{"id":45864,"date":"2025-09-27T09:14:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T07:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/?p=45864"},"modified":"2025-09-22T09:31:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T07:31:16","slug":"new-on-the-shelves-books-to-enjoy-with-a-glass-of-wine-on-the-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2025\/09\/27\/new-on-the-shelves-books-to-enjoy-with-a-glass-of-wine-on-the-side\/","title":{"rendered":"New on the shelves &#8230; books to enjoy with a glass of wine on the side!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dinner plans were cancelled (and it was promising to be a great dinner). Steve Cavanagh\u2019s <strong>Two Kinds of Stranger<\/strong> is an edge-of-your-seat read, and there was no chance of putting it down for a dinner date. The story of a woman who has it all &#8230; dreamy husband, perfect apartment, the ultimate job. She\u2019s an internet celeb, known for her random acts of kindness. #RAK. But when she\u2019s betrayed, live on social media, millions of people are watching. She\u2019s already lost everything &#8230; then an apparently chance encounter with a stranger and one of her #RAK plunges her into a nightmare. Featuring Cavanagh\u2019s Eddie Flynn, it\u2019s a nail-biting thriller. <em>Headline<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-45878 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/216437528-260x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/216437528-260x400.jpg 260w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/216437528-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/216437528-273x420.jpg 273w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/216437528-696x1071.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/216437528.jpg 702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-45874\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/81xepqQ01XL-260x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/81xepqQ01XL-260x400.jpg 260w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/81xepqQ01XL-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/81xepqQ01XL-273x420.jpg 273w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/81xepqQ01XL-696x1071.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/81xepqQ01XL.jpg 702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>Last Chance<\/strong>, Stephen Leather has Spider Shepherd infiltrate a group of professional killers, known as The Office, who\u2019re carrying out hits for the Iranian government across the European continent. The targets are wealthy and privileged, and after a slew of murders in London, MI5 has had enough. The Office must be destroyed. And obvs Spider &#8211; the secret services\u2019 most dangerous weapon &#8211; is the man to do it. <em>Hodder &amp; Stoughton<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-45877 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/2022-LM-SyrahJPG-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/2022-LM-SyrahJPG-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/2022-LM-SyrahJPG-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/2022-LM-SyrahJPG-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/2022-LM-SyrahJPG-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/2022-LM-SyrahJPG-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/2022-LM-SyrahJPG-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/2022-LM-SyrahJPG-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/2022-LM-SyrahJPG.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Syrah is one of the most compatible wines to enjoy with food and one of the most generous wines to enjoy with friends. Launching this month, the <strong>2022 La Motte Syrah<\/strong> was matured in 300-litre French oak barrels for 15 months &#8230;\u00a0 the violet red-hued wine has aromas of ripe mulberries, black olive and a subtle hint of aniseed, while the palate has a fresh and juicy profile with a smooth, mellow texture, brimming with vibrant cherry fruit. The medium-bodied wine character is wonderful with rich, flavourful dishes, grilled foods (including grilled vegetables), game dishes (particularly those incorporating stewed fruit and sweet aromatic spice components), peppercorn-crusted steaks and barbecued meat in a sticky, sweet marinade. The wine\u2019s abundant fruit also latches on to the sweetness in jelly, chutneys and berry sauces. <em>Details: la-motte.com <\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-45881 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/9780857506207-She-didnt-see-it-coming-260x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/9780857506207-She-didnt-see-it-coming-260x400.jpg 260w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/9780857506207-She-didnt-see-it-coming-665x1024.jpg 665w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/9780857506207-She-didnt-see-it-coming-273x420.jpg 273w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/9780857506207-She-didnt-see-it-coming-696x1072.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/9780857506207-She-didnt-see-it-coming.jpg 701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adore Shari Lapena\u2019s books. In <strong>She Didn\u2019t See It Coming<\/strong>, Bryden and Sam have it all. Thriving careers. A smart apartment in a luxury condo. A cherished daughter. The perfect life for the perfect couple. Until Sam receives a call at his office. Bryden \u2013 working from home that day &#8211; has failed to collect their daughter from daycare. After collecting her, he races home, where he finds Bryden\u2019s car in the underground garage, her laptop open on the table in the apartment, her cell phone nearby, her keys in their usual place in the hall. Everything\u2019s normal &#8230; except Bryden is nowhere to be seen. It\u2019s as if she just walked out. But how can she have disappeared from her own home? And did she even leave the building at all? Twists and thrills from start to finish. <em>Penguin Random House<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Also &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let The Bad Times Roll<\/strong> by Alice Slater. When her brother goes missing, his worried sister Caroline hosts a dinner, hoping to gain some insight from those who knew him best. There\u2019s just one stranger at the table, a psychic who claims to have met the missing man some time before. Before the dinner\u2019s over, doubt blooms, tempers fray and secrets spill. Hodder &amp; Stoughton \u2022 <strong>Never Flinch<\/strong> by Stephen King. The police receive a letter from someone threatening to \u2018kill 13 innocents and 1 guilty\u2019. A women\u2019s rights activist\u2019s events are being disrupted. Two unrelated events converge in a chilling and spectacular conclusion. H<em>odder &amp; Stoughton<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-45879 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/227907365-260x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/227907365-260x400.jpg 260w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/227907365-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/227907365-273x420.jpg 273w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/227907365-696x1071.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/227907365.jpg 702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>Starting at the end, and ending at the beginning, <strong>Kill Your Darlings<\/strong> is the story of Wendy and Thom Graves. He\u2019s become a bit of a disappointment to her &#8211; what with his drinking, flirting, and knowing too many of the couple\u2019s deadly secrets. So Wendy thinks it best she get rid of him. That way she\u2019ll also bury the secrets that bind them. Peter Swanson\u2019s mystery will have you speed reading &#8230; anxious to find out what the secrets are that make Wendy so desperate to kill Thom off. <em>Faber<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Woman in Ward 9<\/strong> is Laura. One who has no idea why she\u2019s lost her memory, or why she was found covered in someone else\u2019s blood. And Emma is a psychologist &#8211; the only person Laura will talk to. Emma has six days to help unlock Laura\u2019s memories &#8211; and to find out what she\u2019s hiding! <em>Headline<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-45882\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/9781035411146-267x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/9781035411146-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/9781035411146-685x1024.jpg 685w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/9781035411146-281x420.jpg 281w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/9781035411146-696x1041.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/9781035411146.jpg 722w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-45880\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/231249727-259x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/231249727-259x400.jpg 259w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/231249727-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/231249727-271x420.jpg 271w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/231249727-696x1077.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/231249727.jpg 698w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nightmare stuff. A bus driver and ten pupils &#8211; ranging from first to sixth grade &#8211; are hijacked and kidnapped, then put into a shipping container buried underground. Not a great day for driver, Jessa, who\u2019s trying to stay under the radar since she lied on her job application about her past, or for 12-year-old Sage, exhausted after looking out for her younger sister all afternoon. The kidnappers promise everyone will be let out once a ransom has been paid. But it\u2019s dark. It\u2019s cramped. And it\u2019s getting more and more difficult to breathe. <strong>Such Quiet Girls<\/strong> by Noelle W Ihli &#8230; a massively suspenseful read. <em>Pan Book<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For these and more brilliant reads, visit exclusivebooks.co.za<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dinner plans were cancelled (and it was promising to be a great dinner). Steve Cavanagh\u2019s Two Kinds of Stranger is an edge-of-your-seat read, and there was no chance of putting it down for a dinner date. 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