5 brilliant books you won’t be able to put down this July

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Summer is finally here. And with the arrival of July comes plenty of page-turning reads that you won't be able to put down. Whether you're looking for a novel you can dive into while sitting poolside or simply want a brilliant book to curl up with on the weekends, don't worry - we've got you covered. Here are six new books coming out this month that you're definitely going to want to add to your must-read list.

My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams

When is it out? July 23, 2019. Hailed as Catch Me If You Can with Insta filters, this is the true story of Anna Delvey - the faux 'Russian heiress' whose dizzying deceit and elaborate con-artistry deceived the Soho hipster scene before her ruse was finally and dramatically exposed. After meeting through mutual friends, the 'Russian heiress' Anna Delvey and Rachel DeLoache Williams soon became inseparable. Theirs was an intoxicating world of endless excess: high dining, personal trainer sessions, a luxury holiday ... and Anna footed almost every bill. But after Anna's debit card was declined in a Moroccan medina whilst on holiday in a five-star luxury resort, Rachel began to suspect that her increasingly mysterious friend was not all she seemed. This is the incredible story of how Anna Sorokin conned the high-rollers of the NYC social scene and convinced her close friend of an entirely concocted fantasy, the product of falsified bank documents, bad cheques and carefully edited online photos.

Whisper Network by Chandler Baker

When is it out? July 2, 2019. Sloane, Ardie, Grace and Rosalita have worked in the same legal office for years. But things change with the sudden death of the firm's CEO - with their boss, Ames, seemingly likely to take over the whole company. Each of the women has a different relationship with Ames, who has always been surrounded by whispers about how he treats women. Those whispers have been ignored, swept under the rug, hidden away by those in charge. But the world has changed, and the women are watching this latest promotion for Ames differently.And this time, they've decided enough is enough. Sloane and her colleagues' decision to take a stand sets in motion something catastrophic and unstoppable: lies will be uncovered, secrets will be exposed and not everyone will survive. All their lives - as women, colleagues, mothers, adversaries - will be changed for ever.

The Chain by Adrian McKinty

When is it out? July 9, 2019. Rachel Klein's day starts like any other: she drops her daughter, Kylie, at the bus stop and heads off to start her day. But then she gets a phone call that changes her entire world. A woman has Kylie bound and gagged in her back seat, and the only way Rachel will ever see her again is if she pays a ransom - and kidnaps another child. The caller is a mother herself, whose son has also been abducted, and if Rachel doesn't do exactly as she's told, both children will die. Rachel is now part of a terrifying scheme - The Chain. The rules are simple: find the money, find your victim, and then commit a horrible act you'd have thought yourself incapable of just 24 hours ago.

The First Time Lauren Pailing Died by Alyson Rudd

When is it out? July 11, 2019. Lauren Pailing is born in the sixties, and a child of the seventies. She is thirteen years old the first time she dies. She is a teenager in the eighties, becomes a Londoner in the nineties. And each and every time she dies, new lives begin for the people who loved her – while Lauren enters a brand new life, too. But in each of Lauren’s lives, a man called Peter Stanning disappears. And, in each of her lives, Lauren is determined to find him. And so it is that every ending is also a beginning. And so it is that, with each new beginning, Peter Stanning inches closer to finally being found…

Someone We Know by Shari Lapena

When is it out? July 25, 2019. ‘I’m so sorry. My son has been getting into people’s houses. He’s broken into yours.’ In a tranquil, leafy suburb of ordinary streets – one where everyone is polite and friendly – an anonymous note has been left at some of the houses. It can be hard to keep secrets in a tight-knit neighbourhood, and as whispers of who the boy is - and what he may have found - circulate, the neighbours become more suspicious than ever. But when a missing local woman is found murdered, the tensions real a breaking point. Who killed her? And just how far are they willing to go to protect their secrets?

Expectation by Anna Hope

When is it out? July 11, 2019. Hannah, Cate and Lissa are young, vibrant and totally inseparable. Living on the edge of a common in East London, their shared world is ablaze with art and activism, romance and revelry – and the promise of everything to come. They are electric. They are the best of friends. But ten years on, they are not where they hoped to be. Amidst flailing careers and faltering marriages, each hungers for what the others have. And each wrestles with the same question: what does it take to lead a meaningful life?

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