Better the Blood

The past never truly stays buried. Welcome to the dark side of paradise.

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<p>'A compelling, atmospheric page turner with an authentic insight into Māori culture' <b>Val McDermid</b><br><br><b>A DETECTIVE IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH.<br> A KILLER IN SEARCH OF RETRIBUTION.<br> A CLASH BETWEEN CULTURE AND DUTY.<br> THE PAST NEVER TRULY STAYS BURIED.<br> WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE OF PARADISE. </b></p><p>Detective Senior Sergeant Hana Westerman is a tenacious Māori detective juggling single motherhood and the pressures of her career in Auckland’s Central Investigation Branch. When she’s 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.<br><br> As a Māori officer, there has always been a clash between duty and culture for Hana, but it is something that she’s 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.<br><br><b>Especially when the killer's agenda of revenge may include Hana – and her family . . . </b><br> <br><br> ‘As page-turning as it is eye-opening’ <b>Ambrose Parry</b><br><br> ‘A remarkable new detective’ <b><i>Daily Mail</i></b><br><br> ‘[A] highly addictive read’ <b><i>My Weekly</i></b><br> <br> ‘So chilling’ <b><i>Crime Monthly</i></b><br><br> ‘Opens a unique window onto a fascinating Antipodean society as only world-class crime fiction can’ <b>Deon Meyer<br><br> Winner of the Best First Novel Award at the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards<br> Finalist for</b><b>Best Novel at the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards<br> ​Shortlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction, Ockham New Zealand Book Awards<br> Longlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger</b><br><b>Shortlisted for Audio Book of the Year at the Capital Crime Fingerprint Awards</b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781398512245

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

195 x 126 x 22 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Verlag / Hersteller

Simon & Schuster Ltd