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The Mortons (Scott Westerfeld & Justine Larbalestier, Penguin)

Tuesday, 19 May 2026    Books+Publishing
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Justine Larbalestier (My Sister Rosa) and Scott Westerfeld (the Leviathan series) join forces for the crime-family thriller The Mortons, which delivers plenty of grit and dark academia charm. Jessica Morton is the ruthless prodigy of a dynasty of wealthy murderers. Since birth, she has trained to manipulate and eliminate “ordinaries”...

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