Spring has entered the chat and our September Book Club picks are packed full of dazzling reads from amazing Australian and international storytellers!
From empowering and honest memoirs to exhilarating crime thrillers and everything in between, there’s something to spark every reader’s passion. Let our passionate book club hosts, Vic and Lee, guide you through this month’s standout reads!
Keep scrolling to explore our September book club selections, and grab your copies in-store or online at QBD Books. Let’s dive in!
Fiction Book of the Month
The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown
QBD’s September Book of the Month is from the master of thrill and one of the world’s most celebrated authors, Dan Brown, who returns with a masterpiece in “The Secret of Secrets”.
Robert Langdon, an esteemed professor, visits Prague to attend a lecture from an acclaimed scientist and his new love interest, Katherine Solomon. But the trip turns awry when a brutal murder is committed, and Katherine disappears along with her groundbreaking manuscript. Langdon finds himself the target of a chilling assailant as he desperately searches for answers and Katherine…
The Secret of Secrets will leave you breathless and keep you hooked until the very end. Get your copy at QBD today!
The Eye of the Dragonfly by Tracey Lee Holmes
Celebrated sports journalist, Tracey Lee Holmes invites us into a colourful and candid portrait of her riveting life and career in The Eye of the Dragonfly.
Tracey is known for being a pioneer and a trail blazer in her career. As the first female presenter of the ABC’s flagship sports program, Grandstand, she has brought her viewers incredible stories on world events such as the Olympics and has shone a light on extraordinary athletes like our own Cathy Freeman.
Tracey has also lived a rich and cultivated life by living in multiple countries with her family. The Eye of the Dragonfly provides a deeper scope of Tracey’s miraculous career in sport journalism.
Tenderfoot by Toni Jordan
A luminous and gripping coming of age story, Tenderfoot is set in the 1970s era of Brisbane, from award-winning author Toni Jordan.
Andie Tanner is a resilient and insightful young girl who loves her family and the kennel of racing greyhounds that live underneath her house. But when everything she cares about is cruelly ripped from her, it is up to Andie to salvage the future she once dreamed of. Tenderfoot will take you on an atmospheric journey back in time, where crime and injustice were rife in the greyhound industry and one young girl must unravel these shocking secrets by herself.
For a heartwarming, retro and exhilarating experience make sure to pick up your copy of Tenderfoot this September.
Circle of Days by Ken Follett
Masterful storyteller, Ken Follet, brings another sweeping and immersive story on the mystery of Stonehenge in Circle of Days.
A talented flint miner and an ambitious priestess work together on a shared vision of resurrecting a great circle of stones with the help of the divided tribes of the Great Plain. But danger and disorder are brewing amongst the hills and the woodlands, and as drought ravages the earth an insidious act of violence unleashes open warfare…
Join Ken Follett in this monumentally epic story with Circle of Days available now at QBD.
Dust by Michael Brissenden
Acclaimed Aussie crime writer, Michael Brissenden, has returned with another dark and exhilarating rural crime thriller in “Dust”.
A once thriving community is now desperately clinging to life as the nearby lake quickly dries up.
Aaron Love discovers a body next to the cracked lakebed and life-changing evidence that his missing father is not only alive but linked to a network of corruption. Aaron and a disturbed detective must work together to uncover the layers of deception and injustice that run deeper than both men could have ever depicted.
Not only can Michael deliver a haunting and gripping story, but he also imbues his characters with complex and profound humanity. For an electrifying narrative and protagonists you won’t forget anytime soon – pick up a copy of “Dust” at QBD today.
