year after her husband Leo's death and Daisy decides to invite her three adult children to Venice (Leo's home town) for a holiday.

All the children are trying to put on a brave face but they are all hiding the true state of affairs.

This is the story of Pablo Escobar, the infamous Columbian druglord and narcoterrorist.

It is a story from the inside, told from his partner of 16 years Victoria Eugenia Henao.

An historical fiction based in Victorian London in 1850.
The story starts an art exhibition which is being built in Hyde Park.

Life long friends, Maggie, Fran and Rose are turning 60 and want to retrace the steps they took forty years before while backpacking through Europe.

Set in Cornwall. The village is saying goodbye to its parish vicar and his wife.
Newcomer, Reverend Angela Whitehorn wants to make a difference and with her husband wants to shake things up a bit.

Set in Cornwall. Flora is our main character. She is a single mother, divorced for 17 years but is still madly in love with her ex-husband, even though he has been happily married to his second wife for 15 years.

This is about the lives of three women from different continents and how their lives end up influencing each others in the most remarkable and unexpected of ways.

Don’t be swayed by the title, this is a psychological thriller.
Set in London a new resident, Alice, moves into number 1 in the street. Lucy is our main character and becomes instantly paranoid after their first meeting. Perhaps she had an inkling of what was to come.

US trained surgeon Joshua Mezrich, who after training, started transplantation research at Massachusetts General. He is now in Madison performing transplants and running a basic lab studying the immune system.

This is actually a collection of poetry from this young New Zealand author.
How I get ready is just one of the many poems.

This book is divided into two parts – part 1 is a history of Sir Jon’s career. The second is a collection of his thoughts on how he has done things over the years so it might be of use to performers of the future.

This is the story of solitary Icelandic sheep farmer Heida who at age 23 returned home to look after her parent’s farm. She has also been a police officer and a teacher. She has a flock of 500 sheep in remote Icelandic highlands set under the volcano Katla.

This is a true story from the early 1900s in Australia. The husband and wife are found dead lying next to each other in an upstairs room in their house. They have four children at the time.

This is a debut novel from American author Juliet Grames. Stella’s name means lucky star, but her life story is anything but!

It’s the early 80s in Australia. This is the story of discovery for four women who soon become friends.

The setting is Austria in 1933. Hedy Kiesler is a stunning theatre actress. Based on the true story of Hedy Lamarr.

Sometimes a second chance is your only hope. This is the second novel in the End of Forever saga – the first being The Tiger Catcher.
This is the story of Julian and Josephine.

Set in Australia, this is a mystery/thriller where the key character is Abby who is a journalist.

Debut novel by UK writer Holly Watt. This is a detective thriller here which follows reporter, Casey Benedict.