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Inside Out

Kathleen Folbigg & Tracy Chapman

In 2003, Kathleen Folbigg was convicted of killing her four children, based largely on her diary entries and her husband's accusations, and was sentenced to forty years in prison. In Inside Out, Kathleen recounts her traumatic childhood, troubled marriage, and how her dream of motherhood turned into a nightmare. Her childhood friend, Tracy Chapman, reconnected with her after the conviction and became a tireless advocate, believing firmly in Kathleen’s innocence. As scientific and legal doubts about the case grew, Tracy's persistence helped push for a re-examination of the evidence. After years of advocacy, Kathleen was finally pardoned and exonerated in 2023, and the book tells both women’s stories of resilience, injustice, and hope for change.

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One Night In Paris

Nina George

Claire Cousteau is one of France's most esteemed biologists, with a seemingly perfect family life. But behind closed doors she has become increasingly frustrated by the stasis in her marriage and her husband's unremarked-upon affairs. As she and her family prepare for a long summer on the Breton coast, her son Nico comes to her with a request: can his new girlfriend, Julie, join them? 

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Paper Heart

Cecelia Ahern

Pip’s world is small. But it’s about to become a whole lot bigger. For years she’s tucked away her dreams, shrinking herself into the space left behind - like the delicate origami she creates alone in her room. Then hope comes from an unlikely place: an astronomer from the local observatory. He teaches her to look up at the stars, and to see a world far bigger and more beautiful than she ever imagined.

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Snake Talk

Tyson Yunkaporta & Megan Kelleher

In Snake Talk, Tyson Yunkaporta and Megan Kelleher follow these stories around the world from Kathmandu to Aotearoa, from Mesoamerica to China to northern Europe. They ask how we can align our human gifts with the patterns of creation, seeking answers from makers who pay homage to the Serpent in images and objects. This exhilarating new book - like Sand Talk and Right Story, Wrong Story - shines an Indigenous light on contemporary society. Snake Talk invites us to see the world through the eye of the Serpent.

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Strange Pictures

Uketsu 

An exploration of the macabre, where the seemingly mundane takes on a terrifying significance. A pregnant woman's sketches on a seemingly innocuous blog conceal a chilling warning. A child's picture of his home contains a dark secret message. A sketch made by a murder victim in his final moments leads an amateur sleuth down a rabbithole that will reveal a horrifying reality.

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The Picasso Heist

James Patterson & Howard Roughan

A rare masterpiece by Picasso is about to go to auction, and the whole world is watching. But bright art student Halston Graham sees an opportunity. One that could secure millions for her future – and freedom for her wrongly imprisoned father... 

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The Secret of Secrets

Dan Brown

Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture by Katherine Solomon--a prominent noetic scientist with whom he has recently begun a relationship. Katherine is on the verge of publishing an explosive book that contains startling discoveries about the nature of human consciousness and threatens to disrupt centuries of established belief. But a brutal murder catapults the trip into chaos, and Katherine suddenly disappears along with her manuscript. 

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The Turing Protocol

Nick Croydon

In the midst of World War II, Enigma codebreaker Alan Turing has created a machine named Nautilus that can send a message back into the recent past. After Turing uses it to help the Allied forces succeed on D-Day, he sees the power (and potential danger) of what he has created. He knows he can only entrust it to one person: Joan, the mother of his secret child. Over the next seventy years, the Nautilus is passed down through the Turing family, who all must decide for themselves when to use this powerful invention. Will it save the world - or destroy it?

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Until the Red Leaves fall

Alli Parker

Emmy Darling has a secret. She has a few. Her lemon meringue pie is a recipe from a women's magazine, she's always wanted to be a playwright, and the best parts of her husband Sebastian's plays are the scenes she's written during edits. But when charismatic theatre impresario and leading lady, Virginia van Belle, insists Emmy write about her wartime experiences as the lead play in her 1957 season, Emmy is faced with every writer's dilemma. Because Emmy's biggest secret is that her name is actually Emiko Tanaka. 

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Wolf Hour

Jo Nesbo

When a small-time crook is shot down in the streets of Minneapolis, all signs point to a lone wolf, a sniper who has vanished into thin air. When the shooter strikes again, it’s maverick detective Bob Oz they call in to crack the case. They don’t think this victim will be the last. As the body count rises, Oz suspects something even more sinister is at play. And the closer he gets to the truth, the more disturbed he becomes. Because this serial killer reminds him of someone dangerous: himself.

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