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The Trivia Night By Ali Lowe Adult Relationship Fiction Question: How long does it take to tear someone’s life apart? Answer: Sometimes just one night. From the outside the parents of the kindergarten class at Darley Heights primary school seem to have it all. When the school’s annual fundraising trivia night gets raucously out of hand, talk turns to partner-swapping. Initially scandalised, it’s not long before a group of parents make a reckless one-night-only pact. The truth threatens to rip their perfect lives apart — and revenge turns fatal. Loop Tracks By Sue Orr Adult General Fiction It’s 1978: the Auckland abortion clinic has been forced to close and 16-year-old Charlie has to fly to Sydney, but the plane is delayed. It’s now 2019: Charlie’s tightly contained Wellington life with her grandson Tommy is interrupted by the unexpected intrusions of Tommy’s first girlfriend, Jenna, and the father he has never known, Jim. The year turns, and everything changes again. Loop Tracks is a major New Zealand novel, written in real time against the progress of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NZ election and the euthanasia referendum. The Plant Hunter By T.L. Mogford Adult Historical fiction 1867. King’s Road, Chelsea, is a sea of plant nurseries, catering to the Victorian obsession with rare and exotic flora. But each of the glossy emporiums is fuelled by the dangerous world of the plant hunters. Harry Compton is as far from a plant hunter as one could be. But one small act of kindness sees him inherit a precious gift, a specimen of a fabled tree last heard of in The Travels of Marco Polo, and a map. Seizing his chance for fame and fortune, Harry sets out to make his mark. The Perfect Crime Edited by Vaseem Khan and Maxim Jakubowski Adult Short story collection Around the world in 22 murders . . . murder, blackmail, revenge. From Lagos to Mexico City, Australia to the Caribbean, Toronto to Los Angeles, Darjeeling to rural New Zealand, London to New York — 22 bestselling crime writers from diverse cultures come together from across the world in a razor sharp and deliciously sinister collection of crime stories. Australiana By Yumna Kassab Adult Australian Fiction One small town, a multitude of stories. When the river runs dry, the town runs red. This could be any small town. It aches under the heat of summer. It flourishes in the cooler months. Everyone knows everyone. Their families, histories and stories are interwoven and well-known by one and all. Or at least, they think they are. But no-one sees anything quite the same way. Perceptions differ, truths are elusive, judgements have outcomes and everything is connected. For better or for worse.