{"id":18430,"date":"2023-11-01T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T06:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/?p=18430"},"modified":"2023-10-30T11:56:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T09:56:11","slug":"book-club-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/blog\/2023\/11\/01\/book-club-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>What we\u2019re reading at book club this month:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1253460\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1253460\" style=\"width: 744px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1253460 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/caxtondigital.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2023\/10\/60813624-744x1116.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"1116\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1253460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Island by Natasha Preston. Source: Penguin Random House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A group of social media influencers have been invited to the opening of Jagged Island &#8230; a private amusement park for the very rich, and the very influential. Posting every second of their VIP treatment, the group is super impressed. The schedule is jam-packed, with just one thing missing &#8230; getting off the island alive. Author of The Island Natasha Preston has been scaring readers for years with her thrillers &#8230; this one is just as creepy. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Penguin Random House<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1253461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1253461\" style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1253461 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/caxtondigital.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2023\/10\/9781529430349.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1253461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All the Little Liars by Victoria Selman. Source: Quercus Books<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Three teenage girls go to a party. Only two go home &#8230; and they later confess to murdering their friend. But in the area where the girl went missing, hikers find the word LIAR scrawled in blood on a tree. Are the girls lying? And if so, why? Inspired by various true crime cases, All the Little Liars by Victoria Selman keeps you guessing, and has a wicked twist! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quercusbooks.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quercus<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1253463\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1253463\" style=\"width: 353px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1253463\" src=\"https:\/\/caxtondigital.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2023\/10\/the-lie-maker-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"540\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1253463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Lie Maker by Lindwood Barclay. Source: HQ Publishers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A young man, working for the US Marshals creating fake histories for people in witness protection, has the chance to find his father, who\u2019s been in witness protection for years. But not without danger from his father\u2019s enemies. Lindwood Barclay\u2019s latest thriller, The Lie Maker, is as suspenseful as you can get. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hqstories.co.uk\/\">HQ <\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1253462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1253462\" style=\"width: 744px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1253462 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/caxtondigital.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2023\/10\/45265690689566-744x744.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"744\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1253462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Payback in Death by J.D Robb. Source: Piatkus Books<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>JD Robb\u2019s Eve Dallas (love her) is back &#8211; this time investigating the death of a retired police officer. It appears he\u2019s committed suicide, but Eve thinks not. And is Eve ever wrong? Set in 2061, Payback in Death is the 57th In Death thriller &#8230; and they keep just getting better. If you haven\u2019t read one, now\u2019s a great time to start. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.littlebrown.co.uk\/imprint\/lbbg\/piatkus\/page\/little-brown-books\/lbbg-imprint-piatkus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Piatkus<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What we\u2019re reading at book club this month: A group of social media influencers have been invited to the opening of Jagged Island &#8230; a private amusement park for the very rich, and the very influential. Posting every second of their VIP treatment, the group is super impressed. 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