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What Have They Done to Liza McLean? by Amy Doak

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Title: What Have They Done to Liza McLean? Author: Amy Doak Genre: Mystery, Dark Academia, Young Adult Publisher: Penguin Australia Published: 28th October 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Dark academia meets The Stepford Wives in this new YA mystery thriller from the bestselling author of Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer. Meg McLean is a… Continue reading What Have They Done to Liza McLean? by Amy Doak

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Music Camp by Penny Tangey

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Title: Music Camp Author: Penny Tangey Genre: Contemporary Publisher: UQP Published: 3rd June 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Miley and Juliet have nothing in common, apart from a love of music. Miley can’t afford the five-day Music Camp because she lost her home in a flood, but she’s won a scholarship to… Continue reading Music Camp by Penny Tangey

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Call of the Titanic by Lindsay Galvin

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Title: Call of the Titanic Author: Lindsay Galvin Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Chicken House Published: 8th June 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: From the bestselling author of Darwin’s Dragons and My Friend the Octopus comes an exciting historical adventure – with a touch of magic – set aboard the Titanic …Young cabin steward, Sid, is proud… Continue reading Call of the Titanic by Lindsay Galvin

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Rita’s Revenge by Lian Tanner

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Title: Rita’s Revenge Author: Lian Tanner Genre: Fiction, Mystery Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 5th July 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: The town of Little Dismal has more than its fair share of clever animals, which is why they are now in danger. Can Rita – poet, outcast and duck – solve the case of the… Continue reading Rita’s Revenge by Lian Tanner

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A Clue for Clara by Lian Tanner

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Title: A Clue for Clara Author: Lian Tanner Genre: Mystery, Humour, Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 4th August 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Can a scruffy chicken crack a crime? Perhaps, if she's a genius like Clara. An egg-cellent novel about a small chook and a big crime by the highly… Continue reading A Clue for Clara by Lian Tanner