{"id":42915,"date":"2026-04-30T14:27:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/?p=42915"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:49:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:49:32","slug":"book-club-psychological-thrillers-murders-friendships-and-sibling-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2026\/04\/30\/book-club-psychological-thrillers-murders-friendships-and-sibling-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"Book club &#8211; Psychological thrillers. Murders. Friendships and sibling relationships."},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>All the best reads for May.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-42915 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2026\/04\/30\/book-club-psychological-thrillers-murders-friendships-and-sibling-relationships\/theforeverhome\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/TheForeverHome-256x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/TheForeverHome-256x400.jpg 256w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/TheForeverHome-268x420.jpg 268w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/TheForeverHome.jpg 599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2026\/04\/30\/book-club-psychological-thrillers-murders-friendships-and-sibling-relationships\/thelightremains\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/TheLightRemains-261x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/TheLightRemains-261x400.jpg 261w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/TheLightRemains-274x420.jpg 274w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/TheLightRemains.jpg 605w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>A grand country house in the glorious Cambridgeshire countryside has been turned into luxury apartments. New residents move in, and the lives of three women &#8211; each with her own painful past &#8211; become intricately connected. The power of friendship, the courage to face the past, love, hope and second chances, Erica James\u2019 <strong>The Forever Home<\/strong> is a heartwarming, delightful read. <em>HQ<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Set against the complex, beautiful landscape of 1960s South Africa, Samantha Keller\u2019s debut novel <strong>The Light Remains<\/strong> is an emotionally rich story that explores family loyalty, first love and the quiet courage it takes to forge one\u2019s own path. From a tragic death and long buried family secrets to a seemingly impossible choice &#8211; honouring lifelong expectations or choosing love by shattering everything held dear &#8230; a deeply moving read. <em>Modjaji Books<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-42915 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2026\/04\/30\/book-club-psychological-thrillers-murders-friendships-and-sibling-relationships\/dndelionisdead\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/DndelionIsDead-255x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/DndelionIsDead-255x400.jpg 255w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/DndelionIsDead-267x420.jpg 267w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/DndelionIsDead.jpg 603w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2026\/04\/30\/book-club-psychological-thrillers-murders-friendships-and-sibling-relationships\/whathappened\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/WhatHappened-261x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/WhatHappened-261x400.jpg 261w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/WhatHappened-275x420.jpg 275w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/WhatHappened.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Jake has fallen head over heels for Dandelion. Only one prob. <strong>Dandelion Is Dead!<\/strong> Her younger sister, discovering a message from a man on her late sister\u2019s dating app, decides to do something she knows her naughty sister would have loved. She goes on a date as Dandelion. But sparks fly, there\u2019s hot chemistry, and everything spirals out of control. Great fun from Rosie Storey. <em>The Borough Press<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A group of young 20-something university friends gather for a night out of town &#8230; skinny-dipping in the dam, sharing a spiff, drinking strange cocktails. But the night turns bad when one of them fatally stabs another &#8230; leading to a nearly 30-year prison sentence. Now the prisoner is released &#8230; and wants to get together with the others who were there that night &#8230; He\u2019s always claimed to be innocent, which means someone at the reunion is the real murderer. Love Nicci French (pseudonym of English husband-and-wife team Nicci Gerrard and Sean French) &#8230; <strong>What Happened That Night<\/strong> is a psychological thriller full of tension and suspense and twists you don\u2019t see coming. <em>Simon and Schuster<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/Jigsaw.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-42924\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/Jigsaw-257x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/Jigsaw-257x400.jpg 257w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/Jigsaw-270x420.jpg 270w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/Jigsaw.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Two murders. A young woman found dead at her kitchen table, with her ex-boyfriend\u2019s DNA at the scene. Open and shut case, obvs. Bar the fact that he has an airtight alibi. Many miles away, the second murder &#8211; a former LAPD officer found brutally murdered in her garage. Known to be meticulously organised, why is her house full of junk and useless objects? And then there are the envelopes full of cash. There\u2019s a link between the two victims in Jonathan Kellerman\u2019s <strong>Jigsaw<\/strong>, and psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis need to dig deep to solve this deadly puzzle. <em>Century<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/HauteCabriere_Wine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-42923\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/HauteCabriere_Wine-104x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/HauteCabriere_Wine-104x400.jpg 104w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/HauteCabriere_Wine-266x1024.jpg 266w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/HauteCabriere_Wine-399x1536.jpg 399w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/HauteCabriere_Wine-533x2048.jpg 533w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/HauteCabriere_Wine-109x420.jpg 109w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/HauteCabriere_Wine.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 104px) 100vw, 104px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And we\u2019re drinking &#8230; <strong>Haute Cabri\u00e8re Chardonnay Pinot Noir<\/strong>. All fresh citrus, white peach and red fruit flavours, this vegan-friendly wine offers a crisp, refreshing taste from Chardonnay and depth from Pinot Noir. From R124 at your fave wine store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All the best reads for May. A grand country house in the glorious Cambridgeshire countryside has been turned into luxury apartments. New residents move in, and the lives of three women &#8211; each with her own painful past &#8211; become intricately connected. 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