• The Looting Machine by Tom Burgis. Africa is home to 40 per cent of the world’s gold and 80 per cent of its platinum. But trade in natural resources, driven by emerging powers such as China, is a type of economic colonialism, argues the author. Shocking exposé into how Africa is being plundered. (Collins, February 26)
    The Looting Machine by Tom Burgis. Africa is home to 40 per cent of the world’s gold and 80 per cent of its platinum. But trade in natural resources, driven by emerging powers such as China, is a type of economic colonialism, argues the author. Shocking exposé into how Africa is being plundered. (Collins, February 26)
  • This Divided Island by Samanth Subramanian. In 2009, the Tamil Tigers were routed, bringing an end to more than 25 years of war in Sri Lanka. Few people were untouched by the conflict. But the bitter experience lingers on and The National’s India correspondent portrays an exhausted and still disturbed society. (Atlantic, February 5)
    This Divided Island by Samanth Subramanian. In 2009, the Tamil Tigers were routed, bringing an end to more than 25 years of war in Sri Lanka. Few people were untouched by the conflict. But the bitter experience lingers on and The National’s India correspondent portrays an exhausted and still disturbed society. (Atlantic, February 5)
  • The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson. Ted meets a woman at an airport bar, tells her more than he should and a dark plan is hatched. Back in the US, Ted’s wife is overseeing the construction of their dream home but she has dark secrets of her own. Has been described as Gone Girl meets Strangers on a Train. (Faber, February 19)
    The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson. Ted meets a woman at an airport bar, tells her more than he should and a dark plan is hatched. Back in the US, Ted’s wife is overseeing the construction of their dream home but she has dark secrets of her own. Has been described as Gone Girl meets Strangers on a Train. (Faber, February 19)
  • These Are the Names by Tommy Wieringa. In a drab, desolate city on the Russian steppe, a group of emaciated refugees appears out of nowhere. As the cynical police chief begins to investigate their hellish past, he discovers his own personal story is intertwined with theirs. A parable of people adrift in the 21st century. (Scribe, February 5)
    These Are the Names by Tommy Wieringa. In a drab, desolate city on the Russian steppe, a group of emaciated refugees appears out of nowhere. As the cynical police chief begins to investigate their hellish past, he discovers his own personal story is intertwined with theirs. A parable of people adrift in the 21st century. (Scribe, February 5)
  • Glass by Alex Christofi. Günter Glass is a young, innocent window cleaner who moves to the bright lights of London. Gunter’s mother has recently passed away. Will Günter find his way along the straight and narrow? Or will his innocence put him on collision course with the modern world? Promises to be a comic coming-of-age tale. (Serpent’s Tail, February 12)
    Glass by Alex Christofi. Günter Glass is a young, innocent window cleaner who moves to the bright lights of London. Gunter’s mother has recently passed away. Will Günter find his way along the straight and narrow? Or will his innocence put him on collision course with the modern world? Promises to be a comic coming-of-age tale. (Serpent’s Tail, February 12)

Our top six books this week: remembering the Armenian genocide and more

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