Extracts
Extract: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
05 October 2021
Bursting with life, charm, richly imagined settings and unforgettable characters, The Lincoln Highway is an extraordinary journey through 1950s America from the pen of a master storyteller.
Emmett
“JUNE 12, 1954— The drive from Salina to Morgen was three hours, and for much of it, Emmett hadn’t said a...
Extract: The Jealousy Man & Other Stories by Jo Nesbo
30 September 2021
Filled with dark thrills, twisted minds and vengeful hearts, these twelve page-turning short stories from 'the king of Scandicrime' (FT) and creator of the iconic detective Harry Hole, will have you reading late into the night.
LONDON
“I’M NOT AFRAID OF FLYING. The chances of dying in a plane crash for the...
Extract: 2 Sisters Detective Agency by James Patterson and Candice Fox
30 September 2021
Attorney Rhonda Bird returns home to LA to bury her estranged father, and discovers that he left her two final surprises. The first is a private detective agency that he set up after leaving his job as an accountant; the second is a teenage half sister named Baby.
PROLOGUE
“SHE WAS A KILLER.
Jacob Kanular knew it...
Extract: Glass House by Chinenye Emezie
30 September 2021
Let me tell you a story. It’s about a war. This war is not the type fought with guns and machetes. It is a family type. A silent war. The type fought in the heart. It began long before I was formed.
“THE WAY THE BUILDING WAS SPREAD OUT, at first glance it appeared as if it were located in our compound, if you were...
Extract: Black Diamond by Zakes Mda
30 September 2021
Kristin Uys is a tough Roodepoort magistrate who lives alone with her cat. She is on a one-woman crusade to wipe out prostitution in the town for reasons that have personal significance for her.
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Free the Visagie Brothers
“NO ONE WILL BLAME YOU if you think Kristin Uys is dressed for a funeral. Not the black...
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