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Harun Scarum by Felicity Young

The body of the floater in the Swan River doesn’t have a lot to identify it- the face is mutilated, the fingertips gone - but Monty McGuire, head of Perth’s Serious Crime Squad is pretty sure his team is well on the way to identifying it. DS Stevie Hooper thinks it is connected to a paedophile Internet site, the Dream Team. Another murder leads her to think that she might have a vigilante on her hands.

 

Cyber technology spins at the heart of this thriller. A glossary of internet slang provided at the beginning is useful in interpreting the chat room conversations.

 

The Last Concubine by Leslie Downer

Downer has written many books about Japan and its culture, but this is her first novel. It is of an epic history and romance in combination featuring the beautiful concubine of the last shogun. The heroine of this story is Sachi, growing up in a mountain village, set apart by her pale skin and fine features and then taken off when only eleven, to the Women’s Palace. This is the home of three thousand women and one man, the young shogun. This world is in stark contrast to the outside world of peasants and farmers. A love story develops, but it is more about the amazing transition of Japan from a feudal to a modern society.

 

The Girl with No Shadow by Joanne Harris

The eagerly anticipated sequel to the bestseller CHOCOLAT

Five years have passed since the events of CHOCOLAT, and Vianne and her two daughters — Anouk (now Nanou) and Rosette — find themselves firmly ensconced in the Montmarte district of Paris. Once again, the family is working in Chocolaterie shop but finding success far more evasive than the magical impt of their Chocolaterie.

A new character, Zozie, arrives, however, is not what she appears to be on the surface. She is actually a witch but not a “good witch” like Yanne and Nanou. Roux again appears, throwing in a mix of the old with the new.

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