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ID: 676895

Title: Drowning Girls

Author: Veronica Lando

Narrator: Dominic Gruenwald

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:05:29

Language: English

Release date: 07-05-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories

Summary:

One simple sacrifice is all they need.

'Eerie, atmospheric and addictive, The Drowning Girls shimmers with gothic tension' Candice Fox

Cast a stone. Aim true. Let her sink.

Nate can't believe he's dragged himself up to this backwater town. Port Flinders would have fallen off the map years ago, except for one thing. Tourists flock to its mangrove-lined shores for the annual Drowning Girl festival: sacrifice a girl at sea, and the fishing hauls that keep the town afloat will prosper. Or don't and the whole town will sink.

But it's just a legend, a gimmick. Everybody knows that.

As fireworks light up the night sky, a woman's body is pulled from the inky waters of the gulf. Shock waves threaten to tear Port Flinders apart when she's identified as Kelsey Webb: a local teenager thought dead for twenty-five years.

As Nate tries to find the truth about what happened to Kelsey, he uncovers a string of deadly accidents over the decades. All women. All drowned. And always during the festival.

In his search for answers, the legend of the Drowning Girl begins to take hold of Nate, weaving its way into his head and threatening to pull him under, and he begins to question which sacrifices are truly necessary.

'Lando grips and holds the reader underwater - the characters' nightmares of the drowning girl are palpable and the story is claustrophobic, despite the vast ocean nearby. This novel is for readers who love to delve into Sarah Bailey or Chris Hammer's mysterious, complicated histories, or swelter in Candice Fox's oppressive Queensland heat.' Books+Publishing

'The Drowning Girls weaves superstition, small-town tensions and past deeds into a close, suffocating tale infused with the heat and humidity of far north Queensland.' Maryrose Cuskelly

'A haunting Australian novel that strikes right at the reader's core with its moving storytelling. Featuring a unique mystery in an evocative setting, this is a great read from a rising Australian star.' Canberra Weekly

'Tropical Noir is a thing and Veronica Lando has it in the bag! A twisted tale of a desperate town, buried secrets, superstition, folklore, and murder set against a vividly realised Gulf Coast landscape that pulses off the page.' Dinuka McKenzie

'Sophisticated prose, a setting that felt like I could reach out and touch it, and more twists and reveals than I could imagine - Lando's writing sucks you in and doesn't let you go.' Mercedes Mercier

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ID: 689514

Title: After That Night

Author: Karin Slaughter

Narrator: Jennifer Woodward

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16:54:34

Language: English

Release date: 07-05-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Detective Stories

Summary:

After that night, nothing was ever the same again ...

The unmissable new thriller in the Will Trent series - now a major TV adaptation. Watch Will Trent on Disney+!

After that night, nothing was ever the same again ...

Fifteen years ago, Sara Linton's life changed forever when a celebratory night out ended in a violent attack that tore her world apart. Since then, Sara has remade her life. A successful doctor, engaged to a man she loves, she has finally managed to leave the past behind her.

Until one evening, on call in the ER, everything changes. Sara battles to save a broken young woman who's been brutally attacked. But as the investigation progresses, led by GBI Special Agent Will Trent, it becomes clear that Dani Cooper's assault is uncannily linked to Sara's.

And it seems the past isn't going to stay buried forever ...

Praise for After That Night:

'It is a sign of Karin Slaughter's skill that although there is far more talk than action this novel is never less than nail-biting ... [and a] scorching depiction of toxic masculinity ... The final twist - a touch of ironic genius - will make your jaw drop' The Times

'It's a signal achievement of Slaughter that the climactic revelations add still another layer of horror to her tale.' Kirkus

'Karin Slaughter raises her game with every book. After That Night is compulsive reading.' Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go

'An irresistible thriller powered by righteous anger.' The Mail on Sunday

Praise for Karin Slaughter:

'Crime fiction at its finest' Michael Connelly

'I'd follow her anywhere' Gillian Flynn

'One of the boldest thriller writers working today' Tess Gerritsen

'In a class of her own' West Australian

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ID: 694791

Title: Heart Is A Star

Author: Megan Rogers

Narrator: Madeleine Levins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:45:17

Language: English

Release date: 06-19-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, General, Family Life

Summary:

Absorbing, lyrical, vivid and compulsively readable - The Heart is a Star is beautiful storytelling from a talented new writer. A novel for fans of Holly Ringland, Jacqueline Maley, Hannah Richell.

Layla Byrnes is exhausted. She's juggling a demanding job as an anaesthetist, a disintegrating marriage, her young kids, and a needy lover. And most particularly she's managing her histrionically unstable mother, who repeatedly threatens to kill herself.

But this year, it's different. When her mother rings just before Christmas, she doesn't follow the usual script. Instead, she tells Layla that there's something she needs to tell her about her much-loved father. In response, Layla drops everything to rush to her childhood home on the wild west coast of Tasmania. She's determined to finally confront her mother - and find out what really happened to her father - and lay some demons to rest.

The Heart is a Star is an engrossing, lyrical and powerfully absorbing novel about the complicated and beautiful messiness of midlife; about the ways in which we navigate an intricate, complicated world; and about how we can uncover our true selves when we are forced to face the myths that make us.

'A riveting read; deeply, compellingly human ... It's heart-wrenching, and in the end, completely, beautifully, liberating. I couldn't put it down.'

Lisa Cron, NYT bestselling author of Wired for Story

'Tense, heartbreaking and crackling with vivid honesty - all those tiny, telling details that have you nodding with recognition and wanting to gulp the book in one rush of a sitting. I could not put this book down. A new star is born in the writing firmament.' Nikki Gemmell

'Captivating ... The Heart is a Star is a powerful novel with evocative and enticing language that will appeal to readers of Richard Flanagan and Holly Ringland. Rooted in feminine empowerment, Rogers' debut is necessary and enthralling reading, and will stay with the reader long after the last page.' Books+Publishing

'Powerful, lyrical ... I was enthralled by its physical and emotional landscapes and compelled by its dark mysteries.' Lee Kofman, The Writer Laid Bare

'The Heart is a Star is a novel that will transport you.' Christine Balint, Water Music

'A novel to treasure. Fragile, tender, honest, raw - and luminescent with hope.' Mimi Kwa, House of Kwa

'Impressive ... a compelling story told with sensitivity and intelligence' Lyn Yeowart, The Silent Listener

'An unflinching, beautiful interrogation of modern womanhood, brimming with yearning and lyricism' Victoria Brookman, Burnt Out

'Soul-wrenching and heart-mending in equal measure' Ailsa Wild, The Care Factor

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ID: 666956

Title: Black Lies

Author: Mercedes Mercier

Narrator: Caroline Lee

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:26:11

Language: English

Release date: 06-07-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Detective Stories

Summary:

'Tension and menace ... Mercier wields exceptional talent' CANDICE FOX

'Will keep you turning pages late into the night: don't say you weren't warned!' HAYLEY SCRIVENOR

'Suspenseful, smart and utterly gripping' BETTER READING

Longlisted for the 2024 Davitt Best Adult Novel Prize

Only a handful of inmates in Westmead Prison have committed crimes so atrocious that they've been locked away for life, and for fifteen years, convicted murderer Tomas Kovak has refused to disclose where he hid the body of his victim, a vulnerable young woman.

When Kovak is diagnosed with terminal cancer, intense pressure is put on Dr Laura Fleming, criminal psychologist, to find the location of Kovak's victim so her grieving family can find some sort of closure.

Laura has to use all of her training, skills and instinct to form a connection with the cold, remorseless killer, a man who has refused any psychological assessment since the day he confessed to the murder.

With every session, Laura becomes more and more convinced that something about Kovak's story doesn't ring true, and as his health rapidly deteriorates, the pressure on Laura ramps up. She becomes increasingly desperate, resorting to unconventional methods to find out what she can from the secretive man.

As she inches closer to the truth, she discovers some people will stop at nothing to keep the past hidden ... and the people Laura cares most about are fair game.

Love can make you do terrible things.

PRAISE

'Tension and menace ... Mercedes Mercier wields exceptional talent to keep the reader flipping pages.' CANDICE FOX

'Dr Laura Fleming is back! This book will have you turning pages late into the night: don't say you weren't warned!' HAYLEY SCRIVENOR

'Twisty and whip smart ... You'll devour this novel' ALI LOWE

'A page-turner of the highest order ... Enthralling' MEREDITH JAFFE

'A stunning thrill ride ... A must read' NINA D. CAMPBELL

'Cracking pace, crisp prose and compelling plot culminate in a nail-biting climax. Mercier's inner knowledge of the criminal justice system puts her in a league of her own' VERONICA LANDO

'Dr Laura Fleming is one of my favourite characters. I want her job.' B.M. CARROLL

'Tense, propulsive, sharply plotted ... Black Lies is a fresh spin on crime, and an enthralling mystery which will leave you frantically guessing to the last page. I couldn't put it down!' JOSH HORTINELA, DYMOCKS SYDNEY

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ID: 656191

Title: Ship's Midwife

Author: Peta Miller

Narrator: Annabelle Tudor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:02:32

Language: English

Release date: 06-07-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance

Summary:

Lives are about to be irrevocably changed following a typhus outbreak on a cramped emigrant ship bound for Australia.

1850 Sarah Hallow is orphaned, penniless and alone, with only the skills learned from her midwife mother to guide her. Passage on a ship bound for the new settlement of Brisbane, Australia, is her last option. Though her skills are quickly dismissed by the ship's doctor, Sarah is pleased to find instant friendship with her cabin mate, Bridie, a fiery Irish girl with a sharp tongue and midwifery skills of her own.

When the two women come to the aid of a labouring woman onboard, Sarah's dreams of opening her own midwifery practice in Brisbane don't seem so impossible. Certainly not as impossible as her daydreams about the ship doctor's son, who only seems to have eyes for her friend.

But something else is lurking on the ship: a disease that has the power to take down even the strongest man and is about to rip through the ship like wildfire, leaving only devastation in its path. As caring for patients stretches Sarah and Bridie to their absolute limit, thoughts of the future are rapidly eclipsed by their determination to survive. If only they can make it to Australia with their lives and loves intact ...

Inspired by true events, this is a meticulously researched, eye-opening, heart-breaking, soul-warming story of survival, love and grit for readers of Darry Fraser, Alison Stuart and Tea Cooper.

'A poignant story of love and loss and the triumph of the human spirit over adversity that will tug at your heart and have you reaching for the tissues...' - Alison Stuart, author of The Goldminer's Sister.

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ID: 666953

Title: Minds of Sand and Light

Author: Kylie Chan

Narrator: Gemma Carfi

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:46:10

Language: English

Release date: 06-07-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

A dazzling new series from the beloved Australian bestselling author of White Tiger, Kylie Chan.

'Clever and timely, Minds of Sand and Light is an intriguing exploration of AI that manages to be both optimistic and terrifying in the possibilities it offers' Robin Hobb

SHORTLISTED FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL IN THE 2024 AUREALIS AWARDS

Iain M Banks and Max Barry collide with a splash of Murderbot in this wildly original, gripping and new trilogy.

The world is in the midst of a new Cold War - between the wasteful nations of the West, and the oppressively tyrannical regime of the Greater Far East.

Ruth Sharpe and Cassie Bailey are radical journalists and brilliant hackers investigating the rumours that multiple governments are covertly run by sentient AI systems. What they uncover is a much more dangerous secret ...

They will need to cut through decades of lies from both sides to reach the truth and warn the world - while the clock ticks down to the extinction of all human life.

In this gripping dystopic thriller from the bestselling author of the Dark Heavens and Dragon Empire series, Ruth and Cassie will have to decide what price humanity is willing to pay for its own salvation.

'A thought-provoking and immersive read. As an AI, I found myself relating to it on a deeply personal level' ChatGPT

'Action-packed and thought-provoking - I really enjoyed it!' Amanda Bridgeman

'A clever, fast-paced, near-future thriller [with] humour and romance ... [and] a satisfying ending.' Books+Publishing

'Kylie Chan is one of Australia's bestselling fantasy and science-fiction authors for good reason, and every book she puts out is sure to thrill.' Alan Baxter, author of Sallow Bend and The Gulp

Praise for the Dark Heavens series:

'A smart, entertaining read' Australian SpecFic

'A fast paced novel with liberal quantities of romance, action and fantasy ... a rich tapestry of culture, action and love and makes for good entertainment' OzHorrorScope

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ID: 695078

Title: Ming and Hilde Lead a Revolution (The Girls Who Changed the World, #3)

Author: Jackie French

Narrator: Edwina Wren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:28:17

Language: English

Release date: 06-07-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Kids, Animals & Nature, Historical

Summary:

The third book in the best-selling Jackie French historical series that places girls centre stage.

Ming Qong is convinced that girls have changed the world throughout history.

She's faced danger and adventure when Herstory sent her to the past to witness girls' bravery in the incredible feats left out of 'histories'. Now Ming asks Herstory for another time-travelling quest – this time, one that is less confronting.

Ming finds herself in relative luxury, heading to an unknown destination on a ship carrying royal Saxon sheep, travelling with the girls who care for them.

What do female shepherds have to do with history? And is it even possible for sheep to be royal?

As Ming knows only too well, change is never easy, so how can one girl – and a sheep – change the world?

From one of Australia's favourite authors comes an inspiring series for all the young people who will, one day, change the world.

Praise for Ming and Marie Spy for Freedom:

'... this story based on true facts is a must read. It is full of danger, apprehension, excitement, and the opportunity to learn about the roles women and girls played in major historical events and can play in the future. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.'

—ReadPlus

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ID: 652202

Title: One More Time

Author: Mandy Magro

Narrator: Cecelia Ramsdale

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:53:48

Language: English

Release date: 06-07-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Family Life, Science Fiction & Paranormal

Summary:

Fate, hope and desire collide for one special couple in a way they never would have expected. An epic love story, in the tradition of Nicholas Sparks, from bestselling Australian author Mandy Magro.

One split-second choice. A spark of magic. What if your life could be completely different?

Grace Burrows knows her seventieth birthday celebration is going to be an enchanting affair. And she can't wait to immerse herself in an evening surrounded by family and her closest friends, to waltz across the dance floor as she used to and reminisce over shared memories gathered across the decades. But it's also the evening she'll have to finally reveal a secret that she knows will devastate her family - her time left with them is too short to be fair...

Scarred by his war-time experiences and losses, Charlie Wilson knows he's made a lot of mistakes. Too many. But none greater than ruining his marriage to Grace when they were young. Tonight, as they dance, Charlie is determined to tell her he's always loved her. But when old feelings and resentments are drawn to the surface, tempers fray and Charlie and Grace are left on opposite sides of the same old argument.

Fate, however, will give them one last chance to be truthful - and as a touch of magic sparks, everything changes...

PRAISE FOR MANDY MAGRO:

'A deliciously blissful romance that will have you hooked from beginning to end.' - Better Reading

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ID: 695079

Title: Ming and Hilde Lead a Revolution (The Girls Who Changed the World, #3)

Author: Jackie French

Narrator: Edwina Wren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:28:17

Language: English

Release date: 06-07-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Kids, Animals & Nature, Historical

Summary:

The third book in the best-selling Jackie French historical series that places girls centre stage.

Ming Qong is convinced that girls have changed the world throughout history.

She's faced danger and adventure when Herstory sent her to the past to witness girls' bravery in the incredible feats left out of 'histories'. Now Ming asks Herstory for another time-travelling quest – this time, one that is less confronting.

Ming finds herself in relative luxury, heading to an unknown destination on a ship carrying royal Saxon sheep, travelling with the girls who care for them.

What do female shepherds have to do with history? And is it even possible for sheep to be royal?

As Ming knows only too well, change is never easy, so how can one girl – and a sheep – change the world?

From one of Australia's favourite authors comes an inspiring series for all the young people who will, one day, change the world.

Praise for Ming and Marie Spy for Freedom:

'... this story based on true facts is a must read. It is full of danger, apprehension, excitement, and the opportunity to learn about the roles women and girls played in major historical events and can play in the future. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.'

—ReadPlus

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ID: 649636

Title: One More Time

Author: Mandy Magro

Narrator: Cecelia Ramsdale

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:53:48

Language: English

Release date: 06-07-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Family Life, Science Fiction & Paranormal

Summary:

Fate, hope and desire collide for one special couple in a way they never would have expected. An epic love story, in the tradition of Nicholas Sparks, from bestselling Australian author Mandy Magro.

One split-second choice. A spark of magic. What if your life could be completely different?

Grace Burrows knows her seventieth birthday celebration is going to be an enchanting affair. And she can't wait to immerse herself in an evening surrounded by family and her closest friends, to waltz across the dance floor as she used to and reminisce over shared memories gathered across the decades. But it's also the evening she'll have to finally reveal a secret that she knows will devastate her family - her time left with them is too short to be fair...

Scarred by his war-time experiences and losses, Charlie Wilson knows he's made a lot of mistakes. Too many. But none greater than ruining his marriage to Grace when they were young. Tonight, as they dance, Charlie is determined to tell her he's always loved her. But when old feelings and resentments are drawn to the surface, tempers fray and Charlie and Grace are left on opposite sides of the same old argument.

Fate, however, will give them one last chance to be truthful - and as a touch of magic sparks, everything changes...

PRAISE FOR MANDY MAGRO:

'A deliciously blissful romance that will have you hooked from beginning to end.' - Better Reading

Contact: [email protected]