{"product_id":"dice","title":"Dice","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NGAIO MARSH AWARD FOR BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL CRIME FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDice\u003c\/i\u003e has a forensic depth that is compelling, that challenges and deeply moves the reader. But what sets this novel apart is the precision and power of the writing. This is fiction that doesn't want to be journalism; it affirms the truth and nuance and possibility of imagination. — Christos Tsiolkas, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Slap\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFour teenage boys invent a sex game based on the toss of a dice. The police charge them with multiple sexual offences against three teenage girls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwelve jurors must work out what actually happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow does the jury find?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDice\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning courtroom drama told from the perspective of a diverse group of ordinary people – the jury. How will twelve women and men of different ages, backgrounds and beliefs decide whether consent was given or crimes were committed?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this dazzlingly accomplished and gripping debut novel, the story is told through the eyes of each juror as the trial unfolds and evidence is presented, withheld, fragmented and retold by different witnesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill the verdict deliver justice or punish the innocent? Where does the truth lie?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDice\u003c\/i\u003e achieves what the best fiction achieves: it draws us into the story on a deeply personal level, coaxing us to consider what we would do in the same situation ... the moving and powerful final moment delivers a sense of narrative completion while also reminding us of the flawed nature of the justice system. — Catherine Chidgey, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eRemote Sympathy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn utterly compelling, nuanced and appropriately complex read that effortlessly depicts the unique combination of the sensational and the mundane, which often characterises the criminal trial. — Professor Vanessa Munro, Warwick University.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45706204741868,"sku":"9781761067242","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761067242.jpg?v=1725885212","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/dice","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}