**The #1 International Bestseller from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Stone Yard Devotional and The Natural Way of Things“The Big Chill with a dash of Big Little Lies . . . Knife-sharp and deeply alive.” —The Guardian (London)“An insightful, poignant, and fiercely honest novel about female friendship and female aging.” —Sigrid Nunez, National Book Award–winning author of The Friend“Friendship, ambition, l...

She survived the world’s deadliest warzones.Peace was supposed to be easy.Zenobia Martinez—former EOD operator—traded bombs and battlefields for a quiet life in Australia. But when cartel violence spills onto her doorstep, that life shatters in an instant.Now she’s back in the fight.Hunted, outnumbered, and with everything to lose, Zenobia must rely on the instincts that kept her alive in war—because this time, it’s not just her life on the line.Runn...

Three friends. A shared past. A journey of love, loss, and the ties that bind.In a small, drought-stricken village in Australia, Jetta, Felicity, and Uli form a close friendship, with the creek as their sanctuary from the heat and hardships around them. But when Felicity and Jetta’s relationship shatters, Felicity is left unable to forgive. Jetta, burdened by a secret, disappears from the village. Uli, heartbroken and cynical, heads in the opposite direction.For years, the ...

What do you do when someone is hunting you?Fight or flight.Except this enemy doesn't show their face—and their reach is everywhere.Zenobia's hunt for the truth drags her into the blistering deserts of Eastern Africa, where every step forward triggers another trap. Al‑Shabab militants closing in and a shadow network pulling strings from far beyond the battlefield.Someone wants her buried before she uncovers t...