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The Point

The Point
  • Author(s): Marion Halligan
  • Location(s): Canberra
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): early 2000s

Themes of destruction, loss, and desire are explored in this intricately crafted novel. On a cliff overlooking a scenic lake and city skyline rises an elegant glass confection that is home to the best restaurant in town—The Point. Here,...

The Postcard

The Postcard
  • Author(s): Leah Fleming
  • Location(s): London, Australia
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1930s and 2002

2002, Australia. When Melissa discovers a postcard addressed to ‘Desmond’ among her recently deceased father’s effects, she is determined to discover this person’s identity and his relationship to her father. She soon embarks on a journey that will take...

The Potato Factory

The Potato Factory
  • Author(s): Bryce Courtenay
  • Location(s): Hobart, London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1800s

Ikey Solomon is in the business of thieving and he’s very good at it. Ikey’s partner in crime is his mistress, the forthright Mary Abacus, until misfortune befalls them. They are parted and each must make the harsh journey...

The Rain Never Came

The Rain Never Came
  • Author(s): Lachlan Walter
  • Location(s): Australia
  • Genre(s): Science Fiction/Future
  • Era(s): The Future

In a thirsty, drought-stricken Australia, the country is well and truly sunburnt. As the Eastern states are evacuated to more appealing climates, a stubborn few resist the forced removal. They hide out in small country towns – where no...

The Recipient

The Recipient
  • Author(s): Dean Mayes
  • Location(s): Australia
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): 2016

Her heart is dying. Casey Schillinge is a vivacious young woman on the verge of making her mark on the world. While backpacking, she is struck down by a tropical disease and suffers cardiac failure. But at the eleventh...

The Rest is Silence

The Rest is Silence
  • Author(s): Kevin Scully
  • Location(s): New South Wales, Bethnal Green, Dorset
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1960s to 2000s

A monastery is dying.Brother Columba and his frail Abbot face the task of having to leave the rural sanctuary that has been home to an order of monks since its foundation to live in a care home in inner-city...

The Rip

The Rip
  • Author(s): Holly Craig
  • Location(s): Rottnest Island
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Luxury villas on hot white sand, views for miles over turquoise water. Flawless hostess Penny gathers guests to an island for her husband’s birthday celebrations. But she soon regrets inviting self-obsessed Eloise…When a child vanishes on the night of...

The Rosie Project

The Rosie Project
  • Author(s): Graeme Simsion
  • Location(s): Australia
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): early 2000s

An international sensation, this hilarious, feel-good novel is narrated by an oddly charming and socially challenged genetics professor on an unusual quest: to find out if he is capable of true love. Don Tillman, professor of genetics, has never...

The Rush

The Rush
  • Author(s): Michelle Prak
  • Location(s): The Outback
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

In this riveting psychological thriller—perfect for fans of Jane Harper’s The Survivors and Erica Ferencik’s Into the Jungle—a ferocious storm in the Australian Outback sets the stage for betrayal and murder. With a massive downpour and flash floods predicted, Quinn Durand leaves work...

The Secret of Supernatural Creek (A Laura Marlin Mystery)

The Secret of Supernatural Creek (A Laura Marlin Mystery)
  • Author(s): Lauren St John
  • Location(s): Australia
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Eleven-year-old ace detective Laura Marlin is back for her next exciting adventure in the fifth mystery from award-winning author Lauren St John. After helping to capture Mr A, the notorious leader of the Straight A gang, Laura Marlin is...

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