August 2022 New Titles and Recommendations

Mystery 
The Little Grave | Carolyn Arnold
Mystery 
The 6:20 Man | David Baldacci
Mystery 
Local Gone Missing | Fiona Barton
Mystery 
The Murder Book | Mark Billingham
Mystery 
The Good Mother | Rae Cairns
Mystery 
Her Last Whisper | Jennifer Chase
Mystery 
Sparring Partners | John Grisham
Mystery 
Kiss Her Goodnight | D.K. Hood
Mystery 
With A Mind to Kill | Anthony Horowitz
Mystery 
The Blood Tide | Neil Lancaster
Mystery 
Unhinged | Jorn Lier Horst/Thomas Enger
Mystery 
Cold Cold Bones | Kathy Reichs
Mystery 
The Last to Disappear | Jo Spain
Mystery 
The Innocent Girls | B.R. Spangler
Mystery 
What They Knew | Marion Todd
Mystery 
To Kill a Troubadour | Martin Walker
Novel
The Omega Factor | Steve Berry
Novel
Six Days in Rome | Francesca Giacco
Novel
Trespasses | Louise Kennedy
Novel
Deception | Lesley Pearse
Novel
Nightwork | Nora Roberts
Australian
Horse | Geraldine Brooks
Australian
The Islands | Emily Brugman
Australian
Outback Skies | Barbara Hannay
Australian
The Coast | Eleanor Limprecht
Australian
Gathering Storms | Kerry McGinnis
Australian
The Ghosts of Paris | Tara Moss
Australian
The War Widow | Tara Moss
Australian
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Lying BesideYou | Michael Robotham
Australian
Dirt Town | Hayley Scrivenor
Australian
Black River | Matthew Spencer
Scandanavian
Trapped | Camilla Lackberg & Henrik Fexeus
Psychological
One Fatal Secret | Jane Isaac

Rosemary's August Newsletter

Author of the Month | Neil Lancaster

Neil was born in Liverpool in the 1960’s. He recently left the Metropolitan police, where he served over 25 years predominantly as a Detective, leading and conducting investigations into some of the most serious criminals across the UK and beyond. Since retiring from the Metropolitan police, Neil has relocated to the Scottish Highlands with his wife and son, where he mixes freelance investigations with writing.

Neil Lancaster

Book of the Month

Lying Beside You Michael Robotham

Twenty years ago, Cyrus Haven’s family was murdered. Only he and his brother survived. Cyrus because he hid Elias because he was the killer. Now Elias is being released from a secure psychiatric hospital and Cyrus, a forensic psychologist, must decide if he can forgive the man who destroyed his childhood.

As he prepares for the homecoming, Cyrus is called to a crime scene in Nottingham. A man is dead and his daughter, Maya, is missing. Then a second woman is abducted… The only witness is Evie Cormac, a troubled teenager with an incredible gift: she can tell when you are lying. Both missing women have dark secrets that Cyrus must unravel to find them-and he and Evie know better than anybody how the past can come back to haunt you…

Lying Beside You | Michael Robotham

Recommended reads

Bluebird | Genevieve Graham

about solving mysteries from the past, and she has a personal interest in the history of the rumrunners who ferried illegal booze across the Detroit river during Prohibition.

Corporal Jeremiah Bailey of the 1 st Canadian Tunnelling Company is tasked with planting mines in the tunnels beneath enemy trenches. After Jerry is badly wounded in an explosion, he finds himself in a Belgium field hospital under the care of Adele Savard, one of Canada’s nursing sisters, nicknamed “Bluebirds” for their blue gowns.

By war’s end, both Jerry and Adele return home to Windsor, scarred by the horrors of what they endured overseas. When they cross paths one day, they have a chance to start over. But the city is in the grip of Prohibition, which brings exciting opportunities as well as new dangerous conflicts that threaten to destroy everything they have fought for.

Bluebird | Genevieve Graham

A Bitter Taste of Murder | Camilla Trinchieri

Nico, a retired NYC homicide detective, is a widower show now lives in northern Italy. When an arrogant wine blogger dies, questions arise. Is his death due to an auto accident? Or was it murder? Nico helps the local police with the investigation while he works in his late wife’s cousin’s restaurant and enjoys life in the small village, he and his formerly stray dog now all home.

The Bitter Taste of Murder | Camila Trinchieri

The Sun Rose in Paris | Penny Fields-Schneider

It is 1928 in Melbourne and young Jack Tomlinson boards a cruise liner to England to visit his family in London. Jack’s hobby is art, and on the cruise, he spends most of his time drawing the people he sees on board. He meets Margaret who recognises his talents and introduces him to the art world in London and Paris.

Finally, Jack gets admission to one of the colleges to pursue his passion for art. His parents didn’t like his decision, but creative people hardly listen to anyone else…

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the Sun Rose in Paris | Penny Fields-Schneider

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