Books – New Releases

AS THE WEATHER GETS COOLER THIS NOVEMBER, SNUGGLE UP WITH SOME EXCITING NEW RELEASES…

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THE JUDGE’S LIST BY JOHN GRISHAM

John Grisham is considered the master of the legal thriller and The Judge’s List confirms it. Lucy Stoltz, who first appeared in The Whistler, is approaching 40 and is finding her job at The Florida Board of Judicial Conduct has become tedious and unsatisfying. As she debates whether to pursue a new career or stay where she is, she receives a mysterious phone call claiming a sitting judge in Lucy’s jurisdiction is a serial killer. He is cunning, meticulous and, most importantly, knows the law. As he methodically works his way through a list of people who have wronged him, Lucy must investigate and gather hard evidence without ending up on his hit list. The Judge’s List is a tense, gripping and engrossing read.

BETTER OFF DEAD BY LEE CHILD AND ANDREW CHILD

Lee Child is back with the 26th exciting instalment of the bestselling Jack Reacher thriller series. When Reacher spots a car crashed into the only tree on an otherwise empty road, he stops to help. He finds disabled veteran Michaela Fenton, who is on a secret and deadly mission to rescue her brother and bring justice to his captors. To help her, Reacher must use himself as bait and defend himself against deadly adversaries. Packed with Child’s trademark action and fight scenes, Better Off Dead is a fast-paced, actionpacked page turner.

THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP BY JENNY COLGAN

When the department store where Carmen works closes down, she has no option but to go to Edinburgh and move in with her perfect sister, Sophia, and her perfect family. Sophie, an attorney, gets Carmen a job in her client’s failing, run-down bookshop. The bookshop owner, aging Mr McCredie, has little sense for business but adores reading. Carmen is taken with the charming bookshop and the equally charming Mr McCredie and uses all her retail experience to try to save the little bookshop in the run up to Christmas. With a cast of oddball and enchanting characters, The Christmas Bookshop is a heart-warming, feel good romantic comedy.

THE DARK HOURS BY MICHAEL CONNELLY

It’s New Year’s Eve and Detective Renee Ballard is counting down the hours until her graveyard shift at a Hollywood Police precinct ends, and she can attempt to deal with the aftermath of revellers shooting guns in the air at midnight. When she is called out to investigate the death of former gang member turned business and family man, Javier Raffa, Ballard determines that the bullet that killed him could not have rained down and this was, in fact, murder. A recovered bullet casing matches an unsolved murder from years ago. The cold case had been worked by Harry Bosch. Ballard and Bosch team up to solve their respective cases, but are they prepared for what they uncover? THE STRANGER IN THE LIFEBOAT BY MITCH ALBOM

From the celebrated author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven comes a novel of hope, faith and loss. When a luxury yacht hosting a celebrity party at sea suddenly explodes, nine of the party goers make it to the lifeboat and attempt to survive. Three days later, short on water, food and hope, they see a man floating in the water and pull him aboard. The man claims to be God, come to answer their prayers. One year later Inspector LeFleur is investigating a lifeboat that has washed up on the shores of Monserrat containing a notebook which tells the survivors’ story. This novel is not about religion, it is about faith, survival, and humanity. e

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