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August 30th 2017

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‘The only thing more dangerous than a lie… is the truth.’ Are You Sleeping is a no-holds-barred psychological thriller about a reopened murder case. After her father’s murder thirteen years prior, Josie has tried to move on with her life, settling in New York City and moving in with her partner, Caleb. When an investigative reporter starts asking questions, Josie is forced to confront demons from her past.
Written by Karin Slaughter (talk about an exciting penname!), The Good Daughter is about two daughters who are traumatised after their mother’s killed during a terrifying attack on their family home. When violence enters their lives again nearly three decades later, shocking truths are revealed and lessons must be learnt.
A young girl desperately wanders into a struggling attorney’s office with nothing but a small jar of change. She asks him to find her missing brother and, not having the heart to turn her away, he soon finds himself entering a world dominated by simmering racial tensions and murder. This explosive read will have you on the edge of your (plane) seat.
Physical and emotional courage is brought to the surface in My Absolute Darling. The protagonist, Turtle Alveston, spends her time wandering around the northern California coast in the hope that she’s able to escape her isolated and limited existence. Her life with her tortured father, Martin, is unsafe and difficult, but when she falls in love with a boy, Jacob, her life becomes an even greater struggle.
When the Tanner sisters disappeared, family and police are completely stumped as to their fate. Three years later, one returns, without her sister. A story of kidnap and betrayal, a forensic psychiatrist attempts to find answers to questions that simply don’t add up

Eid Al Adha is upon us – the religious holiday, which translates to ‘sacrifice feast’, is the second of two Muslim holidays celebrated every year, and is often a time for travel and reflection. MOJEH’s collated the best August book releases so that your weekend of wanderlust is one well spent.

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