If you’re after some cold-blooded crime (to match the weather), these Young Adult new releases are exactly what you’re after. Happy reading!
Hunt for Nighthawks by Felice Arena
A thriller that combines friendship, bravery, and mystery with the supernatural. Roman is sent on a mission to recover stolen treasure from a group of thieves known as Nighthawks – what could go wrong! Perfect for fans of Percy Jackson and Alex Rider. RRP $17.99
The Gilded Blade by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The final instalment of global phenomenon, The Inheritance Games, has arrived. In this series-shattering conclusion, everyone is a player, long-held secrets are unveiled, precious threads are unravelled, and impossible mysteries are solved. In the grandest of games, there is so much to win–money, love, power, revenge–but there is also everything to lose. RRP $27.99
Augusta Pines Does Not Exist by Emily Lloyd-Jones
This book weaves together the undercover secrecy and thrills of The Naturals series, the killer twists and turns of Holly Jackson and the futuristic setting of Cyberpunk 2077. An edge-of-your-seat reverse heist thriller about a teen spy who must outsmart a team of criminals in order to free hostages and herself. RRP $19.99
Blood of Gods and Girls by K.L. Kaine
A feminist fantasy set in a Singapore-inspired melting pot of Eastern culture – for fans of For She is Wrath, We Hunt the Flame and Children of Blood and Bone. Selected as a vessel for the great Goddess Shantavi and marked as a sacrifice since birth, Nisha is on the run after escaping her fate; dooming her only family, Ratnam to her take her place as Mortal Goddess. Nisha must learn to embrace her power to save her people. RRP $29.99
The One by Isabella Galbraith
They came to find love but only some will leave alive. Reality TV gets a bloody edge in the thrilling twist on a rom com. Constance Berardi signs up to a teen reality dating show, The One, to prove that she’s over her ex-girlfriend. What seems like a free vacation and a second change at romance quickly takes a sinister turn when a plane crash leaves the contestants deserted on an island. RRP $19.99