8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster
- Location(s): East Asia, North East Asia, South East Asia
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Present looking back
SLAVE. ESCAPE-ARTIST. MURDERER. TERRORIST. SPY. LOVER. MOTHER. TRICKSTER. At the Golden Sunset retirement home, it is not unusual for residents to invent stories. So when elderly Ms Mook first begins to unspool her memories, the obituarist listening to her...
- Location(s): England, Grenada
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
‘An unflinching look at one family’s experience of immigration, exploring mental health, identity and family’ Louise Hare ‘Don’t go Mammy please.’ Stuttered words filled her ears, sent frissons of guilt through her as she bent over him; held him...
- Location(s): Hamburg
- Genre(s): Crime, In Translation, Mystery
- Era(s): contemporary
Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her colleagues investigate the murders of men with a history of abuse towards women … as a startling, horrifying series of revelations emerge. When neatly packed male body parts wash up by the...
- Location(s): Gulf of Mexico
- Genre(s): RomCom
- Era(s): Contemporary
Love on the Island is a funny, fast-paced romantic comedy about a woman’s journey of self-discovery, personal growth and trying hard to avoid public meltdowns on prime-time TV. The most adventurous thing committed primary school teacher and professional nosy...
- Location(s): L'Albir, Costa Blanca
- Genre(s): RomCom
- Era(s): Contemporary
After suddenly losing her job, dedicated workaholic and chronic people-pleaser, Nell, is on the trip of a lifetime in search of something to spark joy – green tea, kale smoothies and wall pilates aren’t quite doing it. During a...
- Location(s): Slovenia
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): contemporary
To find herself, Nina must first unravel her past. After eight years abroad, twenty-nine-year-old Nina returns home to Slovenia to attend to her ill father. Plagued by painful childhood memories, poor health, and a broken heart, she struggles to...
- Location(s): New Zealand (Aotearoa)
- Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
Two murders. Two decades apart. One chance to get justice. Hana Westerman has left Auckland and her career as a detective behind her. Settled in a quiet coastal town, all she wants is a fresh start. The discovery of...