Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty (Pan Macmillan Australia, $30)

Fans of Moriarty will almost certainly fall for Apples Never Fall, a new thriller that centres on the Delaneys, two married ageing tennis stars. When Mrs Delaney goes missing, her four children have to decide whether to tell the police – tricky, given that their father is the most likely culprit. The TV rights have already been snapped up.