{"product_id":"wake-by-shelley-burr-9780733649448","title":"WAKE","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE DEBUT CRIME ACWA NED KELLY AWARD 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE ABIA MATT RICHELL AWARD FOR NEW WRITER OF THE YEAR 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE DEBUT FICTION INDIE BOOK AWARD 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Politically savvy, cleverly plotted . . . the kind of book that invites the ravenous language of binge reading: compulsive, propulsive, addictive' \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It is hard to believe \u003ci\u003eWAKE\u003c\/i\u003e is a first novel. Plot, pacing and characterisation are so finely judged that it feels more like the work of a past master'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWAKE\u003c\/i\u003e is blazing its own trail. A yarn that feels so plausible and terrifying, it stays with you'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eAUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Top Ten bestseller, \u003ci\u003eWAKE\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing debut crime novel where the grief and guilt surrounding an unsolved disappearance still haunt a small farming community . . . and will ultimately lead to a reckoning.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvelyn simply vanished.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe small town of Nannine lies in the harsh red interior of New South Wales. Once a thriving outback centre, this ghost town now has one sinister claim to fame: the still-unsolved disappearance of Evelyn McCreery nineteen years ago from the bedroom she shared with her twin sister.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMina McCreery\u003c\/b\u003e's life has been defined by the intense and ongoing public interest in her sister's case. Now a reclusive adult, Mina lives alone on her family's sunbaked, destocked sheep farm. The million-dollar reward her mother established to solve the disappearance has never been paid out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEnter \u003cb\u003eLane Holland\u003c\/b\u003e, a private investigator who dropped out of the police academy to earn a living cracking cold cases. Lane has his eye on the unclaimed money, but he also has darker motivations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWAKE\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, unsparing story of how trauma ripples outward when people's private tragedies become public property, and how it's never too late for the truth to set things right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Outstanding . . . This is both a well-plotted, gripping mystery and a sensitive exploration of the aftermath of trauma'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE GUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the year's best debuts. Intriguing and compelling. Shelley Burr is a bright new talent in Australian crime fiction'\u003c\/b\u003e CHRIS HAMMER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'My crime novel of the year . . . Intense and evocative, it tears at the heart-strings'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'We devoured this stunningly drawn, deeply compelling mystery in one day'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eCRIME MONTHLY\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Burr brings a piercing psychological acuity, creating a nuanced examination of the emotional and reputational stakes of a murder investigation'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eCANBERRA TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46847059067116,"sku":"9780733649448","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5194773482449.jpg?v=1758931088","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/wake-by-shelley-burr-9780733649448","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}