These are the books our books editor received recently. They may be reviewed later
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And She Was
by Alison Gaylin (Little Brown, R150)
Brenna’s older sister got into a strange car and was never seen again. For the young Brenna, this event was so traumatic that she is left battling a rare neurological disorder that allows her to remember every detail of every day.
But, cruelly, the day her sister disappeared is a complete and utter blank.
Adult Brenna uses her skill to help her track down missing people.
A local woman, Carol Wentz, goes missing. While working on this case, she discovers connections to another child’s disappearance 10 years before. Then a link to her own past is uncovered.
Brenna is determined to pursue answers – answers she’s been hunting all her life.
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The Cinderella Murder
by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke (Simon & Schuster, R275)
Laurie Moran is a TV producer, whose reality drama, Under Suspicion, is a huge success.
This series revisits so-called cold cases and recreates them with the people who have been affected by the case being unsolved.
The first episode couldn’t have gone better – a notorious murder is solved.
Laurie turns her attention to what has become known as the Cinderella Murder.
University student, Susan Dempsey, was found murdered and many questions were raised and never answered in the investigation of her death: why was her body found miles from her parked car? Had she shown up for her audition at the home of an up-and-coming director? Why is her boyfriend reluctant to talk? The questions are endless.
Laurie knows this case is one for great ratings – especially when the suspects include Hollywood’s elite.
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Black Brain, White Brain
by Gavin Evans (Jonathan Ball, R240)
Racist thinking was part of mainstream science 100 years ago.
Today, it is still endorsed by some scientists at the world’s most respected institutions.
Black Brain, White Brain seeks to challenge the myths on genetics, race, IQ and intelligence.
It does so systematically and in great detail. From the origin of human beings and the genesis of intelligence to athletic performance, Gavin Evans unpacks these myths for lay people – eschewing mind-numbing scientific jargon for accessible science and absorbing facts.
This book is definitely on my reading list.