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A woman searching for answers in her own life finds them - and much more - in the wreckage and haunting stories of the Batavia shipwreck. The powerfully moving historical debut from the winner of the Banjo Prize for Fiction. For all fans of Natasha Lester, Lauren Chater and Tea Cooper...

'Delightfully unsettling. The sort of tale that seeps into your bones and refuses to let go' Kristi DeMeester, author of Dark Sisters and Such a Pretty Smile 'Of course, they would come for me eventually. How could I have ever thought they wouldn't?' Everyone knows where Betty lives. Strangers...

For as long as Betty can remember, 43 Hanger Hill has been more than just a house: it's a place haunted by whispers. Some of the rumours are vague. Others disturbingly specific . . . On Betty's eighteenth birthday, she asks her strange, reclusive mother to tell the real story of what happened...

"An immersive and engrossing mystery." --Tania Blanchard, bestselling author "A masterfully crafted dual timeline." --Tea Cooper, USA TODAY bestselling author Two women. One shipwreck. And four centuries of secrets. Shortly before Christmas in 2018, Tess McCarthy, after years as a hard-working...

Broome 2023: When Saskia's free-spirited mother leaves her a caravan in her will, it doesn't make sense. Saskia is a schoolteacher, tied to plans and schedules, even if they are beginning to feel restrictive. Then she finds clues in the van about her mother's mysterious past, setting her on a...

When violin virtuoso Laura Hartley's priceless instrument is stolen, more than just her celebrated European career disintegrates. Her rare gift of seeing music in colour fades to grey, crushing the sense of self she's always expressed through her performances. Fleeing to her grandmother's home...

A captive craving freedom, a host unmasking a lifetime of lies and a stalker waiting in the shadows. Can they survive a war that started long before their story began? THE CAPTIVE My life has been stolen. I've been locked away, hidden from the world that I know. They're attacking my memories and...

A searing, chilling debut suspense novel about a family home with a history, haunting three generations of women—for fans of Jean Hanff Korelitz and Gillian Flynn. For as long as Betty can remember, Hanger Hill has been more than a house: it’s a place haunted by whispers. Some of the rumors...