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In James Patterson and Maxine Paetro\u2019s 25 Alive<\/strong>, a body is found murdered in San Francisco\u2019s Golden Gate Park. Homicide detective Lindsay Boxer knows her way around a crime scene, but nothing can prepare her for this shock … the victim is Warren Jacobi, Lindsay\u2019s former partner who rose to chief of police. Jacobi managed to leave Lindsay a clue … following a trail of evidence along the west coast, the Women\u2019s Murder Club pledges to avenge Jacobi\u2019s death before the killer can take another one of their own. Penguin Random House<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n He\u2019s in a coffee shop. Black coffee, two refills. Nothing about Jack Reacher\u2019s changed … he\u2019s still the coolest hero, rescuing people as he drifts through America. Exit Strategy<\/strong> by Lee Child and Andrew Child … if you\u2019re not already a fan, read this and become one. Bantam<\/em> \u2022 No Regret<\/strong> by Martina Cole and Jacqui Rose kicks off in Soho in the early 60s, when a gang member sets his sights on a young girl … and what he wants, he gets! Gang rivalry, violence, hidden love and secrets … it\u2019s an adrenalin rush from the first page. Headline<\/em>\u00a0 \u2022 A police constable is the daughter of a London crime boss, and has to walk a thin blue line to keep the two sides of her complicated life apart. When two crimes are linked to her father, her two worlds collide, trapping her in the middle of a vicious gang war and forcing her to choose who to trust … her badge or her own blood. In Michael Robotham\u2019s The White Crow<\/strong>, he lives up to his awards for Best Crime Novel. Sphere<\/em> \u2022 Two women form an unlikely age-gap friendship when they find themselves neighbours in a beautiful apartment block. Then a fellow resident is murdered … and the last thing anyone needs at Columbia Mansions is a scandal, never mind a murder! Humorous, thrilling, brilliant twists … Louise Candlish\u2019s A Neighbour\u2019s Guide to Murder<\/strong> is a fabulous holiday read. HQ<\/em> \u2022 Another crowd pleaser … John Grisham. The Widow<\/strong> is his first whodunnit … a courtroom drama combined with a murder mystery. A lawyer struggling with debt. A new client … an elderly widow who\u2019s sitting on a $20million fortune that no one knows about. It appears all his worries will soon be behind him … until he finds himself on trial for a crime he didn\u2019t commit! Hodder & Stoughton<\/em> \u2022 During the early hours of Christmas morning, chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta recieves a call … the Phantom Slasher, who\u2019s been terrorising people for months, has struck again. And when she investigates this latest case, it appears she may be next on his list! Patricia Cornwell\u2019s Sharp Force<\/strong> is the latest brilliant Scarpetta novel. Sphere<\/em> \u2022 The world is on the edge. One secret will push it over. Sam Guthrie\u2019s The Peak<\/strong> opens with a politician\u2019s suicide, which corresponds with power outages, phone lines down, planes unable to land. There\u2019s a connection … and it\u2019s up to the dead man\u2019s childhood friend to find out what it is. Brilliantly written … with an amazing twist. HarperCollins Publishers<\/em> \u2022 The Hawk is Dead<\/strong> is Peter James\u2019 latest Roy Grace thriller … this one taking him deep into Buckingham Palace. When the Royal Train on which Her Majesty Queen Camilla is travelling is derailed, and minutes later a trusted aide is shot by a sniper, the police justifiably think the Queen was the intended target. But Grace isn\u2019t convinced, and pursues his own investigation. Macmillan <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Archer and Patterson, Grisham and Cornwell, Child and Cole … all our faves for a month of holiday reads. Two weeks to host the greatest show on earth. One second away from disaster. London, 1012 … the eyes of the world are on Britain as the country prepares to host the Olympic Games. But the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":46668,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[531,2083,12174,6287,4745,2153],"class_list":{"0":"post-46656","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-reviews","8":"tag-books","9":"tag-exclusive-books","10":"tag-harpercollins-publishers","11":"tag-hodder-stoughton","12":"tag-macmillan","13":"tag-spier"},"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/Spier-150x400.jpg\")
<\/em><\/p>\nSince it\u2019s the festive season – and there\u2019s absolutely nothing festive if bubbles aren\u2019t on the table – we\u2019ll be drinking Spier Cap Classique Brut 2023<\/strong> … A fabulous vintage Cap Classique that\u2019s 70 per cent Chardonnay, 30 per cent Pinot Noir, is lovely as a toast (to more book club events next year) or served with Summer salads and seafood. R210 from shop.spier.co.za<\/h2>\n
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