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• Delta-v

  Suarez, Daniel, 1964-

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  Fast-paced and gripping from the beginning to the tautly suspenseful finale

• Foreign Correspondence

  Brooks, Geraldine

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  It’s a coming of age story and it’s a story of longing for elsewhere and later appreciating where you came from

• Killings

  Trillin, Calvin

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  Very humanizing but also very dark and a little haunting

• Starfish

  Bowman, Akemi Dawn

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  Great writing, great characters, great storyline

• The Man From the Train

  the Solving of a Century-old Serial Killer Mystery

  James, Bill, 1949-

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  Mystery readers and true crime fans will appreciate the forensic and profiling skills of today that James is able to apply to these Century old crimes.

• Two Can Keep a Secret

  McManus, Karen M.

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  I highly recommend downloading the audiobook and tucking it into your bag – it’s absolutely mesmerizing read.

• The Wicked Deep

  Ernshaw, Shea

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  They say the coastal town of Sparrow, Oregon, is under a curse....

• Road Ends

  Lawson, Mary, 1946-

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  A true gem.

• Sukey and the Mermaid

  San Souci, Robert D.

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  Striking illustrations in scratchboard and oil pastel add depth and movement to the tale

• Disappearing Earth

  a Novel

  Phillips, Julia

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  One of my top favourite reads this year

• The Missing Field

  Zilm, Jennifer

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  It's beautiful: vivid, extremely observant, thought provoking

• Foe

  a Novel

  Reid, Iain, 1981-

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  A great literary thriller from a Canadian author.

• Arthur

  the Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home

  Lindnord, Mikael

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  It is an inspiring and thought-provoking book which sheds light on the plight of all stray dogs regardless of their origin.

• The Invention of Wings

  Kidd, Sue Monk

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  It was hard to put this book down.

• All the Birds in the Sky

  Anders, Charlie Jane

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  This is Harry Potter for grown ups with tech start-ups, hippies, environmental disasters, failed parental relationships and a truly amazing friendship.

• Answers to Questions You've Never Asked

  Explaining the What If in Science, Geography and the Absurd

  Pisenti, Joseph

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  Not only is it really funny, but it’s packed full of actually interesting and useful facts.

• Tesla's Attic

  Shusterman, Neal

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  The characters are interesting, the mystery exciting and best of all, this is the first book in a trilogy.

• The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

  Turton, Stuart

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  The reader will be taken through an intricate web of circumstances and which will slowly reveal itself as they continue to the very last pages.

• The Library Book

  Orlean, Susan

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  "suspenseful, witty and full of intriguing real life characters" - Kristen

• Inheritance

  a Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love

  Shapiro, Dani

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  "Privacy issues, religious questions and ethical mysteries are rampant" - Jamie