2023 Finalist Ngaio Marsh Awards Best First Novel
2023 Finalist Ngaio Marsh Awards Best Nove
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 Hanna Westerman is a tenacious Maori 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.
As a Maori 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.
Especially when the killer’s agenda of revenge may include Hana – and her family . . .
ISBN: 9781398512245
Publication date: 05/07/2023
Price: $26.99
RRP: $26.99
Format: Paperback
Available stock: 1
Publishing status: Active
Author: Bennett, Michael
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
