'A compelling, atmospheric page turner with an authentic insight into MÄori culture' Val McDermid
A DETECTIVE IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH.
A KILLER IN SEARCH OF RETRIBUTION.
A CLASH BETWEEN CULTURE AND DUTY.
THE PAST NEVER TRULY STAYS BURIED.
WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE OF PARADISE.
Detective Senior Sergeant Hana Westerman is a tenacious MÄori detective juggling single motherhood and the pressures of her career in Aucklandâs Central Investigation Branch. When sheâs led to a crime scene by a mysterious video, she discovers a man hanging in a hidden room. With little to go on, Hana knows one thing: the killer is sending her a message.
As a MÄori officer, there has always been a clash between duty and culture for Hana, but it is something that sheâs found a way to live with. Until now. When more murders follow, Hana realises that her heritage and past are the keys to finding the perpetrator.
Especially when the killer's agenda of revenge may include Hana â and her family . . .
âAs page-turning as it is eye-openingâ Ambrose Parry
âA remarkable new detectiveâ Daily Mail
â[A] highly addictive readâ My Weekly
âSo chillingâ Crime Monthly
âOpens a unique window onto a fascinating Antipodean society as only world-class crime fiction canâ Deon Meyer
Winner of the Best First Novel Award at the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards
Finalist for Best Novel at the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards
Shortlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction, Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
Longlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger
Shortlisted for Audio Book of the Year at the Capital Crime Fingerprint Awards
Maria
09/07/2023
Important topic, well written, excellent readers!