# New Titles and Recommendations February 2023 Source: https://ballaratmi.org.au/new-titles-and-recommendations-february-2023/ ## FEBRUARY 2023 ## New Releases ## Rosemary recommends more > ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023) *Starvation Lake | John Carson* [Reserve](https://ballaratmi.org.au/reserve-a-library-book/) **[Review this title](https://ballaratmi.org.au/my-book-rewiew/)** ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#2) *Last Girls Alive | Jennifer Chase* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#3) *Flowers on her Grave | Jennifer Chase* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#4) ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#5) *Desert Star | Michael Connelly* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#6) *Racing the Light | Robert Crais* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#7) *Ice Cole Malice | Rhys Dylan* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#8) *A Killers Heart | Thomas Fincham* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#9) *Bleeding Heart Yard | Elly Griffiths* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#10) *The Boys from Biloxi | John Grisham* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#11) *Gone to Ground | Bronwyn Hall* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#12) *Know no Evil | Graeme Hampton* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#13) *The Soulmate | Sally Hepworth* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#14) *The Blood Tide | Neil Lancaster* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#15) *Hidden Scars | Angela Marsons* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#16) *The Girl in the Castle | James Patterson* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#17) *Find me in the Dark | Dea Poirier* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#18) *The Killing Parade | T.G. Reid* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#19) *The It Girl | Ruth Ware* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#20) *In the Deep | Loreth Anne White* ##### Australian ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#21) *When we Fall | Aoife Clifford* ##### Australian ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#22) *Day's End | Garry Disher* ##### Australian ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#23) *Keeping up Appearances | Tricia Stringer* ##### Australian ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#24) *Murder in Williamstown | Kerry Greenwood* ##### Australian ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#25) *Broad River Station | Fleur McDonald* ##### Australian ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#26) *Call of Empire | Peter Watt* ##### Australian ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#27) *One Woman's War | Christine Wells* ##### Historical ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#28) *The Hidden Place | Dinah Jefferies* ##### Historical ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#29) *The Wife Who Risked Everything | Ellie Midwood* ##### Novel ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#30) *the Bourne Sacrifice | Robert Ludlum* ##### Novel ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#31) *A Temple of Skulls | Andy McDermott* ##### Literature ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#32) *A Brief Affair | Alex Miller* ##### Scandinavian ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#33) *The Winners | Fredrik Backman* ##### Scandinavian ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#34) *For the Lost | Lina Bengtsdotter* ##### Scandinavian ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#35) *Little Drummer | Kjell Ola Dahl* ##### Scandinavian ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#36) *The Lonely Ones | Hakan Nesser* ##### Non-Fiction ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#37) *Elizabeth and John | Alan Atkinson* ##### Non-Fiction ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#38) *Big Things Grow | Sarah Donnelley* ##### Non-Fiction ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#39) *The Light We Carry | Michelle Obama* ##### Non-Fiction ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews-2023/#40) *My Sporting Life | Michael Parkinson* #### Rosemary's february Newsletter **Author of the Month | Jennifer Chase** Jennifer is a fiction author, as well as a consulting criminologist. She holds a bachelor degree in criminology & criminal justice. Jennifer lives in California with her husband dogs and cats. *Jennifer Chase* #### Book of the Month ***The Light We Carry*** | **Michelle Obama** *The Light We Carry* offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse friend and *First Lady*, she shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully overcome various obstacles. *The Light We Carry | Michelle Obama* #### Recommended reads ***The Crimson Thread* | Kate Forsyth** In Nazi-occupied Crete, a young woman risks her life to hide two allied soldiers. When Crete is invaded by the Germans in May 1941. Alenka saves the lives of two young Australian soldiers. Jack and Teddy are childhood friends who joined up together to see the world. Both are left behind when the tattered remains of the Allied soldiers must evacuate Crete, after a bitter eleven-day battle. They are forced to hide for months as the Nazi occupiers tighten their grip on the island. But all three will find themselves tested to their limits. Alenka’s brother is a traitor and a collaborator who spies on her every move, and the Germain’s are determined to crush any hint of defiance. Alenka must choose whom to trust, and whom to love, and in the end whom to save. *The Crimson Thread Kate Forsyth* ***The Night Watch* | Neil Lancaster** A lawyer is found dead at sunrise on a lonely clifftop at Dunnett Head on the northern most tip of Scotland. It was supposed to be his honeymoon, but now his wife will never see him again. The case is linked to several mysterious deaths, including the murder of the lawyer’s last client – Scotland’s most notorious criminal – who has just walked free. DS Max Craigie knows this can only mean one thing: they have a vigilante serial killer on their hands. But this time the killer isn’t on the run; he’s on the investigation team. And the rules are different when the murderer is this close to home. He knows their weaknesses, knows how to stay hidden, and he thinks he’s above the law. *The Night Watch | Neil Lancaster* ***The Best Days of Our Lives*** | **Lucy Diamond** When 35 year old Leni McKenzie is knocked off her bike, her family’s world is turned upside down. Leni and her sister Alice were best friends, as well as siblings. But did they know each other as well as Alice thought? In the hope of coming to terms with her grief, she tries to piece together Leni’s last weeks – but her discoveries only lead to more questions. And that’s before the surprise reappearance of someone from the past. Life is certainly getting very complicated… Meanwhile, the rest of the family seem to be falling apart, Belinda, Alice’s mum has developed an unhealthy obsession with a clairvoyant, and Tony, her dad, is stressed about becoming a father all over again… *The Best Days of Our Lives | Lucy Diamond* **More of Rosemary’s new releases & recommendations.** [November/December 2022](https://ballaratmi.org.au/new-titles-and-recommendations-november-december-2022/) **Stay informed of our new releases** Subscribe to our Newsletter [subscribe newsletter >](https://ballaratmi.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=dd70ef083716c1e78fa7f77de&id=e81f7ed3c4#) ## Library Back to our Library homepage [Library](https://ballaratmi.org.au/library/) ## Tours The BMI can provide public tours of the building. Get in touch with us to book in a tour for your group. [Tour Information >](https://ballaratmi.org.au/research/tours/)