Extracts
Extract: By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult
05 September 2024
1581. Emilia Bassano is allowed no voice of her own, but finds a way
to bring her work to the stage secretly. Yet by paying a man for the use
of his name, she will write her own out of history. His name? William
Shakespeare. Now. Playwright Melina Green is determined to see one
of her shows make the stage, but it appears a woman...
Extract: We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
05 September 2024
Blending the charm of The Thursday Murder Club with a twisty
international mystery, Richard Osman returns with a thrilling new
series. Steve Wheeler is enjoying his quiet retirement, filled with
pub quizzes and cat cuddles, while his daughter-in-law Amy lives
for adrenaline. As a private security officer, Amy is currently on a
remote...
Extract: The Tea Merchant by Jackie Phamotse
27 August 2024
Part 1 of Jackie Phamotse’s new series takes us to 2005 in the rugged
Cederberg mountains. Cameron Coal is struggling to save his family’s
rooibos farm from bankruptcy while grieving his wife’s death and raising
his blind daughter. As his father, John, fights to save the farm from a
hidden enemy, Cameron's brother,...
Extract: The Lost Coast by Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman
19 August 2024
In this gripping new thriller from Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman,
former coroner Clay Edison is now a private investigator. When
a young man hires him to look into minor financial discrepancies
in his grandmother's estate, Clay uncovers a decades-old con
game with countless victims. The investigation leads him to a...
Extract: What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena
19 August 2024
A nasty crime exposes the secrets and obsessions of a small rural
community. Nothing ever happens in Fairhill, Vermont, until the
morning Diana Brewer is found in a hayfield, circled by vultures.
The tight-knit town, where doors are left unlocked and everyone
knows each other, is suddenly gripped by fear and suspicion. As
the community...
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