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Blood count
Surgeon Edward Hammond once saved a man's life, never dreaming that this would come back to haunt him. The man was Dragan Gazi, a Serbian gangster who is now standing trial in The Hague for war crimes. Hammond is blackmailed into trying to retrieve Gazi's millions, which leads him on a dangerous, wild chase across Europe and forces him to unwillingly confront his own past decisions.
When she woke
Set in a not-too-distant future, Hannah awakes in a prison hospital, her skin genetically altered to a bright red colour, and her movements broadcast to the American nation on reality TV. Her crime? Abortion. In a society where the lines between fundamentalist religion and government have been blurred and a pandemic has left many women sterile, abortion has become one of the worst crimes that can be committed. Many convicted criminals are no longer kept in prison, but are "Chromed" (their skin colour altered) to match the severity of their crime, and are released back into the community to make their way as best they can. Hannah's crime is made worse by the fact that she refuses to name the father of her baby, who is high up in the church.
Stories I only tell my friends
Actor (
and now author) Rob Lowe gives us the low-down on his career in show biz. A teen idol at age 15, a member of Hollywood’s “Brat Pack” at age 20, and now a top star and talented producer – Rob Lowe has appeared in an impressive list of movies, TV series and theatre productions. In this carefully worded memoir, Lowe describes the film industry and the stars he has been associated with over the years. He talks about the wild excesses of the eighties, his battle with the bottle, and sets the record straight on that incident with the two underage girls.
An excellent debut novel : The descendants
The descendants : a novel Kaui Hart Hemmings
The movie is currently receiving much publicity, as is the fact that it is not to screen locally, here in Invercargill. The book has received rave reviews, with comments such as "a remarkable feat" from Kirkus Reviews, and according to The guardian (London), it "manages to be both shockingly irreverent and funny while exerting that all-important emotional tug."
Love historical fiction with a romantic twist?
The wild hunt Elizabeth Chadwick
Picture the Welsh Marches in the years after the Conqueror’s death. It is not a pretty sight. The Welsh are constantly fighting against their English oppressors to push them out of Wales. This is where marriage steps in. Fifteen-year-old Judith of Ravenstow is to be married to Guyon of Ledworth, a man who is a decade older than Judith and whose lands are under threat. Despite being married, they could not be more different.
