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Vanish Shelley Burr. People go to the isolated Karpathy farm looking for a new life… and are never seen again. A chilling thriller from the award-winning and bestselling author of Australian noir, Shelley Burr. Lane Holland’s crime-solving career ended the day he went to prison. With his parole hearing approaching, he faces the grim reality that […]

The Reunion Bronwyn Rivers. Ten years ago, six teenagers hiked into the Blue Mountains wilderness – and only five came out alive.The survivors have barely seen each other since the tragic bushwalk. Yet when an invitation arrives to attend a 10-year memorial of their friend’s death, Hugh, Charlotte, Alex,Laura and Jack find themselves travelling back

Tracings Barry J Conn. Four brothers and a sister emigrated from Ireland to the colony of Victoria between 1853 and 1858.  They came as part of the gold rush, but not because of the lure of gold. They came to farm the new pastoral and agricultural estates. Life in Northern Ireland during the early 19th Century,

Three Boys Gone Mark Smith. Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’ Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare. Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip, three

Wild Dark Shore Charlotte McConaghy. From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world, and a taut, psychological thriller, Wild Dark Shore is a

Peter Stevens: Much More Than Cars Dr Phil Roberts OAM. This is the story of a successful Ballarat businessman involved in multiple community enterprises. The book, lavishly illustrated with images from his time in the motor industry, traces Peter’s early life, recounts the intriguing story of his business adventures and pays testimony to his community spirit

Dancers on the Sea: Stories of Atauro Island, Timor Leste. 1994 – 2002 Gabrielle Samson. Dancers on the Sea This story tells of a woman’s life on Atauro Island, learning its history and culture as she worked with the community to improve living conditions through education. The memoir shares the stories of some of the