Sharp Objects By Gillian Flynn (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, $36.99) When two young girls are abducted and killed, reporter Camille Preaker is sent back to her home town to cover the case. The daughter of one of the richest families in the town, Camille, is haunted by a childhood tragedy that estranged her from her mother but...
Eyes Like Butterflies, by Terence Hodgson (Chambers, $29.99): Compiled by Kiwi author Terence Hodgson, Eyes Like Butterflies is a collection of similes and metaphors drawn from modern English literature and presented in dictionary form. There are more than 3000 entries, covering everything from abstraction (She had had the distracted and disorganised air you might expect from...
The Swarm, by Frank Schatzing (Hodder & Stoughton, $36.99): Off the Peruvian coast a fisherman drowns, dragged to his death by a mysterious underwater current. He is not alone. During the coming weeks, thousands like him will die each day — killed at sea and on the beaches by oceans that no longer behave in a way...
Trade Me the Novel, by Geoff Vause (Tauiwi, $25): There’s been quite a buzz both online and off about this book, which delves into the world of auction website Trade Me as a basis for its plot. A trader auctions off her father’s jacket, not knowing it contains something important. The story then follows...
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