In Catherine Jinks’ tense thriller Panic, a woman in hiding finds herself mixed up with a group of sovereign citizens—are they harmless conspiracy theorists, or something more? Tara Calaby’s The Spirit Circle is a historical mystery set in 19th century Melbourne about a young woman seeking to free her best friend from a spiritualist group. There’s also the new paperback edition of Would That Be Funny?, Lorin Clarke’s acclaimed account of growing up with her famous father.