Bookrack for the week (Sept 21 to Sept 26)

In Safe Hands

Ivy Ngeow

Penguin, pp 400, Rs NA

Penniless, Genevieve Ho returns from Singapore to her wealthy but ailing elderly father in Fulham, London. She’ll care for him and rebuild their fractured relationship. That was the plan — until she meets his new hostile caregiver.

Until We Meet Again

Andaleeb Wajid

S&S, pp 444, Rs 499

Duha can’t catch a break. Her parents won’t let her get a job; her mother conspires to marry her off. So when she spots the ‘most handsome man’ at her friend’s engagement, Duha can’t help but sigh...

The Amberglow Candy Store

Hiyoko Kurisu

Penguin, pp 235, Rs 699

This novel introduces the reader to half-fox shopkeeper Kogetsu, whose magical wagashi sweets from his shop on Gloaming Lane promise to change his customers’ lives for the better.

End Game

Jeffrey Archer

HarperCollins, pp 384, Rs 499

Commander William Warwick pursues a shadowy organisation and sets off a deadly game of cat and mouse which will take him from the bustling streets of London to the hidden corridors of power.

The Secret Of Secrets

Dan Brown

Penguin, pp 704, Rs 1,499

Accompanying celebrated academic, Katherine Solomon, to a lecture she’s been invited to give in Prague, Robert Langdon’s world spirals out of control when she disappears without a trace from their hotel room.