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BLUEMOON

by Lee Child, Random House, $38 Everyone’s favourite hero Jack Reacher is back – his 24th adventure to date! He saves the day when an elderly man is mugged but is rebuffed when offering more help. Meanwhile, two gangs are competing for control of the city – will Jack let bad things happen?

TOMCLANCY’S CODE OF HONOUR

by Marc Cameron, Penguin Books, $37 A sophisticated piece of US government security software is stolen – and a network of theft and deception grows ever more tangled with a sinister plot that sees a Russian leader going over the edge. President Jack Ryan must navigate all the twists and turns.

DARKNESS FOR LIGHT

by Emma Viskic, Allen & Unwin, $32.99 Troubled private investigator Caleb Zelic is making good decisions – he’s in therapy and is reconnecting with his estranged wife. But when Frankie, his former double-crossing partner’s niece is kidnapped, they must risk everything to find her.

AGAINST ALL ODDS

by Craig Challen & Richard Harris, Viking, $40 In June 2018, the world held its breath as 12 boys were trapped deep in a cave in Thailand. Against almost impossible odds, an international team were called in to rescue them, including Richard Harris and Craig Challen. This is their story.

THE NIGHT FIRE

by Michael Connelly, Allen & Unwin, $36.99 When Harry Bosch was a rookie cop, he had an inspiring mentor who has now died, leaving behind a murder book he took when he left the force 20 years earlier. Turning to LAPD detective Renée Ballard, the pair ponder: was the case ever meant to be solved?