Pretoria Sep 2019

Book club
Half a dozen thrilling reads for September
‘It was a good day to be free of prison.’ So begins David Baldacci’s One Good Deed
... his latest release which, as always, keeps readers’ adrenaline running high. When
Aloysius Archer gets out of prison, he heads for Poca City with just the clothes he’s
wearing and an appointment with his parole officer. A chance meeting sees him
offered a job as a debt collector – but all’s not above board, and if Aloysius wants to
avoid heading back behind bars, he’s got his work cut out for him. Macmillan, R299
• A new home in the suburbs offers a fresh start to a family of four. It’s in a quiet,
leafy road, with good schools, and is close to the sea and a comfortable commute
to London. Perfect. All bar the fact that it appears to be the hunting ground for a
serial killer. Fiona Cummins’ The Neighbour is as thrilling as it gets. Macmillan, R290
• Blood in the Water by Jack Flynn is set in Boston’s underworld, where the harbour
chief, his 19-year-old daughter and a homeland security agent are caught up in a
deadly game of cat and mouse with international terrorists. Macmillan, R299
Tom Kennedy and his young son, Jake,
have just moved to a quiet village,
hoping to heal the hurt after the loss
of their wife and mom. The place
they choose to live, Featherbank, has
a dark past ... 15 years before, a serial
killer, known as The Whisper Man,
aducted and murdered five young
boys. The killer was caught, and this
history doesn’t worry Tom and Jake.
Until another boy goes missing. And
Jake says he hears whispering at
his window. Described as gripping,
moving and brilliantly creepy ... an
outstanding new psychological thriller.
Penguin, R290
In a large house in London’s
fashionable Chelsea, a baby is awake
in her cot. Well-fed and cared for,
she’s happily waiting for someone to
pick her up. In the kitchen lie three
decomposing corpses, with a hastily
scrawled note. The three have been
dead for several days. So who’s looking
after the baby? There’s little better than
finding a new Lisa Jewell book on the
shelves ... The Family Upstairs is just
FABULOUS. Penguin, R290
Also look out for ...
Daisy and Simon’s marriage is great,
particularly after the arrival of longedfor
daughter Millie. A happy little family
of three. So what if Simon drinks a bit
too much every now and then ... as
Daisy says, he’s just letting off steam.
Then one night at a party, things spiral
horribly out of control ... Adele Parks’
Lies Lies Lies is all about relationships,
marriage and secrets. A great read.
Harper Collins, R305.
06 Get It Pretoria September 2019