Australia & New Zealand’s Biggest Books of July

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2024 WINNER OF GOODREADS MYSTERY & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 'I was totally gripped' DOUGLAS STUART 'Immersive and enthralling' PAULA HAW... Read more

SHORTLISTED FOR 2025's SZYMON (SIMON) KLITENIK AWARD FOR JEWISH FICTIONA powerful love story in which one woman's quest for identity and healing also becomes the single way she can honour her grand... Read more

True stories of death and desperation One survivor chooses loneliness. One chooses exile. One chooses oblivion.Some have violent tendencies, ruining lives indiscriminately. Some seal their own fate... Read more

Gutsy new PI Lou Alcott takes charge in this brilliantly crafted thriller. Twisty, gritty and unputdownable, in this story the underdog is fighting back. Perfect for readers of Sarah Bailey and Jan... Read more

'Would you mind terribly, old boy, if I borrowed the rest of your life? I promise I'll take excellent care of it.'Frederick Fife was born with an extra helping of kindness in his heart. If he borro... Read more

From the award-winning author of The Hunted comes a fast-paced, nail-biting outback thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Pushing fifty and reeling from an ugly divorce, Paul has de... Read more

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE KIND WORTH KILLING SHORTLISTED FOR THE eDUNNIT AWARD 'A killer read with twist after twist!' JANICE HALLETT 'A shape-shifting psychological thriller.... Read more

WINNER OF THE TASMANIAN LITERARY AWARDS PREMIER'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE NSW LITERARY AWARDS FOR THE 2025 CHRISTINA STEAD PRIZE FOR FICTION I saw my mother for a long time after ... Read more

A couple moves to Far North Queensland looking for a fresh start, but can they escape their past? A page-turning domestic thriller for fans of Sally Hepworth and Liane Moriarty. On a cold, dark nig... Read more

A laugh-out-loud fish-out-of-water story (if that fish was an alien visiting Earth to complete his school project) from an award-winning cartoonist and bestselling children's author.With a whispery... Read more

How do you fight an invisible enemy? An unputdownable and timely new novel from the Ngaio Marsh-winning author of Remember Me.From the winner of the Best Novel in the Ngaio Marsh Awards for Crime F... Read more

An entrancing new rural romance from the bestselling author of The Blue Gum Camp.Focused on pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor in suburban Sydney, Taylor doesn't have time for love—yet i... Read more

A wildly inventive follow up to the acclaimed bestseller A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing, winner of the ABIA for Literary Fiction Book of the Year.'Translation is longing. You never get it right... Read more

LONGLISTED FOR THE STELLA PRIZE 2025'I loved it' Hannah Kent'An instant queer classic' Benjamin LawThe first love of a teenage girl is a powerful thing, particularly when the object of that desire ... Read more

Jack Dunne will do anything to save his son.A violent civil war. An unstoppable enemy. One road to freedom.In the wake of a global conflict, foreign forces occupy part of Australia, quashing all bu... Read more

SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUSTRALIAN BOOK DESIGN AWARDS 2025 BEST DESIGNED YOUNG ADULT COVERAfter three years away, seventeen-year-old Brodie McKellon has returned to live with her eccentric grandmother ... Read more

Emma watched her mother's kayak disappear among icebergs in the Arctic Sea. Six years later, her brother, who had not spoken since their mother was lost, warns Emma of the curse of death that she b... Read more

When Zélie seized the royal palace that fateful night, she thought her battles had come to an end. The monarchy had finally fallen. The maji had risen again. Zélie never expected to find herself lo... Read more

In the 80s and 90s, surf culture was toxic, especially towards women. But Pauline Menczer - a dirt-poor, chronically ill, freckle-faced teen from Bondi - defied insults and intimidation to ride the... Read more

SHORTLISTED FOR THE DANGER AWARDS FOR BEST CRIME FICTION 2025'An enthralling excavation of truth, with a vivid, human heart.' Benjamin StevensonWhy would my best friend want to destroy my life?Finn... Read more

It is 1938 and for Manod, a young woman living on a remote island off the coast of Wales, the world looks ready to end just as she is trying to imagine a future for herself. The ominous appearance ... Read more

Listen deeply now, if you remember how and why.On a hot October afternoon, a girl walks barefoot out of the Wimmera desert, near the small town of Gatyekarr.She finds sanctuary with Beth, a regener... Read more