When the official investigation into the murder of a respectable local businessman fails to add up, and personal problems start to play havoc with her state of mind, New Zealand\u2019s favourite young detective Sam Shephard turns vigilante\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2018Fast-moving New Zealand procedural \u2026 the Edinburgh of the south has never been more deadly\u2019 Ian Rankin<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2018New Zealand\u2019s answer to Siobhan Clarke\u2019 The Times<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
\u2018A sassy heroine, fabulous sense of place, and rip-roaring stories with a twist. Perfect curl-up-on-the-sofa reading\u2019 Kate Mosse<\/b><\/p>\n
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The New Zealand city of Dunedin is rocked when a wealthy and apparently respectable businessman is murdered in his luxurious home while his wife is bound and gagged, and forced to watch. But when Detective Sam Shephard and her team start investigating the case, they discover that the victim had links with some dubious characters.<\/p>\n
The case seems cut and dried, but Sam has other ideas. Weighed down by her dad\u2019s terminal cancer diagnosis, and by complications in her relationship with Paul, she needs a distraction, and launches her own investigation.<\/p>\n
And when another murder throws the official case into chaos, it\u2019s up to Sam to prove that the killer is someone no one could ever suspect.<\/p>\n
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Praise for the Sam Shephard series<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2018A really strong mystery with a twist that works very nicely \u2026 The family dynamic and Sam\u2019s dealing with the trauma are brilliantly observed\u2019 NB Magazine<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
\u2018If you like taut, pacy thrillers with a wonderful sense of place, this is the book for you\u2019 Liam McIlvanney<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2018Vanda Symon\u2019s work resembles Janet Evanovich\u2019s Stephanie Plum series \u2026 she knows how to tell a good story and the NZ setting adds spice\u2019 The Times<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
\u2018Atmospheric, emotional and gripping\u2019 Foreword Reviews<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
\u2018A plot that grabs the reader\u2019s attention with a heart-stopping opening and doesn\u2019t let go\u2019 Sunday Times<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
\u2018Powerful, coolly assured, and an absolute belter of a read\u2019 LoveReading <\/b><\/p>\n
\u2018It is Symon\u2019s copper Sam, self-deprecating and very human, who represents the writer\u2019s real achievement\u2019 Guardian<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
\u2018Fans of The Dry<\/i> will love Vanda Symon\u2019 Red Magazine<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
\u2018With a twisty plot, a protagonist who shines and beautifully written observations of the cruellest things this is crime fiction at its best\u2019 Kiwi Crime<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2018Reads like the polished effort of a genre veteran. More, please\u2019 Booklist<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
\u2018Atmospheric, gripping and incredibly satisfying\u2019 Anne Cater, Random Things through My Letterbox<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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