We've got two distinct categories in this week's New Release title selection. The dramatic, and the wholesome.
Titles featured in image above (left to right):
This Week's New Release Books at Book Hero New Zealand
Don’t miss this incredible adrenaline-filled thriller from the author of the DI Harry Virdee novels, now a major BBC TV drama.
The Chemist follows local pharmacist and pillar of the community, Idris Khan as he spends his days doling out methadone to the hundreds of addicts in his care. They trust Idris with their secrets, and so he knows more than his mild manner suggests. So when his childhood sweetheart, Rebecca, doesn't turn up for her daily methadone dose, Idris is worried. Worried enough to go looking for her in the most deprived area of Leeds, alone.
The mess Idris finds catapults him into the middle of a turf war between the two most powerful drug cartels in Yorkshire. Now, he must use every bit of intelligence and cunning he has to keep those he loves safe.
Because a war is on the way. And when Idris goes after his enemies, they won't see him coming...
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb comes the propulsive story of a young father who, after an unbearable tragedy, reckons with the possibility of atonement for the unforgivable.
The River Is Waiting introduces us to Corby Ledbetter, who is struggling. New fatherhood, the loss of his job, and a growing secret addiction have thrown his marriage to his beloved Emily into a tailspin. And that’s before he causes the tragedy that tears the family apart.
Sentenced to prison, Corby struggles to survive life on the inside, where he bears witness to frightful acts of brutality but also experiences small acts of kindness and elemental kinship with a prison librarian who sees his light and some of his fellow offenders, including a tender-hearted cellmate and a troubled teen desperate for a role model.
Buoyed by them and by his mother’s enduring faith in him, Corby begins to transcend the boundaries of his confinement, sustained by his hope that mercy and reconciliation might still be possible...
How do you steal a library? Not just any library, but the most secret, heavily guarded archive in the world? The answer is to be a librarian...
The Spy in the Archive tells the remarkable story of how Vasili Mitrokhin – an introverted archivist who loved nothing more than dusty files – ended up changing the world.
As the in-house archivist for the KGB, the secrets he was exposed to inside its walls turned him first into a dissident and then a spy, a traitor to his country but a man determined to expose the truth about the dark forces that had subverted Russia, forces still at work in the country today.
Gordon Corera tells of the operation to extract this prized asset from Russia for the first time. It is an edge-of-the-seat thriller, with vivid flashbacks to Mitrokhin’s earlier time as a KGB idealist prepared to do what it took to serve the Soviet Union. At its heart is Mitrokhin’s determination to take on the most powerful institution in the world by revealing its darkest secrets.
This is narrative non-fiction at its absolute best.
A dark, intoxicating and unputdownable thriller, simmering with atmosphere.
The Goldens is about to become your newest obsession.
Chloe has always dreamed of becoming a bestselling writer. Then she meets the enigmatic influencer, Clara Holland, and at last, Chloe has something to write about. They bond instantly, and Chloe moves into Clara’s mansion. But as Clara’s fame skyrockets, she starts behaving strangely, hosting increasingly wild parties, complete with bonfire rituals and moonlit river baptisms.
Clara opens her home to other girls desperate to live like her. The media call it a cult, and soon Chloe begins to hear unsettling rumours from Clara's past. After one spectacular party, a girl goes missing, and the rumours take on a sinister new meaning. If Chloe can’t escape Clara’s influence, she's next…
Sounds Like Love is the brand new magical rom-com from Ashley Poston, bestselling author of The Seven Year Slip! 💖
Joni Lark wants to create the melodies that get stuck in your head…and your heart.
Her hometown has always given her surf, sand, and inspiration. But when her parents decide to close the family music venue, Joni’s life begins to fall off key – she couldn’t possibly write another song.
Until a melody comes to her, half-formed, and with an imagined voice that she can’t forget.
But when the very real, very aggravating man behind the voice shows up in Vienna Shores – Joni can no longer deny their inexplicable telepathic connection.
To get out of each other’s heads, they’ll have to finish the song haunting them both. But there’s just one problem – they can’t agree on anything – and if they don’t change their tune, it might just end in heartbreak first…
The beautiful and heartwarming new romance from Becky Albertalli
Amelia, If Only follows Amelia Applebaum, who isn’t in love with Walter Holland. He just happens to be her favourite moderately famous, chaotically bisexual YouTuber. She just happened to invite him to prom. (But it’s fine. No, for real. If you delete the post, it didn’t happen.)
Okay, maybe her friends are right: she’s slightly parasocially infatuated. But Amelia just knows sparks would fly—if only she could meet Walter for real.
If only he would host a meet-and-greet.
If only it were just a short road trip away.
And if only she could talk her best friends into making it the perfect last hurrah before graduation—even Amelia’s newly-single, always-cynical, guitar-toting best friend Natalie.
One thing’s for sure: all roads lead to butterflies.
But what if Amelia’s butterflies aren’t for Walter at all?
An extraordinary reimagining of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Anna James
England, 1919. Alyce – with a Y – lives with her grandmother, the original Alice, having lost her father during the Great War. When a mysterious invitation to a tea party hits her square in the face, Alyce realises her grandmother’s strange stories of a place called Wonderland might have some truth to them after all.
But the land Alyce finds herself in feels different from the Wonderland of her grandmother’s stories – for it is trapped in its own war. The Sun King and the Queen of the Moon are fighting over a stolen hour, and soon Alyce is tasked with setting it right. With the help of the Hatter, the Cheshire Cat and a Sailor Fox, Alyce will have to solve Wonderland’s problems and, eventually, find her way back home.
Starring new characters and old favourites, Alice With a Why is both a celebration of Lewis Carroll's beloved original story, and a modern masterpiece.
Includes bonus chapters from Anna’s epic fantasy, Chronicles of Whetherwhy and the original Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
GET READY FOR SOME SUPERSIZED FUN!
When the ancient gods team up to destroy the world, who can possibly stop them? Why, CLIVE, THE GOD OF SCRABBLE! EEEEK!
Comedian and Children's author David Walliams is back with a super-fun twist on superheroes- these ones are the WORST!
Featuring ten thrilling adventures of the bravest and silliest superheroes the world has ever seen, with more secret lairs, disguises and surprises than you could believe!
Our first 18x copies of The World's Worst Superheroes include a bookmark with space to draw yourself as a superhero! We've also placed a special character sticker inside the first 25 books, which character will you get? 👀
There's plenty of new releases to choose from, no matter your preference of genre!
