{"product_id":"bad-neighbours","title":"Bad Neighbours","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"row subcategory-data mt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-xl-9\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eJoanna Jenkins | Paperback | August 2026\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-xl-9\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-keynote\"\u003eFrom the bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Kill a Client\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bluff\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ecomes a page-turning thriller of fraud and lies, murder and greed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'Come for the murder, stay for the almost-too-close-to-the-bone social satire. I loved it, but don't tell my neighbours I said so.' JACK HEATH, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKill Your Husbands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Joanna Jenkins has written another cleverly constructed crime mystery with surprises, intriguing characters and humour to lighten the tension. Four stars.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Reading Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuth Dawson finds her ideal living space in an Art Deco building in Potts Point, The Lumen. A twenty-minute walk from her office in the city, the apartment boasts parquetry flooring, a wall of books and Harbour Bridge views from the sofa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's perfect until Ben, the homeless guy, dies under the corrugated iron lean-to in the garden where he lived.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe residents of The Lumen do little to hide their relief. They can cease their half-hearted attempts to find an acceptable solution to 'the Ben problem', and return to more important issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey're not happy when Ruth brings in a detective. But she's certain Ben was poisoned, and one of her neighbours knows it too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Joanna Jenkins:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A very impressive novel.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCanberra Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A satisfying and twisting thriller.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks + Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fabulous page turner.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydney Arts Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Eminently readable.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Justinian\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e-------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row subcategory-data mt-4 mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col pb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pb-0 mb-0 subcategory-data--label\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoanna Jenkins\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up on a small farm in country Queensland. After graduating from the University of Queensland with degrees in English Literature and Law, she practised as a solicitor, including for many years as a partner of an international law firm. She now writes full-time. Married with three sons, Joanna lives in Brisbane. Her debut novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Kill a Client\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was published in 2023. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bluff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, her second novel, was published in 2025.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"booxies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51086301823143,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/1523\/0375\/files\/9781761474019.jpg?v=1785732970","url":"https:\/\/booxies.com\/products\/bad-neighbours","provider":"booxies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}