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Burning Mountain by Darcy Tindal. When the bones of a teenage boy are discovered on Mount Wingen, Detective Rebecca Giles is plunged into a missing persons case that has mystified her rural town for twenty years! Five went up. Only four came down! In April 2006, fifteen-year-old Oliver went on… Read more »

The Bearcat (a large tree-dwelling mammal; 1920’s slang for a fiery girl or woman) by Georgia Rose Phillips. 1987. Family is everything to Anne, aka Our Messiah. And she demands everything from The Family: their loyalty, their money, even their children! In return, she promises existential comfort to lost and… Read more »

Fantastic Four features Marvel’s first family set against a gorgeous 1960s set. You’ll meet Mr Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch and The Thing. It’s a slow-paced start, which has been toned down. The film is missing a good soundtrack and the trademark silly humour. You’re in for a different type… Read more »

Strangers in Time by David Baldacci – tells of Charlie Matters’ life, which has always been a fight for survival. Orphaned, and with no prospects of work, Charlie steals what he needs, living day-to-day until he can enlist in the fight against the Germans. Miraculously, he emerges unscathed from the… Read more »

Far from Home by Danielle Steel – Germany, 1944 – Hitler’s forces are wreaking unspeakable damage across Europe. In public, Gregor and Arielle von Auspeck are an aristocratic couple who play an important role in Berlin’s high society. In private, however, they disagree with everything Hitler stands for. What Arielle… Read more »

The Bookshop Detectives 2: Tea, Cake and Death by Gareth and Louise Ward involves another case for the number-one bestselling Bookshop Detectives to solve! In this frolicsome new adventure, Garth, Eloise (and their beloved dog, Stevie), must investigate and, hopefully, flush out a prolific poisoner before their annual fundraising event,… Read more »

Three Juliets by Minnie Darke narrates the story of 1980s designer, Claudie Miller, who has become a household name. Teenage girls are begging their mothers to make them their famous dress, the ‘Juliet’. There is, however, a big hole in Claudie’s life! Sadly, sixteen years ago, she was forced to… Read more »

Montana : 1873. In the moments before his execution, Isaac Broadway gives his estranged son Henry (Brandon Lessard) an impossible task: murder the sheriff of Trinity who framed him for a crime he didn’t commit. Intent on fulfilling his promise, Henry travels to the remote town, only to discover that… Read more »

Ballerina focuses on Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas) who is seeking revenge for the early death of her father. The film takes place during the period of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. We discover her backstory as an orphan who trains in the ballet and later as an assassin… Read more »

Karate Kid: Legends brings together some young martial arts students with iconic masters from the original show. Li Fong (Ben Wang) and his mother relocates to New York City to start a new life. He befriends a classmate and her father, who owns the local pizza joint. Unable to defend… Read more »