Description
Fresh from maternity leave, Dunedin detective Sam Shephard investigates the unsolved murder of a highly esteemed church minister . with potentially deadly consequences. New Queen of New Zealand Crime, Vanda Symon, returns with a page-turning, riveting new Sam Shephard mystery. ? `A series that has gradually become deeper and defter . New Zealand has a new Ngaio Marsh' The Times ? `What a page-turner! I adored DS Sam Shepherd . her irreverence for authority while always alert to the job in hand. A fantastically riveting read' Liz Nugent ? `If you've never met New Zealand detective Sam Shephard, you're in for a treat . a one-sitting read' Ann Cleeves ? ______ ? On her first day back from maternity leave, Detective Sam Shephard is thrown straight into a cold-case investigation - the unsolved murder of a highly respected Anglican Priest in Dunedin. ? The case has been a thorn in the side of the Police hierarchy, and for her boss it's personal. ? With all the witness testimony painting a picture of a dedicated church and family man, what possible motive could there have been for his murder? ? But when Sam starts digging deeper into the case, it becomes apparent someone wants the sins of the past to remain hidden. And when a new potential witness to the crime is found brutally murdered, there is pressure from all quarters to solve the case before anyone else falls prey. ? But is it already too late.? ? ______ ? `Gripping and addictive . Vanda Symon is a must read for all thriller fans' Michael Wood ?Praise for the Sam Shephard series ?***SHORTLISTED for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger******SHORTLISTED for Best Paperback in the Barry Awards*****SHORTLISTED for the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel** ? `A sassy heroine, fabulous sense of place, and rip-roaring stories with a twist. Perfect curl-up-on-the-sofa reading' Kate Mosse ? `From the opening pages, this story left me gasping for breath' Michael Robotham ? `New Zealand's answer to Siobhan Clarke' The Times ? `The Edinburgh of the south has never been more deadly' Ian Rankin ? `New Zealand's modern Queen of Crime' Val McDermid ? `Fans of The Dry will love Vanda Symon' Red Magazine ? `Chillingly intense with a finely honed sense of place' Craig Robertson ? `If you like taut, pacy thrillers with a wonderful sense of place, this is the book for you' Liam McIlvanney ? `Vanda Symon's work resembles Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series she knows how to tell a good story and the NZ setting adds spice' The Times ? `Atmospheric, emotional and gripping' Foreword Reviews ? `It is Symon's copper Sam, self-deprecating and very human, who represents the writer's real achievement' Guardian ? `Fast, furious and intense' Helen Fields ? `A plot that grabs the reader's attention with a heart-stopping opening and doesn't let go' Sunday Times
Binding: Paperback / softback
Binding: Paperback / softback