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Missing Person – the unputdownable new thriller from Sarah Lotz, the author of The Three

From acclaimed thriller writer Sarah Lotz, hailed by Stephen King as ‘vastly entertaining’, Missing Person – a new novel about a group of amateur detectives infiltrated by the sadistic killer whose crimes they’re investigating.

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Cape Town: A Place Between by Henry Trotter – revealing the often hidden contradictory realities of the Mother City

If you could read only one book about Cape Town – to truly understand it, to glimpse its soul – which would it be?

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Out now! The Bosasa Billions: How the ANC Sold its Soul for Braaipacks, Booze and Bags of Cash

The Bosasa Billions: How the ANC Sold its Soul for Braaipacks, Booze and Bags of Cash by James-Brent Styan and Paul Vecchiatto is out now from LAPA.

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Jack Reacher is back in Blue Moon – a brand new white-knuckle read from Lee Child

Once in a blue moon, things turn out just right: the new Jack Reacher, the thriller hero we can’t get enough of.

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I Am Ndileka: More Than My Surname by Ndileka Mandela, the eldest grandchild of Nelson Mandela

I Am Ndileka: More Than My Surname by Ndileka Mandela is out in November 2019 from Jacana Media.

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The Dutch House – a masterpiece from award-winning, international bestselling author Ann Patchett

Ann Patchett’s unforgettably powerful new novel The Dutch House – a story of love, family, sacrifice and the power of place.

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Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira’s highly anticipated memoir will be released in November

Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira’s highly anticipated book, Beast, will be released on 4 November 2019!

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A touching account of three South African women – Bianca Marais’s new novel If You Want to Make God Laugh

If You Want to Make God Laugh, the new novel from Bianca Marais, is out from Penguin Random House.

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One little secret between a married woman, her lover, and a killer – The Lying Room by Nicci French

The Lying Room – the brand new standalone novel from Nicci French, the master of psychological suspense.

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‘It’s a bit sexy in places … it’s the most fun thing I’ve ever written’ – Jojo Moyes on her new novel, The Giver of Stars

Jojo Moyes, the bestselling author of Me Before You, After You and Still Me, has a special message for her South African fans about her new book.

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New book alert! The World According to Roger Ballen – a unique overview of one of the most distinctive art photographers practising today

The World According to Roger Ballen, co-authored with Colin Rhodes, looks at Ballen’s career in the wider cultural context beyond photography, including his connections with and collections of Art Brut.

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Travel Light, Move Fast by Alexandra Fuller, the bestselling author of Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight

Travel Light, Move Fast from bestselling author Alexandra Fuller, the utterly original story of her father, Tim Fuller, and a deeply felt tribute to a life well lived.

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What would you change if you could travel back in time? Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi is out now from Pan Macmillan.

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Not Child’s Play: Kidnapped. Held Hostage. A True Story, by Dave Muller

Not Child’s Play: Kidnapped. Held Hostage. A True Story by Dave Muller is out at the end of October 2019.

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The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson, a wonderful successor to A Short History of Nearly Everything

Full of extraordinary facts and astonishing stories, The Body is a brilliant, and often very funny, attempt to understand the miracle of our physical and neurological make up.

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New from Ben Trovato – Durban Poison: A Collection of Vitriol and Wit

Ben Trovato’s writing has been described as ‘the literary equivalent of sex with a clown’. In his latest book, Durban Poison, he derives an almost unseemly amount of pleasure from satirising the foibles and fantasies of our political fabulists.

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Gotta Get Theroux This – Louis Theroux at his most insightful and honest best

Gotta Get Theroux This – from much-loved documentary maker Louis Theroux comes a funny, heartfelt and entertaining account of his life and weird times in TV.