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ID: 753933

Title: Town Called Treachery

Author: Mitch Jennings

Narrator: Paul F. Verhoeven

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:48:11

Language: English

Release date: 07-31-24

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Satire & Parody, Detective Stories

Summary:

A deadbeat dad. A curious boy. A journo drowning in the past ... and a town full of secrets. Can the truth ever be found in a town called Treachery?

'One of a kind' Malcolm Knox

'The best journo-noir debut since Scrublands ... Mesmerising authenticity' Jack Heath

'Comes alive on the page' Hayley Scrivenor

A brutal murder in a town called Treachery? It's a story most journos would kill for, but for Stuart Dryden, it's a major inconvenience. He didn't take the gig at the local rag for its bustling crime beat. He'd sacrifice a career-making story for happy hour at the pub, but not even he can let a grisly murder through to the keeper. Especially when he keeps getting scooped by a persistent kid with a disposable Kodak.

Life's tough for eleven-year-old Matty Finnerty. His mother's gone, his father's gone most of the time and, as hard as he tries, he just can't get the kids at school to like him. When his favourite teacher Wendy Millburn turns up dead on the beach, it puts his dad Robbie in the crosshairs of a town that never liked him anyway. Worse than the bricks through the window, the dead animals on the lawn and the fish heads in the mailbox is the fact no one seems to be looking for the killer.

Matty starts to wonder whether Robbie knew Wendy better than he's let on. He needs a hero, and Dryden will have to do – that is, if he can just stay sober for a night or two. He might even cast off the ghosts of his own past.

As they stumble their way to answers, can they find the truth about Wendy – and what they're really made of?

Praise for A Town Called Treachery

'One of a kind ... A coming-of-age story, a crime investigation and a gripping dark drama brought to life with affection, humour and sharp insight' Malcolm Knox

'The best journo-noir debut since Scrublands ... Mesmerising authenticity, balancing darkness with laugh-out-loud wit' Jack Heath, bestselling author of Kill Your Husbands

'Comes alive on the page ... Filled with affectionate detail, shot through with a profound understanding of the darker parts of our natures, and the light that keeps us going. I'll be putting this book in the hands of every reader I know' Hayley Scrivenor, bestselling author of Dirt Town

'A gripping mystery suffused with warmth, humour and authenticity. A Town Called Treachery is clear-eyed about the sometimes brutal reality of small towns without ever losing sight of the humanity and heart of those who live in them. Uniquely Australian in the best way possible' Gabriel Bergmoser, bestselling author of The Caretaker

'A brilliant and accomplished debut, chock-a-block with Aussie spirit. Mitch Jennings delivers a complex crime story bursting with humour that will keep you guessing until the last compelling page. Australia has a new star of small-town crime' Matthew Ryan Davies, author of The Broken Wave

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ID: 753934

Title: Girls from Fitzroy

Author: Jennie Jones

Narrator: Eva Seymour

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:37:28

Language: English

Release date: 07-31-24

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Family Life

Summary:

An unlikely friendship between two young women from opposite ends of Fitzroy sparks lifechanging transformations they could never have anticipated.

Melbourne, 1945. Born into a well-to-do family, Maggie Johnson wants freedom from her parents' strict conservative beliefs and their unbending desire for her to marry the right sort of man. Instead, Maggie longs to forge her own path in life. Lil Kelly, who lives in the slums, works tirelessly to care for her mother and sister. Lil looks for contentment wherever she can find it, not daring to dream of more.

When their paths cross during the exhilarating celebrations of Victory in the Pacific Day, they form a secret friendship. Determined to help lift Lil out of poverty, Maggie finds herself in need of her friend's help when her own carefully ordered world collapses.

As Maggie discovers the strength and vibrancy within the close-knit community of southern Fitzroy, Lil is inspired to take a chance and look beyond the only life she has ever known.

In a world where destiny is dictated by the street where you were born, can Maggie and Lil find the courage to pursue their dreams and follow their hearts?

'Jennie Jones entwines friendship, family and the class divide into a finely written tale that highlights the importance of love and a meaningful life.' - Mary-Lou Stephens, author of The Chocolate Factory

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ID: 763913

Title: Serviceman J: The Untold Story of an NZSAS Soldier

Author: Jamie Pennell

Narrator: Michael Whalley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:50:47

Language: English

Release date: 07-31-24

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: History, Biography & Memoir, Military

Summary:

A gripping memoir by a former NZSAS commander on serving in Afghanistan over four deployments and operating at the edge of his limits

In 2011, following the Taliban siege on Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel, an SAS soldier identified only as Serviceman J was awarded New Zealand's second highest military honour by showing outstanding gallantry in the face of danger. After eighteen years in the New Zealand SAS, ex-commander Jamie Pennell is now ready to tell his story.

Having survived the famously tough SAS selection course and excelled during its brutal training, Jamie was sent on four deployments to Afghanistan and played a critical role in New Zealand's operations. From patrols across desert territories run by warlords to hostile fire and near-death combat, Serviceman J is a heart-stopping account of life inside one of the world's most elite military forces.

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ID: 753935

Title: Town Called Treachery

Author: Mitch Jennings

Narrator: Paul F. Verhoeven

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:48:11

Language: English

Release date: 07-31-24

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Satire & Parody, Detective Stories

Summary:

A deadbeat dad. A curious boy. A journo drowning in the past ... and a town full of secrets. Can the truth ever be found in a town called Treachery?

'One of a kind' Malcolm Knox

'The best journo-noir debut since Scrublands ... Mesmerising authenticity' Jack Heath

'Comes alive on the page' Hayley Scrivenor

A brutal murder in a town called Treachery? It's a story most journos would kill for, but for Stuart Dryden, it's a major inconvenience. He didn't take the gig at the local rag for its bustling crime beat. He'd sacrifice a career-making story for happy hour at the pub, but not even he can let a grisly murder through to the keeper. Especially when he keeps getting scooped by a persistent kid with a disposable Kodak.

Life's tough for eleven-year-old Matty Finnerty. His mother's gone, his father's gone most of the time and, as hard as he tries, he just can't get the kids at school to like him. When his favourite teacher Wendy Millburn turns up dead on the beach, it puts his dad Robbie in the crosshairs of a town that never liked him anyway. Worse than the bricks through the window, the dead animals on the lawn and the fish heads in the mailbox is the fact no one seems to be looking for the killer.

Matty starts to wonder whether Robbie knew Wendy better than he's let on. He needs a hero, and Dryden will have to do – that is, if he can just stay sober for a night or two. He might even cast off the ghosts of his own past.

As they stumble their way to answers, can they find the truth about Wendy – and what they're really made of?

Praise for A Town Called Treachery

'One of a kind ... A coming-of-age story, a crime investigation and a gripping dark drama brought to life with affection, humour and sharp insight' Malcolm Knox

'The best journo-noir debut since Scrublands ... Mesmerising authenticity, balancing darkness with laugh-out-loud wit' Jack Heath, bestselling author of Kill Your Husbands

'Comes alive on the page ... Filled with affectionate detail, shot through with a profound understanding of the darker parts of our natures, and the light that keeps us going. I'll be putting this book in the hands of every reader I know' Hayley Scrivenor, bestselling author of Dirt Town

'A gripping mystery suffused with warmth, humour and authenticity. A Town Called Treachery is clear-eyed about the sometimes brutal reality of small towns without ever losing sight of the humanity and heart of those who live in them. Uniquely Australian in the best way possible' Gabriel Bergmoser, bestselling author of The Caretaker

'A brilliant and accomplished debut, chock-a-block with Aussie spirit. Mitch Jennings delivers a complex crime story bursting with humour that will keep you guessing until the last compelling page. Australia has a new star of small-town crime' Matthew Ryan Davies, author of The Broken Wave

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ID: 716746

Title: Slow Dance

Author: Rainbow Rowell

Narrator: Rebecca Lowman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:30:39

Language: English

Release date: 07-30-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Coming of Age, Contemporary Women

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

A Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick.

Rainbow Rowell is back with her first adult novel in ten years in this uplifting novel about star-crossed lovers and the power of second chances

Discover the big, beaming power ballad of a novel about a love so true it refuses to be forgotten . . .

Back in high school, everybody thought Shiloh and Cary would end up together . . . everybody but Shiloh and Cary.

They were just friends. Best friends. They spent entire summers sitting on Shilohs porch steps, dreaming about the future. Shiloh was going to become an actress, and Cary was going to join the Navy. And nothing was ever going to change between them Shiloh made him promise.

Well, Shiloh did go to college, and Cary did join the Navy. But, somehow, everything changed.

Now its been fourteen years since Shiloh last spoke to Cary. Shes been married and divorced. She has two kids. And shes back in north Omaha living in the same house she grew up in. Her life is nothing like she planned.

When Shiloh gets invited to an old friends wedding, all she can think about is whether Cary will be there and whether she hopes he will be.

Slow Dance is the story of two kids who fell in love before they knew enough about love to recognize it. And what will happen when they try to make their way back to each other.

'Sexy, sweet, wise and nostalgic Jane Austens Persuasion for our times Gabrielle Zevin

A gorgeous book . . . a beautiful, believable love story between two slightly broken people. So sweet, but never sentimental. I yearned for them to be happy and I miss it now it's over Marian Keyes

'Deeply human, profoundly romantic. Rowell will break your heart and youll thank her for it' Leigh Bardugo

Who can deny the absolute, dizzy pleasure of loving a novel so much . . . I loved every page of Slow Dance, a book that is romantic to its core, and as funny and smart as its wonderful characters' Emma Straub

'A will-they, won't-they second chance romance for the ages, this one is poised to be one of summer's breakout hits' People

A powerful and poignant tale of first love . . . Rich, real, and emotionally raw, this satisfying contemporary is sure to impress Publishers Weekly

© Rainbow Rowell 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

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ID: 733815

Title: Paris '44: The Shame and the Glory

Author: Patrick Bishop

Narrator: Peter Noble

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14:35:16

Language: English

Release date: 07-25-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: History, World, Europe, Military

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

From the Sunday Times-bestselling author, comes a heart-stopping countdown narrative recreating the liberation of Paris in 1944, one of the great and most dramatic hinge moments of WW2

When the Germans marched in and the lamps went out in the City of Light the millions who loved Paris mourned. Liberation, four years later, triggered an explosion of joy and relief. It was the party of the century and everybody who was anybody was there. General Charles de Gaulle seized the moment to create an instant legend that would take its place alongside the great moments in French history. After years of oppression and humiliation Parisians had risen to reclaim their city and drive out the forces of darkness or so the story went.

This fresh new account of the liberation, packed with revelation, tells the story of those heady days of suspense, danger, exhilaration and vengeance through the eyes of a range of participants, reflecting all sides of the conflict: Americans, French and Germans; resisters and collaborators. Among them are famous names like Ernest Hemingway, J.D. Salinger and Pablo Picasso, but also some fascinating unknowns including a medic turned Resistance gunwoman, an androgynous Hungarian sculptor and a French bluestocking who quietly set about saving the nations art treasures from the Nazi looters.

Paris 44 looks behind the mythology to tell the real story of the liberation and expose the conflicts and contradictions of France under the occupation the shame as well as the glory. This gripping war-time narrative will enthral anyone who has a place for Paris in their hearts.

©2024 Patrick Bishop (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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ID: 721157

Title: Terminally Kill

Author: Steve Jones

Narrator: Steve Jones

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:25:14

Language: English

Release date: 07-25-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

Ray might be about to die. But hes sure as hell not going quietly

Former policeman Ray Sugar Leonard is no stranger to bad breaks. But even Walter White never had to open up and share his feelings with a bunch of misfits like Rays chemotherapy group: a giant God-bothering Welsh bouncer, a sharp-suited wannabe Wolf of Wall Street, and a misanthropic, potty-mouthed little old lady. Compared to that lot, getting mugged on his way home from the clinic was almost a relief.

But Ray is not your average victim. And when his training kicks in and his would-be attacker winds up dead, he wonders, who else might be equally deserving of such summary justice? After all, hes got cancer, whats he got to lose?

Then Ray lets slip his new philosophy to the group and it soon becomes clear that hes not the only one with murder in mind

'Joyously unpredictable, clever and witty RUTH JONES

'Funny, fast-paced and moving SATURDAY LIVE

Very funny echoes of Nick Hornby YOURE BOOKED

©2024 Steve Jones (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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ID: 801424

Title: Kunoichi Bunny

Author: Sara Cassidy

Narrator: Sara Cassidy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 00:16:09

Language: English

Release date: 07-23-24

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Genres: Kids, General, Health & Family

Summary:

The sun is out and the birds are chirping. Its a beautiful day for Saya, her dad and her well-loved stuffed bunny, Kunoichi, to go to the park.

On their way, Saya stealthily stops a fight by flinging her floppy four-legged ninja-bunny between two snarling cats. Later on, on the bus, Saya throws Kunoichi under the wheels of a childs stroller, halting its dangerous roll toward the stairs. Dad doesn't notice as Saya uses Kunoichi to save the day time and time again on their outing and on the bus home, proving small actions can have a great impact.

This wordless picture book in graphic novel format by award-winning author Sara Cassidy and illustrator Brady Sato will bring joy to every reader who believes in the magic of stuffed animals.

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ID: 763912

Title: Survivors

Author: Steve Braunias

Narrator: Steve Braunias

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:15:32

Language: English

Release date: 07-19-24

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, True Crime, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, General

Summary:

True stories of death and desperation

One survivor chooses loneliness.

One chooses exile.

One chooses oblivion.

Some have violent tendencies, ruining lives indiscriminately.

Some seal their own fate in slow motion; others do so in the blink of an eye.

In The Survivors, award-winning true-crime writer Steve Braunias retells twelve mysteries of human nature - unusual stories of how people choose to survive their own lives, and their decisions, desires, impulses... and failings.

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ID: 763239

Title: Survivors

Author: Steve Braunias

Narrator: Steve Braunias

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:15:32

Language: English

Release date: 07-19-24

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, True Crime, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, General

Summary:

True stories of death and desperation

One survivor chooses loneliness.

One chooses exile.

One chooses oblivion.

Some have violent tendencies, ruining lives indiscriminately.

Some seal their own fate in slow motion; others do so in the blink of an eye.

In The Survivors, award-winning true-crime writer Steve Braunias retells twelve mysteries of human nature - unusual stories of how people choose to survive their own lives, and their decisions, desires, impulses... and failings.

Contact: [email protected]