Words — Karen McMillan, bestselling author
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The Dying Light
Anne Cleeves
Ann Cleeves has sold millions of copies of her books, which have been adapted for the screen, and her latest crime novel features her trademark well-developed characters and a small north Devon community setting. Detective Matthew Vern and his team investigate the death of a young woman, with her best friend missing. They discover a community brimming with secrets, and events at a local music festival seem key.
Pan Macmillan, RRP $38
Hollow Bones
Jodi Picoult
Jesse is the brother of the tragic sisters from Picoult’s novel The Sister’s Keeper, and he now works as a police polygraph expert. His wife Molly also knows about tragedy, after her mother went missing in 9/11 and didn’t come home. But then, on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attack, a deception is revealed, leaving them reeling and in shock. Emotional and compelling.
Pan Macmillan, RRP $38
Bret de Thier: Photography, Graphic Design, Yachts, Architecture
Bret de Thier
The body of work collated in this striking hardback book shows the depth and variety of New Zealand designer Bret de Thier’s work over six decades. His posters and logos employ a timeless, clean modernism, and his elegant function and attention to detail in architecture, photography, and graphic design combine to create a visually stunning, insightful book.
Quentin Wilson Publishing, RRP $70
Simple Pleasures
Julia Busuttil Nishimura
This cookbook is for the modern home cook, with easy, flavourful recipes that emphasise simplicity and enjoyment. Julia’s food draws on her Maltese heritage and her time living in Tuscany. Dishes include delicious ginger-and-coriander one-pan chicken, spicy peanut and tofu noodles, and Moroccan eggplant and tomato salad. The book also includes a whole chapter devoted to desserts, including her classic chocolate mousse. Eccellente!
Plum, RRP $49
