“A Tap on the Window”
by Linwood Barclay

When Cal Weaver stops at red light on a rainy night while driving home, he ignores the bedraggled teen girl trying to hitch a lift, even when she starts tapping on his window. 


When she asks “Aren't you Scott's dad?” he realises she's one of his son's classmates and he can't ignore her. Giving a ride to a teenage girl might not be the smartest move, but how much harm could it do?

Over the next 24 hours Cal will find out. When Claire asks to stop at a restroom on the way home, he's happy to oblige. But the girl who gets back in the car seems nervous and as they get nearer their destination Cal realizes the nasty cut on Claire's hand has gone.

He starts to really worry the next morning when the police cruiser turns up at his door and asks him if he gave a lift to a girl the previous night. A girl who has now been found brutally murdered.

Linwood Barclay at his absolute best

“The Shadow Year” by Hannah Richell

On a sultry summer’s day, five friends stumble upon an abandoned lakeside cottage deep in the English countryside.



For Kat and her friends, it offers an escape; a chance to drop out, with lazy summer days by the lake and intimate winter evenings by the fire. As the seasons change, tensions arise and when an unexpected visitor appears at their door, nothing will be the same again ...

Three decades later, Lila arrives at the same remote cottage. With her marriage in crisis, she finds solace in renovating the tumbledown house, but she wonders about the previous inhabitants. Why did they leave in such a hurry and most disturbing of all, why can’t she shake the feeling that someone might be watching her?

Hannah Richell's SECRETS OF THE TIDES was one of the most widely praised fiction debuts of 2012. Her new novel is an equally captivating story of secrets, tragedy, lies and betrayal.

"Dark Paradise"
by Robert Macklin


'I have to tell you, Satan lives here.' Norfolk Island resident to the author, 2011.



Remote South Pacific islands are supposed to be paradise and from a distance, Norfolk Island looks an idyllic, peaceful, beautiful place lush with tall pines. But look closer ...

For all of the 220 years we have known it, Norfolk’s story has been one of darkness, pain, rage and horror. Long buried bones and axes hint at the violence before Captain Cook arrived and claimed the place for England. And then the horror truly began. From its earliest days the isolation of life on this extinct volcano took its toll.

Robert Macklin, author of the bestselling SAS SNIPER, tells the vivid, bewitching story of how a unique lifestyle and culture evolved amongst the almost two thousand inhabitants. From a brutal penal colony, a refuge for descendants of the Bounty mutineers when they outgrew Pitcairn Island in 1856, to the murder of Janelle Patton in 2002, Norfolk Island is exposed like never before. A place full of shadows and wrongful deaths, it’s history is a mesmerising tale all the more powerful because it is true.

“The Drowning”
by Rachel Ward

When Carl opens his eyes on the banks of a cold lake, his brother is being zipped into a body bag. And a shivering wet girl is being helped nearby.


What happened in the water? He can't remember. All he knows is that he must find out-before the truth comes back to drown him. . .

This is a dark psychological drama about amnesia, blood ties, jealousy, love and redemption for the 16+ young adult reader from the author of “Numbers”.

“Rosie Project” by Graeme Simsion

Don Tillman is getting married. He just doesn’t know who to yet.

But he has designed the Wife Project, using a sixteen-page questionnaire to help him find the perfect partner. She will most definitely not be a barmaid, a smoker, a drinker, or a late-arriver.

Rosie Jarman is all these things. She is also fiery and intelligent and beautiful. And on a quest of her own to find her biological father—a search that Don, a professor of genetics, might just be able to help her with.

The Wife Project teaches Don some unexpected things. Why earlobe length is an inadequate predictor of sexual attraction. Why quick-dry clothes aren’t appropriate attire in New York. Why he’s never been on a second date. And why, despite your best scientific efforts, you don’t find love: love finds you.

Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven by Derek Landy
(Skulduggery Pleasant #7.5)

The Maleficent Seven is a spin-off novella, set after Book 7 starring the Remnant-possessed Tanith Low.


It continues on from Trick Or Treat's revelation of four "God-Killer weapons" that could take down Darquesse.

The book is – pre-editting – about 54,000 words and is likely to stay around that number afterwards.

'And the Mountains Echoed' by Khaled Hosseini.

The #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, has written a new novel about how we love, how we take care of one another, and how the choices we make resonate through generations.

In this tale revolving around not just parents and children but brothers and sisters, cousins and caretakers, Hosseini explores the many ways in which families nurture, wound, betray, honour, and sacrifice for one another; and how often we are surprised by the actions of those closest to us, at the times that matter most.

Following its characters and the ramifications of their lives and choices and loves around the globe—from Kabul to Paris to San Francisco to the Greek island of Tinos—the story expands gradually outward, becoming more emotionally complex and powerful with each turning page.

Gardening Australia's Flora: The Gardener's Bible

A comprehensive encyclopaedia containing information on more than 20,000 plants from all around the world.


Organised in an A to Z format by botanical name, the individual entries provide a detailed description of each plant and its features, notes on origin, cultivation requirements, growth habit and propagation.

This 10th anniversary edition takes into account the most up-to-date changes in horticultural classifications. Hundreds of new species and popular cultivars are included, and common names and synonyms have been updated throughout the book.

Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals
by Jamie Oliver
RRP $49.99

After the incredible success of 30-Minute Meals, Jamie is back with double as quick delights.

My Journey
by Jim Stynes
RRP $39.99

My Journey gives us an intimate portrait of a man learning to face his fears and get the most out of every single day.

The Engagement
by Chloe Hooper
RRP $29.95

The author of The Tall Man returns with a brilliant psychological thriller with the themes of sex and money.

The Hobbit
by J R R Tolkien
RRP $14.99

The classic fantasy is sure to find a whole new readership as the Peter Jackson movie hits the screen.

A Wanted Man
by Lee Child
RRP $32.95

Jack Reacher is back in another fast paced thriller, travelling across Nebraska with suspicious companions.

The 26-Story Treehouse
by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
RRP $12.99

Lots of new stories for every youngster