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Castle Rock Mystery Crew: The Jase Files by Vicky McClure and Kim Curran

Title: Castle Rock Mystery Crew: The Jase Files Author: Vicky McClure and Kim Curran Genre: Mystery Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st December 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Meet Jase, Tyrone, Kinga, Harri and Sherlock the Dog. 10-year-old Jase is spending the summer holidays at the Castle Rock Caravan Park with his auntie… Continue reading Castle Rock Mystery Crew: The Jase Files by Vicky McClure and Kim Curran

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Day of the Whale by Rachel Delahaye

Title: Day of the Whale Author: Rachel Delahaye Genre: Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: On an island ruled by whales, one boy is searching for his missing father, another is refusing to forget the past and a girl is on the run. Together, they embark… Continue reading Day of the Whale by Rachel Delahaye

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Tipping Point by Dinuka McKenzie

Title: Tipping Point Author: Dinuka McKenzie Genre: Crime Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 31st January 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: A suicide. A shooting. And a reckoning, decades in the making. The must-read new Detective Kate Miles novel from 'a born storyteller' (Michael Robotham). Weeks from Christmas in the sweltering heat of summer, Detective… Continue reading Tipping Point by Dinuka McKenzie

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Smoke and Mirrors by Barry Jonsberg

Title: Smoke and Mirrors Author: Barry Jonsberg Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 30th January 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Grace McKellon isn't a 'people person'. All she needs is her magic tricks and her wise-cracking grandmother - until a new friend comes along and promises to make her a social… Continue reading Smoke and Mirrors by Barry Jonsberg

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Love, Just In by Natalie Murray

Title: Love, Just In Author: Natalie Murray Genre: Romantic Comedy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 3rd January 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 464 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: In the vein of Emily Henry's You and Me On Vacation, Love, Just In is a friends-to-lovers romance with just enough spice to heat up the summer. Sydney TV news reporter Josie Larsen… Continue reading Love, Just In by Natalie Murray

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Tight Lines by Louise Lambeth

Title: Tight Lines Author: Louise Lambeth Genre: Fiction Publisher: Deep Water Publishing Published: November 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 168 Price: $15.00 Synopsis: Roy is sick of being targeted by the school bully. He vows to beat the bully by winning the fishing competition, but… first he needs to ask his big brother Jack to teach… Continue reading Tight Lines by Louise Lambeth

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Kill Your Husbands by Jack Heath

Title: Kill Your Husbands Author: Jack Heath Genre: Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 28th November 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: A witty, page-turning, twisty whodunit from the bestselling author of the Hangman series, perfect for fans of Benjamin Stevenson. Three couples, friends since high school, rent a luxurious house in the… Continue reading Kill Your Husbands by Jack Heath

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Kaldoras: The Medoran Chronicles Epilogue by Lynette Noni

Title: Kaldoras: The Medoran Chronicles Epilogue Author: Lynette Noni Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Pantera Press Published: 31st October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 220 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: She didn’t hesitate to open the door and step through it, just as she had thousands of times before. Only, this time, something unexpected happened. Something different. Something very strange.… Continue reading Kaldoras: The Medoran Chronicles Epilogue by Lynette Noni

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Every Word a Lie by Sue Wallman

Title:  Every Word a Lie Author: Sue Wallman Genre: Crime Publisher: Scholastic UK Published: 1st November 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Someone is catfishing ... to kill. Award-winning author Sue Wallman tells a nail-biting story of a catfishing prank that gets out of control ... and gets deadly. Two friends, Amy and… Continue reading Every Word a Lie by Sue Wallman

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Yours From the Tower by Sally Nicholl

Title: Yours From the Tower Author: Sally Nicholl Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st November 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 368 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Three very different young women make their way through late Victorian England - can they each find true happiness?Tirzah, Sophia and Polly are best friends who’ve left boarding school and… Continue reading Yours From the Tower by Sally Nicholl