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Words for Murder Perhaps
By Edward Candy
# 3 in Superintendent Burnivel
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Hard Time
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Armadillos & Old Lace
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The Poet
By Michael Connelly
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The Trader’s Wife
By Campbell Armstrong & Thomas Weldon
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The Edge Of Madness
By Michael Dobbs
# 2 in Harry Jones
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The Ninth Life of Louis Drax
By Liz Jensen
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The Ghost Wagon Mystery
By Edel Wignell & Mark Wilson
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The Magic Cottage
By James Herbert
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The President is Missing
By Bill Clinton & James Patterson
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Desperation
By Stephen King
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Gerald’s Game
By Stephen King
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Resurrection Men
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At Preloved Book Shop we rescue second-hand books, ready to re-home via our online book store with a new forever family...

The Vignes twins grow up inseparable, but as adult

The Vignes twins grow up inseparable, but as adults, they lead starkly different lives - one embracing her Black identity, the other passing as white. Their fates remain entwined across generations in this powerful, multi-layered story spanning the 1950s to the 1990s.
Own The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett for $10 at PLB: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/the-vanishing-half/#BritBennett #TheVanishingHalf #HistoricalFiction #LiteraryFiction #Identity #FamilySagas #AwardWinningBooks #SecondhandBooks #PrelovedBookshop

Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson i

Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson is a dazzling, witty, and deeply moving novel about family, fate, and the tangled stories we inherit. Ruby Lennox tells the tale of The Family, from the late 19th century to her own life in 20th Century York. Take it home today for just $9 at PLB: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/behind-the-scenes-at-the-museum/#KateAtkinson #LiteraryFiction #HistoricalFiction #FamilySagas #AwardWinningBooks #SecondhandBooks #PrelovedBookshop

The brain is not fixed - it's constantly evolving.

The brain is not fixed - it's constantly evolving.
The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge reveals the incredible power of neuroplasticity, showing how people have rewired their brains to overcome limitations once thought impossible. Read more by taking it home today for just $10 at PLB: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/the-brain-that-changes-itself-stories-of-personal-triumph-from-the-frontiers-of-brain-science/#Neuroplasticity #BrainPower #NormanDoidge #ScienceBooks #Psychology #PersonalGrowth #BrainScience #SecondhandBooks #PrelovedBookshop

Discover a feast of culinary inspiration with our

Discover a feast of culinary inspiration with our latest rescued cookbooks.
From traditional flavours to modern masterpieces, these books will elevate your home cooking:📖 Making Australian Wildflowers for Cake Decorating – Sue Oteri & Dorothy Parsons – $15
📖 A La Grecque: Our Greek Table – Pam Talimanidis – $23
📖 Kitchen – Nigella Lawson – $30
📖 A Feast of Scotland – Janet Warren – $14
📖 Zumbarons – Adriano Zumbo – $17
📖 400 Barbecues – Beverley Jollands – $20
📖 Traditional Indian Cooking – Ramola Prabhoo – $20
📖 Delia Smith's Summer Collection – Delia Smith – $18
📖 MasterChef Australia Series 3: The Cookbook – MasterChef – $17
📖 The Sopranos Family Cookbook – Artie Bucco & Michele Scicolone – $35
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Today's rescued reads at Preloved Bookshop have hi

Today's rescued reads at Preloved Bookshop have history, literature, science, mystery, and more - there's something for every reader:More Fool Me – Stephen Fry – $20
Words for Murder Perhaps – Edward Candy – $9
The Greatest Movies of All Time – Murray Books – $12
The Women of Troy – Pat Barker – $10
The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universe(s) Report – Timothy Ferris – $12
Catch As Catch Can: The Collected Stories and Other Writings – Joseph Heller – $15
The Book of Oriental Literature – Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah (Editor) – $9
Understanding Semantics – Sebastian Löbner – $9
The Trial of the Templars – Malcolm Barber – $10
Cat – Freya North – $12Browse prelovedbookshop.com.au and discover your next great read today!#PrelovedBookshop #SecondhandBooks #BookLovers #Fiction #Nonfiction #ClassicReads #History #LiteraryFiction #StephenFry #EdwardCandy #PatBarker #TimothyFerris #JosephHeller #FreyaNorth #SuperintendentBurnivel #WomenOfTroy #McCabeSisters #Linguistics

Lizzie Benson is a librarian without a degree, a f

Lizzie Benson is a librarian without a degree, a fake shrink to those around her, and now the reluctant handler of existential worries flooding a doomsday podcast’s inbox. As climate fears and political anxieties mount, Lizzie is left questioning how to tend her own life while the world burns beyond her walls.
Weather by Jenny Offill is a sharp, darkly funny novel about modern dread, responsibility, and survival in the face of uncertainty, and you can take it home today for just $8 at PLB: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/weather/
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A novel flipped on its head, just like the lives o

A novel flipped on its head, just like the lives of its migrant characters. In one timeline, Lili, a young woman from an Asian immigrant family, navigates life in 1980s France, striving for boldness and intellect in a world that judges her at every turn. In the other, Lyle, an Asian migrant in a near-future Australia, struggles to stay afloat in a country where Islam is banned, fires never stop burning, and assimilation is survival. Three terrifying forces—racism, misogyny, and ageism—haunt their worlds. But which comes first, the future or the past?
Own Scary Monsters by Michelle de Kretser for $10 at Preloved Book Shop: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/scary-monsters/
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Why do we struggle to live together in peace? Reno

Why do we struggle to live together in peace? Renowned author Alberto Manguel explores the rise of intolerance in modern society, questioning whether our failure to coexist stems from a breakdown in shared values. Looking beyond politics, he turns to stories - ancient myths, classic literature, and film - for insight into how we build and sustain communities.
Own The City of Words by Alberto Manguel today for $8 at PLB: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/the-city-of-words/
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