{"product_id":"9781916788220-prey","title":"Prey","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe chilling, twisty new Sam Shephard Mystery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFresh from maternity leave, Dunedin detective Sam Shephard investigates the unsolved murder of a highly esteemed church minister … with potentially deadly consequences. Queen of New Zealand Crime, Vanda Symon, returns with a shocking, twisty new Sam Shephard thriller…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFresh 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…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A series that has gradually become deeper and defter … New Zealand has a new Ngaio Marsh’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e `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´ \u003cb\u003eLiz Nugent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e `If you've never met New Zealand detective Sam Shephard, you're in for a treat … a one-sitting read´ \u003cb\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ______\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The case has been a thorn in the side of the Police hierarchy, and for her boss it's personal.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But is it already too late…?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ______\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e `Gripping and addictive … Vanda Symon is a must read for all thriller fans´ \u003cb\u003eMichael Wood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Sam Shephard series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***SHORTLISTED for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***SHORTLISTED for Best Paperback in the Barry Awards***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**SHORTLISTED for the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e `A sassy heroine, fabulous sense of place, and rip-roaring stories with a twist. Perfect curl-up-on-the-sofa reading´ \u003cb\u003eKate Mosse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e `From the opening pages, this story left me gasping for breath´ \u003cb\u003eMichael Robotham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e `New Zealand's answer to Siobhan Clarke´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e `The Edinburgh of the south has never been more deadly´ \u003cb\u003eIan Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e `New Zealand's modern Queen of Crime´ \u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e `Fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Dry\u003c\/i\u003e will love Vanda Symon´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e `Chillingly intense with a finely honed sense of place´ \u003cb\u003eCraig Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e `If you like taut, pacy thrillers with a wonderful sense of place, this is the book for you´ \u003cb\u003eLiam McIlvanney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e `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´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e `Atmospheric, emotional and gripping´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e `It is Symon's copper Sam, self-deprecating and very human, who represents the writer's real achievement´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e `Fast, furious and intense´ \u003cb\u003eHelen Fields\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e `A plot that grabs the reader's attention with a heart-stopping opening and doesn't let go´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41524881424481,"sku":"9781916788220","price":7.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31903051.jpg?v=1735020208","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781916788220-prey","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}