Till death do us part
You’re Invited
Author: amanda Jayatissa Publisher: Berkley Books
Amaya has not heard from her former best friend Kaavi for several years. So she is a bit surprised when she reaches out, inviting her to her wedding in Sri Lanka. When Amaya finds out that the groom is her ex-boyfriend, she decides to fly out just to stop the wedding from happening. The celebration is lavish, a week-long party where everything unfortunately goes wrong. And when Kaavi goes missing and is presumed dead, everyone assumes that it is Amaya who is behind it.
A Hundred Other Girls
Author: Iman Hariri-kia Publisher: sourcebooks Landmark
Having grown up with Vinyl magazine, Noora is over the moon when she lands a job as assistant to its editor-in-chief, Loretta James. It has been a dream since she was a little girl to write for the magazine, and with Loretta now as her mentor, Noora thinks she is finally on the right path. That is, until she started her job. Loretta is a nightmare to work for, an insecure woman who doesn’t understand the ever-evolving media landscape and plots against other people in the company whom she perceives as a threat. And the digital team at the magazine is woke for all the wrong reasons.
Dark Earth
Author: Rebecca stott Publisher: Random House
Isla and Blue, together with their father, are living in exile on a small island they call home. Their father is a blacksmith who has been accused of using dark magic to make his “firetongue” swords. Isla has been secretly learning her father’s trade, which is forbidden to women in this patriarchal society. When her father dies, the warlord Osric and his son Vort want to enslave the sisters. So they flee to Ghost City, where they connect with a group of underground rebels who are living among the ruins.
The Perfect Neighborhood
Author: Liz alterman Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
On his walk home from kindergarten, five-year-old Billy goes missing. His mother, Rachel, is angry at herself for being too busy at work to pick him up that day and she wonders if someone in the neighbourhood is responsible for this. His babysitter, who turned up late that afternoon, is also blaming himself. Then another kid gets abducted and the town is thrown into a frenzy. The police are on the case but they don’t have any leads. How many kids have to disappear before this mystery is solved?
The It Girl
Author: Ruth Ware Publisher: scout Press
The past decade has been a nightmare for Hannah and her group of friends after April was brutally murdered by a man. John the killer was thrown into jail and now that he has died, Hannah feels like they can finally breathe again. She is expecting her first child and her husband is nothing short of remarkable. Then a journalist turns up and presents her with new evidence that suggests John might not have been guilty of this crime. As Hannah dredges up old memories with her friends and scrutinises them with an older, wiser eye, she is shocked at the revelations that surface.