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The Covenant of Water

By Abraham Verghese

4 stars

Set in South India. A story spanning three generations. At the turn of the century, a twelve-year-old girl from Kerala's long-existing Christian community, grieving the death of her father, is sent by boat to her wedding, where she will meet her forty-year-old husband for the first time. The young girl--and future matriarch, known as Big Ammachi--will witness unthinkable changes over the span of her extraordinary life, full of joy and triumph as well as hardship and loss, her faith and love the only constants.
Perfume

By Patrick Süskind

5 stars

Wow! A murder story with a difference.Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in a Parisian slum and abandoned on the streets, discovers he has an extraordinary - near superhuman - sense of smell. As he sniffs his way across France, this gift is exploited by Grenouille to make the world's most marvellous perfumes.
The Sixth Law

By Adrian J Smith

3 stars

Ten years have passed since they took back their country. While away on a mission, Jack learns Dee and their son Marco have been kidnapped by unknown foes. As he races to locate them, the home they sacrificed so much for comes under attack by one of their own. Now the clock is ticking to keep their sanctuary from collapsing forever.
The Seventh Floor

By David McCloskey

4 stars

Enjoyable spy novel. A Russian arrives in Singapore with a secret to sell. When the Russian is killed and Sam Joseph, the CIA officer dispatched for the meet, goes missing, operational chief Artemis Procter is made a scapegoat for the disaster and run out of the service. Months later, Sam appears at Procter's doorstep with an explosive secret: there is a Russian mole burrowed deep within the highest ranks of the CIA.
Ice Cold Malice

By Rhys Dylan

4 stars

Ice Cold Malice is the third book in the DCI Evan Warlow series of Black Beacons thrillers by Rhys Dylan. Set in the heart of Wales, this murder mystery tinged with wry humour, will keep you guessing.
The Assassin's Guide to Babysitting

By Natalie C. Parker

3 stars

A superpowered adventure unveils a shadow world of Talented bounty hunters—and plumbs the nature of identity, deadly secrets, and found family.
The Three Deaths of Magdalene Lynton

By Katherine Hayton

4 stars

Magdalene's case lands with Ngaire Blakes, a Maori detective recovering from a brutal stabbing. After fighting for the resources to investigate, Ngaire discovers that Paul's confession doesn't fit with the facts of Magdalene's death. The trouble is, neither does the original verdict.
The Cleaner

By Paul Cleave

5 stars

Compelling reading. Meet Joe. He’s a nice guy out to catch a copycat killer. The one copying himself. Joe is in control of everything in his simple life, including both his day job at the police department and his 'night work'. He remembers to feed his fish twice a day.
The Five Pillars Extinction NZ Book 3

By Adrian J Smith

4 stars

Book 3 Even more gory zombie creatures to be eliminated.
The Fourth Phase

By Adrian J. Smith

4 stars

Book 2. Extinction NZ. The Hemorrhage Virus tore through America and swept the globe, leaving no country untouched. New Zealand was no exception. Those infected mutated into monsters, monsters that became known as Variants. The story continues who will survive?
Dead Reckoning

By Ted Tayler

3 stars

Book 14. Found this in an op shop. More cold case murders solved.
Creation Lake

By Rachel Kushner

4 stars

A seductive and cunning American woman who infiltrates an anarchist collective in France.
Pressure Point

By Ted Tayler

3 stars

Book 3. This is a comfortable blend of detective mystery and everyday life.
Legacy of Blood

By Heather Graham

3 stars

Book 3 Blackbird Files. Mystery, Thriller, Fiction, Ghost story, Police procedural.
Unseen Academicals

By Terry Pratchett

5 stars

Hilarious! The Discworld, a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle. Football has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork. And now, the wizards of Unseen University must win a football match, without using magic, so they're in the mood for trying everything else.
The Pain Tourist

By Paul Cleave

3 stars

A boy wakes from a coma to find himself targeted by the men who killed his parents, while someone is impersonating a notorious New Zealand serial killer ...
The Rule of Three

By Adrian J Smith

4 stars

Extinction New Zealand Book One. Gory, horror, thriller. Who will survive?
Market for Murder

By Heather Graham

3 stars

The Blackbird Files. Book 2. Murder for profit, set in Scotland.
Carpe Jugulum

By Terry Pratchett

4 stars

Comic fantasy. The 23rd book in the discworld series. Very funny.
I Shall Wear Midnight

By Terry Pratchett

5 stars
A Hat Full of Sky

By Terry Pratchett

5 stars

Brilliant! Terry Pratchett at his best.
Perfect Kill

By Helen Fields

3 stars
Perfect Remains

By Helen Fields

3 stars
Murtagh

By Christopher Paolini

5 stars

Book 5 of the inheritance cycle. The continuing story of Murtagh and his dragon Thorn.
Return to Blood

By Michael Bennett

5 stars

Outstanding. Follows on from, Better the blood. Could not put this down. Hana Westerman Māori Detective. Crime Thriller.
The Secret War of Julia Child

By Diana R Chambers

3 stars

Historical Fiction. Before she mastered the art of French cooking in midlife, Julia Child found herself working in the secrets trade in Asia during World War II.
The Berry Pickers

By Amanda Peters

3 stars

A heart breaking story of loss and race.
Blind to Midnight

By Reed Farrel Coleman

3 stars

Nick Ryan Mystery. Set in New York. Book 2 in Series.
Sleepless City

By Reed Farrel Coleman

3 stars

Nick Ryan Series Book 1 New York Police Procedural
Better the Blood

By Michael Bennett

5 stars

Hana Westerman Māori Detective. Crime Thriller. Great Read.
Caution Death at Work

By Rhys Dylan

3 stars

DCI Evan Warlow Crime Thriller. Set in Wales UK. Book 2
The Engine Room

By Rhys Dylan

3 stars

DCI Evan Warlow Crime Thriller. Book 1
Brisingr

By Christopher Paolini

5 stars

Dragons Book 3.

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