THRILLER/SUSPENSE

Everyone Here Is Lying
By Shari Lapena

In the ‘safe’ suburb of Stanhope, supposed family man William Wooler is devastated at the end of an affair and angry when he comes home to find his nine-year-old daughter, Avery, back from school early.

His temper erupts and hours later, the girl is missing. As the search becomes more desperate, neighbours make ever crazier accusations and things become decidedly strange because it seems that everyone here is lying! Will they ever find out who took Avery?

MYSTERY/CRIME

The Block Party
By Jamie Day

Garnering rave reviews even before its publication, this promises to be the perfect beach or pool read. The ‘friends and neighbours’ in an exclusive cul-de-sac are caught up in a confusing mire of scandalous secrets behind their seemingly idyllic façade until, on the night of the annual Summer Block Party, there’s a murder. The story travels back a year, as rivalries and betrayals unfold with our flawed gang discovering that the real danger lies within their own block and nothing—and no one—is ever as they seem.