These are the books that our books editor, Meneesha Govender, received recently. They may be reviewed later
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The Girl in the Spider’s Web
by David Lagercrantz (Quercus, R325)
Remember Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy?
Well, this book continues the story of Lisbeth Salander, the girl with the dragon tattoo, aka misfit and genius hacker, and Mikael Blomkvist, the journalist dedicated to exposing corruption and abuse.
They have not been in touch for a while.
Then Mikael is contacted by a renowned Swedish scientist who works in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Professor Balder has been warned his life is in danger, but his bigger concern is his son’s safety.
Balder wants Mikael to tell his story. His hope is that by going public he can preserve his life’s work.
The news that Balder has been working with a superhacker – a girl with a dragon tattoo – piques Mikael’s interest.
Lisbeth has her own agenda in this intricate tale. On a mission of revenge and using her old codename, Wasp, she has been trying to hack into the American National Security Agency.
Lisbeth herself is now the target of ruthless cyber gangsters – the Spiders.
Everyone is in danger in this novel and terror will soon be unleashed on the snowbound streets of Stockholm because of it.
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Badlands
by CJ Box (Head of Zeus, R355)
Grimstad, North Dakota, is not a place people visit.
But when prospectors strike oil – men and money begin flowing into the new oil capital of North Dakota at a phenomenal rate.
With the influx comes a serious law and order headache for newly-appointed deputy sheriff, Cassie Dewell.
Kyle Westergaard, a 12-year-old paperboy in Grimstad, witnesses an accident. Now he has money and a large amount of white powder in his possession.
As a gang war heats up, Cassie knows she’s in over her head. The key to the problem will be this young boy son a bike who keeps showing up where he doesn’t belong.
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The Silent Ones
by William Brodrick (Little Brown, R335)
A highly distressed 11-year-old, Harry Brandwell, refuses to talk about what is bothering him.
Something or someone is holding him back.
Then a homeless man arrives at Larkwood priory. He appears harmless and the community welcomes him with open arms.
But he knows why Harry won’t talk.
Father Anselm values integrity and justice.
But it’s his pursuit of justice that draws him into a web of deceit and exploitation – at the hands of those closest to him.
Lured into court to defend a man he believes is innocent, Anselm begins to judge his own judgement.
Anselm is in the dark – seeking the Silent Ones.