{"product_id":"9781398512214-better-the-blood","title":"Better the Blood","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe past never truly stays buried. Welcome to the dark side of paradise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTop of the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e meets Val McDermid by way of Jane Harper in this brilliantly gripping debut by award-winning New Zealand screenwriter and director, Michael Bennett. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A compelling, atmospheric page turner with an authentic insight into Māori culture' \u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA DETECTIVE IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH.\u003cbr\u003e A KILLER IN SEARCH OF RETRIBUTION.\u003cbr\u003e A CLASH BETWEEN CULTURE AND DUTY.\u003cbr\u003e THE PAST NEVER TRULY STAYS BURIED.\u003cbr\u003e WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE OF PARADISE. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEspecially when the killer's agenda of revenge may include Hana – and her family . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ‘As page-turning as it is eye-opening’ \u003cb\u003eAmbrose Parry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A remarkable new detective’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘[A] highly addictive read’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘So chilling’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Opens a unique window onto a fascinating Antipodean society as only world-class crime fiction can’ \u003cb\u003eDeon Meyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Best First Novel Award at the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards\u003cbr\u003e Finalist for\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Novel at the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards\u003cbr\u003e ​Shortlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction, Ockham New Zealand Book Awards\u003cbr\u003e Longlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for Audio Book of the Year at the Capital Crime Fingerprint Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40281021120609,"sku":"9781398512214","price":12.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31760951.jpg?v=1734596024","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781398512214-better-the-blood","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}