Kathryn Apanowicz
Richard by Kathryn: The Life of Richard Whiteley

As presenter of Countdown, Richard Whiteley became the familiar face of teatime television. But the wordplay and wit hid a tenacious political journalist, whose private life was often complex. Kathryn Apanowicz had an on-off relationship with Richard for many years, and lived with him for eight years before he died in 2005, when over a quarter of a million messages of condolence were sent.

Barbara Allen
Antiques Maul

As autumn splashes colour across the small Mississippi River town of Serenity, newly divorced Brandy Borne is on the brink of going crazy after her ever­impossible mother quits the local theatre group. She comes up with a brilliant idea for preserving her sanity and keeping Mother busy: open their own booth at the new antiques mall in town. But they are about to cross paths with a killer....

Lee and Joe are newlyweds, but you wouldn't know it. Joe works late, and Lee has a major crisis when the air­conditioning goes out in her chocolate shop. Then the houseguests from hell arrive, and seven people are sharing one bathroom. Soon the town of Warner Pier has its very own heist, and then a body is found in the lake. Lee can't help but wonder if the crimes are related - and recognises a chance to get out of her overcrowded house.