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# Last chance to shop online for Mother's Day
Tomorrow is the final day to place your orders online for delivery by Mother's Day! You can find some last-minute ideas on our Mother's Day page or browse the most recent Readings Monthly here. To ensure your gifts arrive in time, you'll need to place your online orders by EOD Thursday 30 April. Please note, this deadline applies to in-stock items only, delivered within Australia.
# Recommended crime reads this month!
## ... a satisfyingly twisty psychological thriller with a propulsive storyline and gradual reveals throughout that allow readers to unravel the tangle of narrative threads as the book progresses towards its explosive finale. ### Lian Hingee From the bestselling author Dervla McTiernan, Three Reasons for Revenge is a standalone thriller about a Melbourne detective drawn against their will into a convoluted game by a killer with a thirst for revenge.
# Signed copies available While stock lasts we are delighted to have signed copies of Three Reasons for Revenge, available to buy online and in our shops. Please note that signed copies are limited.
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## ... a gripping journey filled with punchy prose, film-set glamour and film‑noir sleaze. ### Joe Murray A gripping work of narrative nonfiction that reads like a crime thriller, Murder in Paris '68 delves deep into the 1960s Parisian underworld and an unsolved murder that brought the country to its knees. While stock lasts we have copies of Murder in Paris '68 that include a signed bookplate. Signed copies available online, not in our shops.
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'A tale for lovers of Knives Out, The Traitors franchise and Benjamin Stevenson’s closed-room mysteries.' – Erica Rist
'A gripping story about how modern technology has become both a help and a hindrance to law enforcers.' – Pauline Hopkins
## ... an outstanding and thought-provoking crime novel perfect for readers who relish nuanced characters and twisty mysteries. ### Lian Hingee The third book in Tana French's bestselling series sees retired Chicago Detective Cal Hooper trying to uncover the mystery behind a local girl's apparent suicide.
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