A mid-20th-century suspense novel about a charming but morally unstable man who adopts false identities to infiltrate lives and escape detection. The central pressure is his need to maintain appearances while evading suspicion after his deceptions lead to criminal acts.

Jill Ker Conway recounts her childhood on a vast sheep station in western New South Wales and the disruptions—most notably drought and her father's death—that forced her family to leave for Sydney.

A retelling of Greek myth that reimagines the life of the witch Circe from her own point of view. The narrative follows her development from an outsider of the immortal world into a solitary figure who practices magic, encounters famous mythic figures, and negotiates relationships with gods and mortals.

In a living biotech port city, reformed thief Yat Jyn-Hok works night patrol while carrying the memories of a vanished lover and punishment for her sexuality. After being murdered by colleagues, she is resurrected by an ancient power that lets her manipulate life force.

A federal police agent comes back to his drought-hit hometown for a friend's funeral and must investigate a family death that the community assumes was a murder-suicide.

A ragged group raised inside a mysterious library that holds strange powers must confront secrets about their teacher, the library’s rules, and the wider world beyond.

Set in a farming community, the novel follows how the arrival or actions of a persuasive auctioneer alters local social bonds and everyday life. The central pressure comes from interpersonal influence, suspicion, and the erosion of trust among neighbors.

A contemporary novel shaped like a folktale in which a young woman and those around her navigate consequences after a theft and encounters with trickster spirits. The setup focuses on moral complications inside domestic relationships and the social effects of magic on everyday life.

A first-person memoir in which the author confronts his upbringing, family relationships, and struggles with body weight and compulsive behaviors while placing those personal troubles against broader questions of race, responsibility, and belonging.