Maestro by David Lapham (Artist, Cover Design by)
$10.00 NZD
Category: Graphic Novels | Reading Level: very good
YOUNG LIARS is a rip-roaring, hardcore urban adventure from indie comics auteur David Lapham, the creator of Stray Bullets. The story revolves around Sadie Dawkins, a young rich girl who turns into a fearless adrenaline junkie after getting shot and having a bullet lodged in her brain. Now she leads her ...Show more
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
$14.00 NZD
Category: Literary Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Irresistibly funny, wise and thought-provoking - a tragicomic tour de force about family, fortune, and the struggle to be a good person when the world is in meltdown... The Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie's once-lucrative car business is going under - but rather than face the music, he's spending hi ...Show more
The Mathematics of Love by Emma Darwin
$10.00 NZD
Category: Literary Fiction | Reading Level: very good
I believe I have just discovered one of my favourite books this year. Two story lines, one set in the early 19th century takes us from the gentle Suffolk countryside to the battlefields of Waterloo and the ports of Spain where we follow and reflect on the life, loves and fortunes of Waterloo veteran and ...Show more
The Thrill of Falling by Witi Ihimaera
$15.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Fiction | Reading Level: very good
A stunning collection of stories from one of New Zealand's favourite authors. What's new? A young woman utters her favourite mantras to take on the world. An old woman lives like a diva, re - enacting Casablanca. In a rewrite of a play, a singer becomes a rock chick in London. Moby Dick is reincarnated ...Show more
Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo
$14.00 NZD
Category: Popular Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
He'll get inside your head. You've never seen a killer like this. Neither have the police. And for Detective Harry Hole, this time it's personal. 'Nesbo deserves to be crowned the king of all crime thriller writers' Sunday Express Two women are missing, their only connection being they attended the sa ...Show more
The Last Devil To Die (#4 The Thursday Murder Club) by Richard Osman
$12.00 NZD
Category: Popular Fiction | Series: The Thursday Murder Club | Reading Level: very good
The fourth book in the record-breaking Thursday Murder Club series from British national treasure Richard Osman. Shocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club. An old friend in the antiques business has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. As the gang springs into ac ...Show more
Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly
$14.00 NZD
Category: Popular Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
From #1 bestselling author Michael Connelly Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller enlists the help of his half-brother, Harry Bosch, to prove the innocence of a woman convicted of killing her husband. Defence attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long shot cases, where the chances of winning are one in a ...Show more
What Will Survive of Us by Howard Jacobson
$14.00 NZD
Category: Literary Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
Love can change your life. Can it survive it? Lily falls in love with Sam the minute she sets eyes on him. It takes Sam a day or two longer. Curious, because Lily - independent, headstrong, rational - has never quite believed in love; while Sam - confident, passionate, romantic - thought he understood i ...Show more
Jude The Obscure by Thomas Hardy
$8.00 NZD
Category: Classic fiction | Reading Level: good-very good
Persepolis - The Story of A Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
$14.00 NZD
Category: Graphic Novels | Series: Pantheon Graphic Library | Reading Level: very good
A New York Times Notable Book A Time Magazine "Best Comix of the Year" A San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times Best-seller Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's graphic memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic str ...Show more
Kiwi of the Great Forest by Dave Gunson
$12.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
Deep in the forest disaster strikes and a family of kiwi must begin an epic journey to find a new home in the âÃÂÂÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÂÂgreat forestâÃÂÂÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÂÂ, known only through legend. Along the way they meet both friends and foes and encounter real danger before reaching their final destinati ...Show more
Victory City by Salman Rushdie
$18.00 NZD
Category: Literary Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
An epic tale with a message for us all: our power is fleeting, but our stories last forever. This is Salman Rushdie at his best. A magical realist feminist tale in an historical setting that will stay with you long after you turn the final page. The epic tale of a woman who breathes a fantastical empire ...Show more