These are the books our Books Editor received recently. They may be reviewed later.
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The Child
By Sebastian Fitzek (Little Brown, R285)
Reading the dust cover of this book had me shivering at the darkly twisted plot that it outlines. One just has to question what kind of mind can come up with a plot like this.
Defence lawyer, Robert Stern meets his new client in a derelict estate on the outskirts of Berlin. Nothing prepares him for what he encounters.
His client is Simon, a fragile, 10-year-old boy who is suffering from a chronic illness. Even more unsettling is his insistence that he was a murderer in a previous life.
To prove it, Simon directs Robert to a cellar where he will find the skeletal remains of a man – his skull split open with an axe.
As Simon directs Robert to more victims, the present begins to feel murderously dangerous as well.
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Breaking Creed
By Alex Kava (Little Brown, R300)
Alex Kava is the writer behind the famous Maggie O’Dell series.
In this new series we meet Ryder Creed, a former marine who is now a K9 search-and-rescue dog trainer.
Ryder is making a name for himself in Atlanta where his team of dogs have been making national headlines after intercepting several major drug stashes. But the successes are also making him many enemies.
When Ryder and one of his dog search a commercial shipping vessel, they discover a secret compartment. But his time it’s not drugs they uncover. This time the cargo is human.
Then Ryder helps a 14-year-old drug mule (who reminds him of his sister who disappeared 15 years ago) to escape.
For Maggie O’Dell fans – never fear. In this series she teams up with our new hero.
Maggie is investigating a series of murders that she suspects are the work of a brutal assassin.
But by the time she uncovers a hit list with Creed’s name on it, it may be too late.
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The Other Me
By Saskia Sarginson (Little Brown, R305)
Eliza Bennet has the life she’s always dreamed of.
But she is also living a lie because her real name is Klaudia Myer. And Klaudia is on the run – escaping her old life and a terrible family secret.
This is a story of one woman, two lives, and a lie that will eventually be revealed.