Chris Hammer The Tilt

The new rural crime novel from the bestselling author of Scrublands. Newly minted homicide detective Nell Buchanan returns to her home town, annoyed at being assigned a decades-old murder – a ‘file and forget’. But as Nell begins to put the pieces together, she has to question how well she truly knows those closest to her. Could her own family be implicated?

‘Utterly brilliant.’ – Dervla McTiernan

Courtesy of Allen and Unwin

Robbi Neal The Secret World of Connie Starr

Born in Ballarat in 1934, Connie Starr was always a difficult child. But if Connie is difficult, she is also different. From her branch high in the lemon tree, she talks to angels and sees the world as it really is: a swirling mess of beauty and darkness, trauma and family, love and war, truth and lies.

‘… shines long after the last page.’ – Karen Brooks

Courtesy of HQ Fiction

Jess Ho Raised by Wolves

Jess Ho’s memoir moves from growing up Cantonese in a racist outer suburb of Melbourne, to becoming one of the most influential voices in Australia’s bar and restaurant scene. But the industry Jess loves is also a place of greed, ego, sexual harassment, exploitation and a never-ending fetishisation of Asian food culture.

‘Terrifying and hilarious …’ – Chris Flynn

Courtesy of Affirm Press

Tom Pitts Electric and Mad and Brave

Matt Lacey is in a mental health facility recovering from a breakdown. To work through his conflicting thoughts and feelings, he unwinds the story of his teenage years with the beautiful, impassive, fierce Christina.

‘A moving and beautifully observed story of the tortures of youth. Quite wonderful.’ – Nick Cave

‘A stunningly tender, brave debut …’ – Clare Bowditch

Courtesy of Pan Macmillan