What's My Cat Thinking

 By: Dr Jo Lewis 

Location: NF 636.8Lew

Genre: MEOW!!!!

I bought this for Catherine!!!! She has an insane cat and this might help her!

Unlock the secret code of cats for a deeper connection with the feline in your life.

Have you ever wondered why your cats behave the way they do? This authoritative guide has all the answers!

Cats can be quite sensitive to their surroundings, and sometimes their behaviour can leave you scratching your head. Discover what's really behind those things cats do - whether they're amusing, irritating, or just downright bizarre.

What's My Cat Thinking will help cat lovers build a deeper connection with the feline in their lives. Inside, you'll find:

- Accurate descriptions of behaviour will help you understand your cat's body language nuances and act accordingly
- "Advanced Catwatching" features put the spotlight on key behaviours such as sofa-scratching
- "Survival Guides" offer top tips for managing challenges such as moving house, or introducing a new cat into the family.
- A fun book for cat people that delivers practical, helpful advice from acknowledged experts on a range of tricky or puzzling cat behaviours
- Drawing on animal behaviour psychology and the latest research, it reveals what's really behind the amusing, endearing, or downright weird things cats do.

Have you ever wondered why your cat sleeps on your keyboard, why they bully the dog, or why they insist on drinking from the bathroom tap or if they even like you? Cats (unlike the dogs they look down on!) are not always easy to understand. This cat psychology book will show you that they do show their feelings, albeit subtly, in the way they relate to you, other animals, and their home environment.

Stunning illustrations of a wide range of breeds and informative text will help you understand your cat's body language, so you know when they are happy and when they aren't! Aside from learning to understand your cat, this guide includes "catwatching" spreads that provide helpful tips and advice on dealing with some common kitty challenges like moving home and introducing a new cat into the family. So when they are sitting on your head at 4 am, you will at least know why! 

All Our Hidden Gifts, and The Gifts that Bind us

 By: Caroline O'Donoghue

Location: FIC ODO

Genre: Fantasy, Witchcraft, LGBGT

Maeve Chambers doesn't have much going for her. Not only does she feel like the sole idiot in a family of geniuses, she managed to drive away her best friend Lily a year ago. But when she finds a pack of dusty old tarot cards at school, and begins to give scarily accurate readings to the girls in her class, she realizes she's found her gift at last. Things are looking up – until she discovers a strange card in the deck that definitely shouldn't be there. And two days after she convinces her ex-best friend to have a reading, Lily disappears.

Can Maeve, her new friend Fiona and Lily's brother Roe find her? And will their special talents be enough to bring Lily back, before she's gone for good?

A spellbinding supernatural teen drama - and sequel to All Our Hidden Gifts.

Maeve and her friends have revealed their powers and banded together as a coven: Roe can pick locks, Lily sends sparks flying, Maeve can read minds and Fiona can heal any injury.

And even better than their newfound talents? Roe and Maeve are officially an item.

But with strange things happening at school, and old enemies appearing in new places, it soon becomes clear their powers are attracting all the wrong attention. It's not long before Maeve's gift start to wane, drained by someone - or something - that's hiding even from her second sight...

The brilliant second installment in the Hidden Gifts series, with further titles to come

Bad Girls Never Say Die

 By: Jennifer Mathieu

Location: FIC MAT

Genre:  Retell- Historical Fiction

This is "The Outsiders" from a female perspective!

"Running wild is a way to forget what put our hearts through so much pain in the first place."

The Outsiders meets Grease with a dash of The Goonies. Don’t forget your rocky road ice cream!

Evie Barnes is a bad girl. And everyone 

knows that bad girls make the best friends... A story of murder, secrets and tragedy from the author of MOXIE - as seen on Netflix.

1964. Houston, Texas.

Evie Barnes is a 'bad' girl. So are all her friends. They're the sort who wear bold makeup, laugh too loud and run around with boys. Most of all, they protect their own against the world. So when Evie is saved from being assaulted by a good girl from the right side of the tracks, every rule she's always lived by is called into question. Now she must rethink everything she knew about loyalty and learn that when girls stick together it doesn't matter whether they're 'good' or 'bad'.

In this riveting story of murder, secrets, and tragedy, Jennifer Mathieu reimagines S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders from a female perspective. Bad Girls Never Say Die has all the drama and heartache of that teen classic, but with a feminist take just right for our times.

The Secret Animal Society

 By: Luke Gamble

Location: FIC GAM

Genre: Mystery, Animals, Junior Fiction

The perfect new magical series, for animal lovers everywhere!

When Edith Wight is sent to spend the summer with her eccentric uncle, she has no idea what is in store. Her uncle, the Doctor, runs a vet practice in a remote part of the New Forest, shrouded in secrecy. The reason for the mystery surrounding it, Edith discovers, is none other than the protection of some of the Earth’s most unusual animals – creatures that most believe only exist in folklore. Then the Doctor receives a summons from the Himalayas to help a family of yetis and Edith finds herself on the voyage of a lifetime. But Edith and the Doctor are not the only ones taking an interest in the yetis… The Doctor’s old enemies, the Syndicate are on a mission to hunt down every last mythical creature on Earth.

Enchanting storytelling with a beautiful message, that is perfect for readers of Eva Ibbotson, Katherine Rundell and Piers Torday. Luke Gamble is committed vet who has worked with and helped animals around the world.

• A magical new series for fans of Dr Doolittle, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and The Polar Bear Explorers' Club. 
• Enchanting storytelling with a beautiful message, that is perfect for readers of Eva Ibbotson, Katherine Rundell and Piers Torday. 
• Luke Gamble is committed vet who has worked with and helped animals around the world. 

Wicked Little Deeds

By: Kat Ellis

Location: FIC ELL

Genre: Horror  Mystery 

“He's a good-looking guy, though not my type. The way toothpaste tastes fine, but you wouldn't want to eat it"

"Wicked Little Deeds pulsates with originality. Fast paced and intelligent. Clever masterful novel" Goodreads reviewer

From its creepy town mascot to the story of its cursed waterfall, Burden Falls is a small town dripping with superstition. Ava Thorn knows this well - since the horrific accident she witnessed a year ago, she's been plagued by nightmares.

But when someone close to her is brutally murdered and Ava is the primary suspect, she starts to wonder if the legends surrounding the town are more fact than fiction.

Whatever secrets Burden Falls is hiding, there's a killer on the loose, and they have a vendetta against the Thorns...

"If you’re a fan of YA, mystery, horror and thriller, this book is perfect for you. A big bonus is the setting, so atmospheric and eerie, it’s perfect escape." Lilli

Robin Hood

 By: Robert Muchamore

Location: FIC MUC

Genre: Robin Hood swoshed up

Series: Robin Hood #4

DRONES, DAMS AND DESTRUCTION

Join Robin and Marion fighting for the desperate and destitute again in the fourth action-packed adventure from international bestseller Robert Muchamore.

'Strikes the bullseye.' - The Times Children's Book of the Week (Robin Hood: Hacking Heists & Flaming Arrows)

As conditions in Sherwood Forest grow more precarious, time is running out for inhabitants of the abandoned shopping mall. With constant pressure on them from Sheriff Marjorie and gangster Guy Gisborne, Robin decides to engage his brother Little John as undercover spy. And John strikes gold when he discovers his mother's plan for the ailing Sherwood Castle resort.

Robin and Marion join in an audacious plan to scupper their oppressors, but the the Sheriff has her response prepared - and it's ferocious. Have they bitten off more they can chew this time?

Shielded

 By: Kaylynn Flanders

Location: FIC FLA

Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult

For fans of Sorcery of Thorns and Furyborn comes a thrilling new fantasy about a kingdom ravaged by war, and the princess who might be the key to saving not only those closest to her, but the kingdom itself, if she reveals the very secret that could destroy her.

The kingdom of Hálendi is in trouble. It's losing the war at its borders, and rumors of a new, deadlier threat on the horizon have surfaced. Princess Jennesara knows her skills on the battlefield would make her an asset and wants to help, but her father has other plans.

As the second-born heir to the throne, Jenna lacks the firstborn's--her brother's--magical abilities, so the king promises her hand in marriage to the prince of neighboring Turia in exchange for resources Hálendi needs. Jenna must leave behind everything she has ever known if she is to give her people a chance at peace.

Only, on the journey to reach her betrothed and new home, the royal caravan is ambushed, and Jenna realizes the rumors were wrong--the new threat is worse than anyone imagined. Now Jenna must decide if revealing a dangerous secret is worth the cost before it's too late--for her and for her entire kingdom.

 REVIEW BY AJ

This is one of the best books I’ve read in a while. Amazing and interesting world building, unique magic, characters that are interesting enough for you to get attached to, a swoon worthy romance and action that will have you on the edge of your seat!

Jennesara was honestly an amazing main character. She wasn’t a damsel in distress, she wasn’t full of anger or rage from a troubled past, she was just a bad ass princess who could save herself and the people around her.

I felt the romance was beautifully written in the story. It wasn’t a slow burn but wasn’t too “insta-lovey” and it felt right for this kind of story.

The pacing was fantastic and I felt the story grasped my attention and interest from the very first chapter. There are some very action packed chapters that will seriously cause you to lose sleep, unable to put the book down! I’m very happy there is going to be more book(s) in this series and this was a fantastic way to start it off! I highly recommend everyone read this book.

A Window Breaks

 By: C.M Ewan

Location: FIC EWA

Genre: Thriller, Mystery

If your family was targeted in the middle of the night, what would you do?

You are asleep. A noise wakes you.
You stir, unsure why, and turn to your wife.
Then you hear it.
Glass. Crunching underfoot.
Your worst fears are about to be realized.
Someone is inside your home.
Your choices are limited.
You can run. Or stay and fight.
What would you do?

A Window Breaks is the nerve-shredding thriller from C. M. Ewan, the author of Safe House

"This book had the perfect creepy remote setting, full of tension, with a few red herrings thrown in. It raised my heart rate in terror several times as the family are forced to fight for their lives. A fight or flight situation. What would you do to protect you’re family?

A compelling read that will keep you on the edge of you’re seat!! Best not to read before bedtime." Amanda

This Farming Life

 By: Tim Saunders

Location: FIC SAU

Genre:  Farming in NZ

The joys and the harsh realities of farm life, from a writer whose family has farmed the same piece of land for five generations.

'An unsentimental yet lyrical love letter to the land, and the humans and animals who inhabit it, this extraordinary memoir follows life on a family farm through the seasons. This is a man-on-his-land story unlike anything you will have read before. Tough and tender, heartfelt, fabulous.' Linda Burgess

Farmer Tim Saunders manages to incorporate some writing into his days, and here he describes his life through the seasons: Summer, shearing, slaughter, crop harvest, conservation; Autumn, floods, trading stock, drenching, dagging; Winter, maize harvest, lambing; and Spring, docking, pet sheep, weaning.

It's a tough life and through his powerful, poignant writing Tim tells of his connection to the land, why he loves farming, how he's also conflicted by it and what it is that keeps him tethered to that place

Endurance

 By: Toby Price

Location: NF 920 PRI

Genre: brrrrrmmm Motorbikes DAKAR!!!!

Two-time Dakar Rally champion, seven-time Finke Desert Race winner, FIM World Rally Champion and one of Australia's most popular motorsports athletes shares his inspiring story of every bump in the road on his way from a small farm in the Australian bush to the top of the podium in the world's most gruelling endurance race.

The Australian bush has conjured up some crazy legends, but the rise and rise of two-time Dakar champion Toby Price is surely one of its best. Who knew that the remote town of Roto (pop. 41) would be the launching pad of one of the greatest motorsports athletes the world has seen, fit to tackle and triumph over the planet's most gruelling endurance race?

Toby Price has lived a truly remarkable life, filled with ups, downs and every bump in the road imaginable- a childhood racing prodigy from the tender age of 2 - there was hardly a paddock that could contain him. After tearing through the junior ranks, taking out titles in both dirt track and motocross, Toby was living the dream, turning pro at 16 and joining the formidable KTM Racing team. Soon he was turning heads internationally and tapped to take on the most forbidding enduro courses the sport could throw at him.

But the clock and the elements weren't his only adversaries. The death of his adored sister, Min; the tragic loss of mentors and rivals in the desert; countless broken bones and an accident that should have paralysed him for life - Toby's story is a study in staying true to yourself and following your passion to its ultimate end- rain, hail or shine. The person who emerged from the crucible of so many trials is now one of the most beloved figures in Australian sport, a kid from the country whose need for speed took him to the top of the podium - and he's not about to slow down now.

About the Author

There would be few better-liked or more respected off-road motorcycle racers than Toby Price. The 34-year-old from Maitland, NSW, has a resume that reads like a dream list for a professional Australian off-road racer. The list of titles and championships is beyond impressive, including seven Finke wins across bike and car classes, five Hattah Desert Race victories, five Australian Off-Road Championships, and two National Enduro championships.

In 2015, Toby made his first attempt at the soul-destroying, 9000-kilometre, 14-day Dakar Rally. A stage win and an overall podium showed the world that this new kid was someone they'd better watch, and the result earned Price a full-time seat on the KTM Factory Red Bull Racing Team. Winning two Dakar titles, in 2016 and 2019, Toby cemented his position at the top of the world rally circuit, and any time he's home in Australia he can found hammering away at the front of the field at national championship events. No matter what the event, or where in the world, Toby loves to ride and compete. Most of all, Toby loves to ride fast.

The Other Side of Tomorrow

 By: Hayley Lawrence

Location: FIC LAW

Genre: Illness, cancer, family

What if you thought you had forever ... To live your life. To tell your story. But what if forever was taken from you? When your tomorrows are counted, all you have is this moment. And this story you wish was never yours to tell. When Abby traded her life in the city for a wholesome new life on the coast, it was meant to be a fresh start for her family. Behind them was the sickness and sadness of the past. But sickness doesn’t always play by the rules. And as Abby’s past threatens to swallow her future, she is forced to decide what is most important. What she will fight for. And she will fight. For however many days she has left.

"A heart-wrenching read. Abby is 15 has been in remission for 13 years. Then her cancer comes back. A well written story of the pain and heartbreak as Abby goes through chemo, falls in love and loses another friend to cancer." Sandra

"So sad. Right from the start it is confronting. Death. Death of a teenager. The journey towards accepting death as a teenager and the relationships it impacts along the way. Abby is a character that you connect with straight away and her relationship with her dad and boy Jesse. You know that it is going to end with sadness and not have a happy ending. But somehow it’s ok and if there wasn’t death at the end the book it wouldn’t have served it’s purpose. Really allows the reader to think about their own mortality "

Deadly Education

 By: Naomi Novik

Location: FIC NOV

Genre: Fantasy, Magic

“I love having existential crises at bedtime, it's so restful.”

Enter a school of magic unlike any you have ever encountered.

There are no teachers, no holidays, friendships are purely strategic, and the odds of survival are never equal.

Once you're inside, there are only two ways out: you graduate or you die.

El Higgins is uniquely prepared for the school's many dangers. She may be without allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains and wipe out untold millions - never mind easily destroy the countless monsters that prowl the school.

Except, she might accidentally kill all the other students, too. So El is trying her hardest not to use it... that is, unless she has no other choice.

Wry, witty, endlessly inventive, and mordantly funny - yet with a true depth and fierce justice at its heart - this enchanting novel reminds us that there are far more important things than mere survival.
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'Hilarious and wild! Take any fictional magic school, make it as over-the-top dangerous as possible, and populate it with a bunch of snarky teenagers; the result is pure batshit fun.'
N.K. Jemisin, three-time Hugo Award winner and author of The Fifth Season

I love this review by Nilufer

Hogwarts meets Deadly Class’ world building with sassy, smart, humorous vibes, completely badass, snarky, grumpy, sarcastic queen as a heroine and a clueless hero walking between the lines of being irritating and hysterical.

I was waiting more bloodshed, bleak, horrifying, gory premise but instead of that I got dark comedy with creative ideas, deliciously absurd twists, extremely entertaining, addictive story with a sassiest and smartest ( of course she is half Indian, half Welsh) heroine called El who slays the monsters hiding in the professor-less, creepy Scholomance, an ideal educational institution at the post-Corona world!

But don’t worry she can kick all those vicious monsters’ asses, stay alive and continue to her precious education, thanks to the help of her protector Orion Lake!

No more words. No more clues: Read it! Read it! Read it! Read it! Read it! Read it! Read it! Read it! Read it! Read it! Read it!

Self/Less

 By: Aviva

Location: FIC AVI

Genre: Sci Fi, Dystopia

A world where self-expression is banned.

A world where survival is everything.

A girl who will be heard.

Seventeen-year-old Teddy lives in the walled-in city Metropolis. Radical laws condemn all forms of self-expression and creativity, and the lives of the people are carefully constructed and controlled by the City Council: We watch because we care.

When Teddy finds out the truth behind one of the City's biggest lies, she slips out into the darkness of the City after curfew.

She is captured by a stranger and held prisoner in an old bomb shelter that lies beneath the City. Here, Teddy discovers that there is a world beneath Metropolis, a world where a growing web of clans are fighting to keep their humanity alive, and waiting for a leader to unite them and lead them back up into the light.

AUTHOR BIO:

Aviva Anastasia Payne, known professionally as Aviva (stylized as AViVA), is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician and author from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She moved to Los Angeles, California in early 2019.

Aviva is unafraid of being different and has openly said that she is about “not fitting in and not wanting to fit in.” She has stated it is her mission to support the community of ‘outsiders’ she says she was and is still a part of—her fans are also known as the OUTSiDERS. Her songs seek to “empower the listener to be who they are and embrace the things that make them unique.”

In addition to her music, Aviva revealed in 2018 that she finished writing the first book in a young adult series called “SELF/LESS”, about a girl who lives in a world where art and creative expression are banned and punishable crimes. It is a companion piece to her music and will be released in 2021.

I Hate Reading

 By; Beth, Arthur and Henry

Location: PIC BAC

Genre: Humour that deals with a real thing that matters- Reading

 I hear our students say this often

"I hate reading Miss"

" I dont read books Miss"

" Books are boring"

Well I will chuckle when I see you get to the end of this one!

I Hate Reading is a highly visual paper-over-board chapter book designed to help even the most reluctant reader breeze through reading time, feel successful at reading, and even laugh! Get reluctant readers reading with I Hate Reading!

OK. So, you have to read for 20 minutes, but you don’t want to. Maybe your mom or dad or teacher even has a timer—yikes!

If you have to read, but you don’t like reading, this book is for you! If someone’s bugging you to open a book, grab this one. In this book, you’ll zoom through 20 minutes of reading . . . without really reading!

Did you know that 65% of 4th graders in the US read below grade level? Learning to read can be frustrating. But it can also be fun. I Hate Reading by Beth Bacon validates the experience of reluctant readers and rewards them with laughter.

(The boy who got) Accidentally Famous

 By: David Baddiel

Location: FIC BAD

Genre: Humour- Middle Grades

I love Task Master and david Baddiel was one of  the smartest contestants who was the most useless on it- and the joy of it al- he could love satrically at himself. So as soon as I saw the author of this book- straight buy!

I will give him 5 full points!

Nothing extraordinary has ever happened to Billy Smith. In fact, every single thing about him is ordinary, including his name. But when a documentary crew turns up at Billy’s school to film the new TV series School Daze, everything changes.


Billy shouldn’t stand out: all the other kids are much more interesting than him. But when remixes of his boring class presentation go viral, Billy finds himself accidentally an overnight star. With his friends Bo and Rinor by his side, his life turns into a whirlwind of red carpets, TV shows, albums and even the possibility of meeting Sunshine De Marto – the coolest girl on the planet. But as everyone knows, fame comes with a price…


The Boy Who Got Accidentally Famous is an epically entertaining tale, brought to life with illustrations by the brilliant Steven Lenton, which asks the question – what if everyone suddenly knew your name…?

The Herd

 By:Emily Edwards 

Location: FIC EDW

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

You should never judge how someone chooses to raise their child.

Elizabeth and Bryony are polar opposites but their unexpected friendship has always worked. They're the best of friends, and godmothers to each other's daughters - because they trust that the safety of their children is both of their top priority.

But what if their choice could harm your own child?

Little do they know that they differ radically over one very important issue. And when Bryony, afraid of being judged, tells what is supposed to be a harmless white lie before a child's birthday party, the consequences are more catastrophic than either of them could ever have imagined . . .

Review by Aisha

‘Elizabeth and Bryony have been friends since university, although polar opposites in many ways the friends have one thing in common - they both regard the safety of their children to be their highest priority.

Until they come to realise that the way in which they ensure this safety could totally tear them apart.’

This book! 👏🏻 Achingly thought provoking and blisteringly relevant - even if you didn’t enjoy it, there’s no denying that it got you thinking. The story of two very different points of view has been told with great compassion and sensitivity. It’s really hard to work out which way the author feels about the topic and as a result the novel is so well balanced and fairly portrays the opinions of those who vaccinate and those who don’t.

As a parent, I of course count my children’s safety as number one priority and as a result found parts of this book to be very upsetting; my heart ached for the families and I found myself totally gripped and invested in the story. A fascinating and timely read, excellently executed, one that is sure to get book clubs up and down the country ferociously discussing it.

Exit 4.5

 By: Ben Sanders 

Location: FIC SAN

Genre: Mystery, Crime

'It's easy to see what the fuss is about. Sanders' prose is sharper than a switchblade . . . It's like Raymond Chandler, Lee Child and Elmore Leonard rolled into one.' - Sydney Morning Herald on American Blood

Marshall Grade returns in an action-packed thrillride through the New York underworld.

When a former NYPD colleague is shot dead in front of him, private investigator Marshall Grade discovers there's far more to the killing than meets the eye.

Ray Vialoux is in trouble. Big trouble. And he needs Marshall Grade's help.

Reluctantly, Grade agrees to meet. Over dinner in a Brooklyn restaurant, he learns that his former NYPD colleague owes money - a lot of money - to the wrong people. But the conversation is cut short by gunfire, and suddenly Ray is lying dead on the restaurant floor.

As Marshall investigates the circumstances leading up to the murder, tracking down the drug dealers, bag men, bent cops and mob players within Ray's orbit, it becomes clear there's far more to the killing than a gambling debt. Just who is responsible for Vialoux's death . . . and why? What secrets are his family hiding? And can Marshall find the answers before his own history marks him as the prime suspect?

Gloria Arthurs review

"... This an explosive crime thriller that’s gritty and action packed with a touch of dark wit.

Meet Marshall Grade, he’s an ex NYPD undercover cop. Marshall has a methodical and quirky obsession with parameters and meticulously tending to his Jackson Pollock jigsaw. He’s smart, tough and a high risk taker and has an impulse to right wrongs.

Marshall reluctantly agrees to meet up with former college Ray Vialoux at a quiet Italian restaurant. Ray explains that he’s in deep trouble, owing a lot of money to the wrong people and needs Marshall’s help.

Suddenly gunfire is exploding through the restaurant window and Ray is shot dead right before Marshall’s eyes. Marshall needs to find answers and enters the world of drug dealers and mob players. He uncovers family secrets and finds there’s more to Ray’s murder than a gambling debt.

An entertaining and medium paced read, I really warmed to Marshall’s complex and impulsive character and recommend this to anyone who enjoys the Jack Reacher type genre."

The Maid

By: Nita Prose

Location: FIC PRO

Genre: Mystery, Thriller 

Molly Gray is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and misreads the intentions of others. Her gran used to interpret the world for her, codifying it into simple rules that Molly could live by.

Since Gran died a few months ago, twenty-five-year-old Molly has been navigating life’s complexities all by herself. No matter—she throws herself with gusto into her work as a hotel maid. Her unique character, along with her obsessive love of cleaning and proper etiquette, make her an ideal fit for the job. She delights in donning her crisp uniform each morning, stocking her cart with miniature soaps and bottles, and returning guest rooms at the Regency Grand Hotel to a state of perfection.

But Molly’s orderly life is upended the day she enters the suite of the infamous and wealthy Charles Black, only to find it in a state of disarray and Mr. Black himself dead in his bed. Before she knows what’s happening, Molly’s unusual demeanor has the police targeting her as their lead suspect. She quickly finds herself caught in a web of deception, one she has no idea how to untangle. Fortunately for Molly, friends she never knew she had unite with her in a search for clues to what really happened to Mr. Black—but will they be able to find the real killer before it’s too late?

A Clue-like, locked-room mystery and a heartwarming journey of the spirit, The Maid explores what it means to be the same as everyone else and yet entirely different—and reveals that all mysteries can be solved through connection to the human heart.

Touching on themes of difference, invisibility, identity, and voice, as well as friendship, love, and family, I absolutely loved this book! Molly is a character that I will not forget anytime soon. This is my first 5-star read of 2o21 (it's about time)!

“The more you live, the more you learn. People are a mystery that can never be solved. Life has a way of sorting itself out. Everything will be ok in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”

A Line To Kill

 By: Anthony Horowitz

Location: FIC HOR

Genre: Crime, Mystery

“Ban Nab. It’s a palindrome.’ He said nothing, so I added: ‘It reads the same forwards and backwards.’ ‘Do geese see God?’ Hawthorne asked.”

The New York Times bestselling author of the brilliantly inventive The Word Is Murder and The Sentence Is Death returns with his third literary whodunit featuring intrepid detectives Hawthorne and Horowitz.

When Ex-Detective Inspector Daniel Hawthorne and his sidekick, author Anthony Horowitz, are invited to an exclusive literary festival on Alderney, an idyllic island off the south coast of England, they don’t expect to find themselves in the middle of murder investigation—or to be trapped with a cold-blooded killer in a remote place with a murky, haunted past.

Arriving on Alderney, Hawthorne and Horowitz soon meet the festival’s other guests—an eccentric gathering that includes a bestselling children’s author, a French poet, a TV chef turned cookbook author, a blind psychic, and a war historian—along with a group of ornery locals embroiled in an escalating feud over a disruptive power line.

When a local grandee is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Hawthorne and Horowitz become embroiled in the case. The island is locked down, no one is allowed on or off, and it soon becomes horribly clear that a murderer lurks in their midst. But who?

Both a brilliant satire on the world of books and writers and an immensely enjoyable locked-room mystery, A Line to Kill is a triumph—a riddle of a story full of brilliant misdirection, beautifully set-out clues, and diabolically clever denouements.

"A Line to Kill was a very clever, suspenseful and compelling murder mystery that I thoroughly enjoyed - needless to say this was my first but definitely not my last Anthony Horowitz book! Any Agatha Christie fans or fans of the genre will love this novel - A Line to Kill is a masterclass in crime fiction and an easy frontrunner for book of the year."- Sam

Beauty and the Bin

 By: Joanne O'Connell

Location: FIC OCO

Genre:  Cli Fi ( Climate Fiction) 

Parents are humiliating – especially when they're eco-warriors.

Laurie loves her family and she wants to join them in making the world a better place. But right now, she doesn't want to fish food out of bins, she wants to wear a pair of ordinary tights and have the money to order a hot chocolate at the café after school.

When a competition comes to Silverdale High looking for the next generation of entrepreneurs, Laurie finds herself unexpectedly in the spotlight. The homemade beauty remedies and potions that she has been posting online are stealing the show, and the most popular girl in the school wants to team up for the win. It seems like Laurie can achieve normality – and even popularity – at last. But will her eco-warrior family accept that she no longer wants to be part of their close-knit gang, and can she find success and glory without losing sight of her true self?

Joanne O'Connell's Beauty and the Bin is a fresh and funny debut about friends, family, school and being a young eco-warrior.

As Good As Dead

 By: Holly Jackson

Location: FIC JAC

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Series: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

The third thrilling book in the bestselling, award-winning A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series

This series is a hot favourite in our library- we bring you the final installment!

Nash is not happy..

Look Im completely freaking out here
its not fair
i love these characters so much and you give me this
HOW
DARE
YOU

Pip Fitz-Amobi is haunted by the way her last investigation ended. Soon she’ll be leaving for Cambridge University but then another case finds her . . . and this time it’s all about Pip.

Pip is used to online death threats, but there’s one that catches her eye, someone who keeps asking: who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears? And it’s not just online. Pip has a stalker who knows where she lives. The police refuse to act and then Pip finds connections between her stalker and a local serial killer. The killer has been in prison for six years, but Pip suspects that the wrong man is behind bars. As the deadly game plays out, Pip realises that everything in Little Kilton is finally coming full circle. If Pip doesn’t find the answers, this time she will be the one who disappears . . .