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The Venice Hotel
Tess Woods

Set over the twelve days of Christmas at a boutique Venice hotel, this deliciously twisty novel by acclaimed Australian author is ideal for fans of Nine Perfect Strangers and The White Lotus.

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Jade and Emerald
Michelle See-Tho

From the winner of the 2023 Penguin Literary Prize.

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The Bee Sting
Paul Murray

Irresistibly funny, wise and thought-provoking, The Bee Sting is a tour de force about family, fortune, and the struggle to be a good person when the world is falling apart

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The Echoes

I do not believe in ghosts, which, since my death, has become something of a problem.

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The Venice Hotel

She stood above him while the air left his body in a low, final exhale.

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Jade and Emerald

Angela Nu was the richest girl at my school.