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Blood Tide N E I L L ANCAS T E R ‘Think Jack Reacher fronting Line of Duty’ Ian Rankin Max, Janie and Ross return in the second gripping novel in this explosive Scottish crime series You get away with murder. In a remote sea loch on the west coast of Scotland, a fisherman vanishes without trace. His remains are never found. You make people disappear. A young man jumps from a bridge in Glasgow and falls to his death in the water below. DS Max Craigie uncovers evidence that links both victims. But if he can’t find out what cost them their lives, it

East of Alice ANN I E S E ATON A gem-fossicking discovery echoes through time and leads to a dangerous journey through the red dust outback. A gripping mystery from Australian author Annie Seaton Gemma Hayden has returned to her hometown of Alice Springs for a new job as a primary school teacher. It’s been six years since her family broke apart following the disappearance of her twin

brother. And the scars still run deep. Hard on the heels of her homecoming, Saul Pearce, the man she once loved, is reposted from Parks and Wildlife in Darwin back to Alice. When an old car wreck is uncovered, washed down the river to Ruby Gap, Saul investigates only to find that the wreck belonged to Ethan, Gemma’s twin - and there’s a coded note for her in the glovebox. Joining forces, they trek through the rugged outback, piecing together clues that not only bring them to the attention of a criminal organisation, but lead them to uncover an even older puzzle ... One now lost to the history books. With targets on their backs, will they unearth the truth in time? ‘A taut, page-turning mystery, set in the magnificent Eastern MacDonnell Ranges of Central Australia, linking the past and the present into an adrenaline-fuelled rush for the truth. Couldn’t put it down!’ - Tanya Heaslip, author of Alice to Prague. Released: 03/11/2022 TPB | 384pp AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Imprint: HQ Fiction annieseaton.net

won’t be long before more bodies turn up at the morgue… You come back for revenge.

Soon cracks start to appear in the investigation, and Max’s past hurtles back to haunt him. When his loved ones are threatened, he faces a terrifying choice: let the only man he ever feared walk free, or watch his closest friend die… LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 McILVANNEY PRIZE FOR SCOTTISH CRIME

BOOK OF THE YEAR Released: 03/11/2022 TPB | 448pp AU $32.99 NZ $32.99 Imprint: HQ Fiction

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