One lucky reader will win a three-pack of books this month.
The Antique Hunter’s Death on the Red Sea by C.L. Miller
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Join Freya and Aunt Carole for more sleuthing in the highly anticipated second instalment in the crime series, The Antique Hunters, and a cosy crime read for fans of Antique’s Roadshow.
When a painting vanishes from a maritime museum — and a dead body is found nearby — the newly established Lockwood Antique Hunter’s Agency, Freya Lockwood and her Aunt Carole, are called to investigate.
Following a lead that takes them aboard a glamorous antiques cruise sailing toward the Red Sea in Jordan, they quickly discover that the ship’s art gallery is filled with stolen antiquities.
Each and every one of them is also listed in Freya’s late mentor’s journals detailing unsolved cases. In chasing a murderer with a stolen painting, they may have found something more sinister than they could’ve imagined.
Their hunt soon turns deadly when they learn that the enigmatic and dangerous art trafficker named The Collector could be on board.
But on a ship full of antiques enthusiasts — plus some unexpected familiar faces — will Freya and Carole be able to discover The Collector’s identity and stop his murderous plans before the ship docks?
Or will the killer strike again?
C. L. Miller started working life in publishing as an editorial assistant for her mother, Judith Miller, on the Miller’s Antique Price Guide, and as a researcher for the Antique Hunter’s Guide to Europe, and then went into hospitality and events.
After she had children, she decided to follow her long held dream of becoming an author and began writing full-time. She lives in a medieval cottage in the UK.
The Antique Hunter’s Death on the Red Sea by C.L. Miller is published by Macmillan, RRP $34.99.
Far From Home by Danielle Steel
Germany, 1944. Hitler’s forces are wreaking unspeakable damage across Europe.
In public, Gregor and Arielle von Auspeck are an aristocratic couple who play an important role in Berlin’s high society.
In private, they disagree with everything Hitler stands for. What Arielle doesn’t realise is that life as she knows it is about to change forever.
Midway through a trip to occupied Paris, Arielle is forced to flee to the countryside under a new identity. She escapes to a remote town, masquerading as a Parisian widow.
Only her daughter Marianna, stuck in Berlin, knows that her mother is hiding somewhere in France. While Arielle waits to be reunited with her family, her new friend Sebastien introduces her to the Resistance movement, who fight for good over evil.
When the war finally ends in 1945, everyone has lost someone, the von Auspecks included. Their possessions have long been seized and Berlin lies in rubble.
What happened to Marianna during the bombing? And can mother and daughter finally be reunited?
Arielle has lost almost everything she loves, but her will to survive only grows stronger.
Danielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world’s most popular authors, with a billion copies of her novels sold to date. Danielle divides her time between Paris and her home in northern California.
Far From Home by Danielle Steel is published by Macmillan, RRP $32.99.
Love Unedited by Caro Llewellyn
Edna gave up everything when she fell in love with an acclaimed writer, leaving Australia and moving to New York, where the publishing and literary scene was the backdrop to their secret story.
When Molly, an Australian editor working in New York, discovers a novel by an anonymous author, she is drawn intimately into the story.
She becomes determined to find the author and know how the story ends — not imagining that she will uncover shocking truths about her own life along the way.
This is a compelling literary mystery about desire, creativity, food, longing and the ever-shifting power dynamics of love.
Caro Llewellyn is the author of Fresh! Marketpeople and their food and the Stella Prize shortlisted memoir Diving into Glass, co-author of Jobs for the Girls: Womentalk about running a business of their own and editor of the anthology My One True Love.
For more than three decades she has worked with writers variously in publishing and as a festival director and human rights advocate in Australia, France and the US, where she lives.
Love Unedited by Caro Llewellyn is published by Picador Australia, RRP $34.99.
GIVEAWAY
For a chance to win these three books, send your name, address, daytime phone number and the answer to this question: Where is the massive solar farm being built? (Hint: see page 6.) Entries close on Friday, May 2, via post to: Country Life ‘Triple’ Competition, PO Box 8000, Shepparton, 3632; or email to: competition@countrynews.com.au — please include the word ‘Triple’ in the subject line.
WINNERS
The winners of our March book giveaway are: J. Dawson-Wink from Benalla (The Bad Bridesmaid and My Big Fat Fake Marriage); and Bev Brooks from Euroa (The Bad Bridesmaid).
Congratulations! You can collect your prize from the Shepparton News office at 7940 Goulburn Valley Hwy, Shepparton.
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