Brand new thrillers are in our bookshelf this month, so settle in for a gripping read.
The Professor by Lauren Nossett
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Ethan Haddock is discovered in his apartment, dead, apparently by his own hand.
His professor is taken in for questioning, and rumours swirl that his death is the result of a student-teacher bad romance.
The story hits the media, an investigation is opened, the professor is suspended, and social media crusaders and trolls alike are out for blood.
Marlitt Kaplan has never investigated love affairs. A former detective turned research assistant, she misses the excitement of her old job.
When her mother, a colleague of the accused professor, asks for her help, Marlitt finds herself in the impossible position of proving something didn’t happen.
Without the authority to interview suspects or access phone records, she will have to get closer to a victim’s life than ever before. But will she get too close to see the truth?
A tale of ambition, lies, obsession and murder.
The Professor by Lauren Nossett is published by Macmillan, RRP: $34.99.
Foul Play by Fiona McIntosh
The heart-stopping new crime thriller in the Detective Jack Hawksworth series by blockbuster author Fiona McIntosh.
Superstar soccer player Luca Bruni is being blackmailed for a night of lust he swears he didn’t participate in — except the ransom photo denies that.
A media darling on and off the field, he has powerful charisma, a perfect home life he’ll do anything to protect, and more money than he knows what to do with. He’s determined to defy the extortion racket.
When Detective Superintendent Jack Hawksworth learns that the cunning mastermind behind this crime has already swindled a dozen of the world’s most highly prized male athletes, he is instructed to keep the situation from escalating and prevent a media frenzy.
Intrigued by the creativity of the crime and the shockwaves it is creating through the global sporting fraternity, Jack begins a journey into a case that has tentacles far more wide-reaching that he ever imagined — and far more deadly.
Foul Play by Fiona McIntosh is published by Michael Joseph, RRP: $34.99.
GIVEAWAY
For a chance to win these two books, send your name, address, daytime phone number and the answer to this question: What is the name of this week’s Man’s Best Friend? by Thursday, February 8 via either post to: Country Life ‘Thrillers’ Competition, PO Box 8000, Shepparton, 3632; or email to: competition@countrynews.com.au — please include the words ‘Thrillers’ in the subject line.
WINNERS
The lucky winner of our Summer Reading Giveaway is Dianne Jorgensen of Waaia. Congratulations! You can collect your three books from the Shepparton News office at 7940 Goulburn Valley Hwy, Shepparton.
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