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Published Jun 1, 2016

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These are the books our books editor, Meneesha Govender, received recently. They may be reviewed later

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Sarie

by Heinrich Bohmke (Martial Publishing)

The setting is a day in a hotel in East London, where four lives in crisis intersect in ways that no one expects.

Sarie is desperate to return to her family. But it’s not that simple. Her memories, according to a doctor, are of events that occurred more than 200 years ago.

Jacqui, a woman who’s used to living it rough, arrives in East London with all her worldly possessions stuffed in a small bag. Her mission is to leave with more money than she’s ever had before.

Harry is a man who exudes years of pain and anguish – it’s a pain he cannot live with anymore. A corruption expert, he’s in East London to speak at a conference. His plan is simple – deliver his talk and then his life.

Michael, the soldier, is destined to fight an ancient battle to reclaim the land of his people.

Rian Malan describes this debut novel by Heinrich Bohmke as a “murderous cocktail of sex, greed, and post-modern South African racial psychosis”.

After reading six chapters, I am already mesmerised.

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Little Boy Blue

by MJ Arlidge (Penguin Random House)

This is the fifth novel in the DI Helen Grace series.

This is Helen’s most personal case yet when she’s called in to investigate the murder of a close friend.

The investigation threatens Helen’s personal life as she hunts an elusive killer. As Helen gets closer to apprehending the murderer she comes to realise these murders are part of a calculated plot to bring her down.

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Ranger’s Apprentice: The Tournament of Gorlan

by John Flanagan (Penguin Random House)

John Flanagan is known for the best-selling Ranger’s Apprentice series.

This book is the first in the prequel series featuring one of the favourite rangers in the original series – Halt.

Aimed at the young adult, the book will be enjoyed by anyone who enjoyed series such as Lord of the Rings, Eragon and Percy Jackson.

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