Modern Fiction - Secondhand

From the author of the international bestseller Our House , a new novel of twisty domestic suspense asks, "Could you hate your neighbor enough to plot to kill him?" Lowland...

'Daniel Hecht has created something quite original: the neuropathologic Gothic' - Jonathan Kellerman Global violence is escalating at a frightening pace - school shootings, drive-by shootings, hate crimes are on...

Gayle and Sonya are a study in contrasts: one reserved and cautious, the other confident and outspoken. But their very different lives will be turned upside down when they impulsively...

A wistful fictional love letter to old Hollywood and the films of Billy Wilder, moving from sunny Greece to a modern-day Britain, from one of our greatest British authors. A...

Peter Goldsworthy's high-octane, fourteen-year-old narrator Robbie Burns has creative energy to burn - physical and mental, sexual and literary, constructive and destructive. Coming of age in a small town peopled...

Spanning more than 50 years, the stories in this collection encompass the life's work of one of America's best-loved and most acclaimed writers. In settings that range from small town...

In swapny Ischiano Scalo the adults are all losers and the children dream of escape. Meek little Pietro is constantly struggling with the torments of school bullies, and indifferent parents....

At once humorous and dramatic, Three Dollars is about Eddie, an honest, compassionate man who finds himself, at the age of thirty-eight, with a wife, a child, and three dollars....

A Night, A Consequence, A Vow - Angela Bissell To save her family's prestigious gentleman's club, Emily Royce needs to sell her father's shares to ruthless Ramon de la Vega....

Playing With Fire - Rachel Lee The cunning arsonist targeting Conard County has fire chief Wayne Camden stymied. Teaming up with investigator Charity Atkins seems like a no-brainer. She has...

In his latest collection, master storyteller John Edgar Wideman offers a collection of complex, charged pieces. His stories weave together historical fact, imagined conversation, philosophical kernels and deeply personal vignettes....

Uplifting and hugely entertaining, this novel introduces an irresistibly funny, cynical and unforgettable new anti-hero to sit alongside Eleanor Oliphant, The Rosie Project's Don Tillman and A Man Called Ove...

Young single mum Grace is drowning. Her little girl Sylvie is distant, troubled and prone to violent tantrums, which the child psychiatrists blame on Grace. But Grace knows there's something...

Bought For The Billionaire's Revenge - Clare Connelly Innocent socialite Marnie Kenington was devastated when her parents forced her to spurn Nikos Kyriazis. She's never forgotten him, nor his raw...

Goa, south India. A beautiful holiday hideaway where hippies and backpackers while away the hours. But beneath the clear blue skies lies a dirty secret... Simran Singh is desperate for...

"You are too close to the water," Paul whispered. "There are barbels in the mud. They will wake up if you step on them." When Paul and Dominique are sent...

It is 1967, and as America's allies hesitate over whether to send more troops to Vietnam and the strains of 'All You Need is Love' echo from Abbey Road, students...

Three women, each destined to play the role of a poet's wife: Catherine Blake, the wife of William Blake - a poet, painter and engraver who struggles for recognition in...

Matt Fish, a young academic at Melbourne University, goes into a sharp mental decline after witnessing first an armed hold-up followed by the death of his authoritarian and distant father....

From the author of Mother of Pearl, a story of redemption and renewal set in 1960s Mississippi. Imprint.

The book titled Change of Flag by the author C New. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

'A must read for anyone interested in the gun debate' Bill Clinton Five months into his term, President Kilcannon and his fiancee, television journalist Lara Costello, have decided to marry....

Paul, the son of a Resistance fighter murdered in mysterious circumstances, meets Clara on an exchange trip to Bavaria in the 1960s. He is enthralled by the beautiful and self-possessed...

Over one million copies sold Longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize A modern Chinese classic Sisters Tiao and Fan grew up in the shadow of the Cultural Revolution. They...

When a medical procedure goes horribly wrong and famous actor Ralph Meier winds up dead, Dr Marc Schlosser needs to come up with some answers. After all, reputation is everything...

In the aching cold where night bumps into day, Hold hears noises that indicate he isn't alone. Out at the edge of his nets a rudderless dinghy is thumping against...

* A painfully honest, wry and funny novel of a woman facing her moment of truth, told with the humour, lightness of touch and realism that could only come from...

Tense, intelligent and gripping, Freedom Square presents a rich portrayal of the terrifying crisis which brought the Soeharto and Habibie families to power... Murray Stephenson, an official at the Australian...

From Best Friends To I Do? - Sue MacKay Can their heartbreak... lead to wedding bells. Best friends pediatric nurse Maisie Rogers and policeman Zac Lowe have always been there...

Renovations are hell. And that's before you find the body beneath the floorboards. An intriguing mystery from a stylish new voice in crime fiction, for readers of Kerry Greenwood and...

The book titled Blood and Carnations by the author Lily Izadi Monadjemi. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Here are Alan Bennett's hugely admired, triumphantly reviewed and bestselling novellas, brought together in one book for the first time: Father! Father! Burning Bright, the savage satire on a dying...

When Terry White, a former deputy sheriff and a failed politician, goes broke in the 2007-2008 financial crisis, he takes a job working for the UN, helping to train the...

'Do you ever wonder if you've lived the life you were meant to?' I ask her. She sighs, and dips her head. 'Even if I do, what difference will it...

WINNNER of the Multicultural NSW Award and SHORTLISTED for the UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing at the 2023 NSW Premier's Literary Award The Eulogy is a literary page-turner...

'Why did Bluebeard kill his wives? Because that's what he did. It's a given. It's the plot. Until the lucky one, who is saved. The even more interesting question is:...

Becky Sharp is determined. Determined to get away from the dead-end town where she grew up, determined to make a place for herself in high society, and determined to reach...

Lassoed By The Would-Be-Rancher - Melinda Curtis If there's a way to her heart... he'll jump at the chance! CEO Shane Monroe sticks out like a sore thumb in Second...

Peter Webster is a rookie paramedic sent out on an emergency call that will change his life: he pulls a young woman out of a car wreck that should have...

The Rancher's Christmas Gift - Jolene Navarro Love comes in an unexpected package for this cowboy and his K-9s. Content with his quiet life training service dogs, the last thing...

'Subtly savage humour. ' Gabrielle Carey, author of Moving Among Strangers, Winner PM's Literary Awards 2014. A glamorous ocean liner, inspired by the original ghostly Queen Mary, sets sail on...

Lilah was left on the front steps of the monastery in Gus. Who is she? What is she? Why can she perform the miracle of healing? After her skill is...

The book titled Frankenstein Now and Forever by the author Alex Baladi. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Sharing outrageous humor, rib-tickling insights and inspiring, real-life examples, Barbara Johnson shows readers how to put life's trails into heavenly perspective. While we wait on Gabriel's horn to sound, Barbara...

This beguiling story is woven around the life of Fragrant Lotus, who has her feet bound in the supreme Golden Lotus style when she is six years old. Events in...

Tommy Tenney's powerful fiction debut, Hadassah: One Night With the King, has been adapted for the big screen with a planned spring 2005 release. This major box-office production includes the...