The latest must-reads from Brio Books!

From historical fiction to a devilishly dark folk horror novel, here are a few new reads from Brio Books that are worthy of a place on your shelf!

Deception Bay

by J. P. Powell

American MP Joe Washington and Australian Rose McAlister are swept back together when she returns to join Central Bureau, General MacArthur’s code-breaking group of eccentrics. Brisbane’s Bletchley Park.

Again and again, Joe is drawn to the Brisbane River. A man may have jumped into the river, a code breaker allegedly drowned by suicide, and an arm with an unrecognisable tattoo is pulled from the river at the submarine base.

With Rose’s help Joe follows the clues but he is quickly drawn into another confrontation with Frank Bischof and the Queensland Police.

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The Witchfinder’s Mark

by Paul M. Clark

Samuel Hawke is a charlatan. His lucrative career as a witchfinder is built on fabricated evidence and forced confessions. His guilt grows with each innocent person he condemns and his only remaining motive is the financial rewards his profession offers him.

In Beckborn, Lancashire, two girls are accused of witchcraft. Samuel travels to the isolated village for an investigation which may pay enough to be his last. He finds a community torn apart by fear and paranoia. His hopes of a simple examination are dashed when the mystery of the two girls unravels in a deadly way.

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Paris 1924

by Nicholas Whitlam

What was it like to visit Paris a century ago, in 1924, when it was the most exciting city in the world? Where were the best places to eat? Where was the nightlife? Who might you expect to meet? And what were the fabled ‘Chariots of Fire’ Olympics really like?

What has changed … and indeed, what is still there?

Americans flocked to a city where there was no Prohibition and little inhibition. The arts flourished. Convention was challenged, the new celebrated and non-conformity accepted. What did Chanel, Picasso and Hemingway and the rest get up to?

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Good Sport

by Dr Jay-Lee Nair

Are you a parent who wants to be a part of their child’s sport journey, no matter how far they go? Do you sometimes feel just as frustrated as your young athlete with the debrief during the journey home after the game? Perhaps you struggle to find the right words to say — or sometimes not to say — to your child, so have resorted to saying nothing at all.

Dr Jay-Lee Nair has the answers. This book will help you learn how best to support and talk to your child not just before before, but during and after the game.

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The Faculty

by John Dale

Sarah Dixon is a 31-year-old casual academic who is finally achieving her dreams of a placement at a prestigious university – even if it is only a short term contract.

Like many before her, Sarah pictured a scholarly place where she could teach, write and read surrounded by intellectual colleagues. Instead, she has joined a faculty in free fall, its staff fighting tooth and nail to keep their jobs and an administration determined to innovate no matter what the cost.

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