When the body of a young mother is found on the banks of New Zealand's Mataura River, young female police constable Sam Shephard begins an investigation, with horrifying and very personal implications. Book one in an addictive, atmospheric new series

When the body of a young mother is found on the banks of New Zealand's Mataura River, young female police constable Sam Shephard begins an investigation, with horrifying and very personal implications. Book one in an addictive, atmospheric new series.*** SHORTLISTED for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2019******SHORTLISTED for the Ngaio Marsh Award***'The tensions within a tightknit village, along with various aspects of Kiwi...

A stressed, middle-aged man picks up a teenage escort and commits an unspeakable crime, unaware that a homeless man – her only real friend – will do anything to find her. A shocking, race-against-the-clock, standalone thriller from the Queen of New Zealand Crime.'Astonishingly good … compelling, horrifying, intriguing and entertaining. One of the best thrillers I've read this year' Liz Nugent'New Zealand's modern Queen of Crime' Val...

A stressed, middle-aged man picks up a teenage escort and commits an unspeakable crime, unaware that a homeless man – her only real friend – will do anything to find her. A shocking, race-against-the-clock, standalone thriller from the Queen of New Zealand Crime.'Astonishingly good … compelling, horrifying, intriguing and entertaining. One of the best thrillers I've read this year' Liz Nugent'New Zealand's modern Queen of Crime' Val M...

The heart-stoppingly tense next instalment in the richly atmospheric, page-turning and international bestselling Sam Shephard series Death is stalking the South Island of New Zealand Marginalised by previous antics, Sam Shephard, is on the bottom rung of detective training in Dunedin, and her boss makes sure she knows it. She gets involved in her first homicide investigation, when a university student is murdered in the Botanic Gardens, and Sam soon discovers this is not an isolated incide...

Homeless on Auckland's streets, Max Grimes fights to survive when someone starts killing the city's forgotten. Pulled into a dark past, he must stop the killer – or be next. The gripping second instalment in a breathtaking series, from New Zealand's queen of crime.`Brutal, raw and utterly realistic´ Trevor Wood`Pacy, twisty, relentlessly unpredictable journey through the dark side of New Zealand's biggest city, where a man battling his own ...

When a university student is murdered in Dunedin's university district, newly transferred young female police officer Sam Shephard is drawn into the investigation … The heart-stoppingly tense next instalment in the page-turning, international bestselling Sam Shephard series'Finally, UK readers get to discover New Zealand's own Queen of Crime. Vanda Symon is a big talent and everything she writes is fast, intelligent and utterly gripping. This one's a cracker'

Dunedin's favourite young police officer Sam Shephard is drawn into a perplexing investigation when a series of shipping containers wash up on a sleepy New Zealand beach, and then a body is discovered…'Fast-moving New Zealand procedural … the Edinburgh of the south has never been more deadly' Ian Rankin'If you like taut, pacy thrillers with a wonderful sense of place, this is the book for you' Liam McIlvanney'A sassy h...

When the official investigation into the murder of a respectable local businessman fails to add up, and personal problems start to play havoc with her state of mind, New Zealand's favourite young detective Sam Shephard turns vigilante...'Fast-moving New Zealand procedural ... the Edinburgh of the south has never been more deadly' Ian Rankin'New Zealand's answer to Siobhan Clarke' The Times'A sassy heroine, fab...

When the official investigation into the murder of a respectable local businessman fails to add up, and personal problems start to play havoc with her state of mind, New Zealand's favourite young detective Sam Shephard turns vigilante...'Fast-moving New Zealand procedural ... the Edinburgh of the south has never been more deadly' Ian Rankin'New Zealand's answer to Siobhan Clarke' The Times'A sassy heroine, ...

Dunedin's favourite young police officer Sam Shephard is drawn into a perplexing investigation when a series of shipping containers wash up on a sleepy New Zealand beach, and then a body is discovered…'Fast-moving New Zealand procedural … the Edinburgh of the south has never been more deadly' Ian Rankin'If you like taut, pacy thrillers with a wonderful sense of place, this is the book for you' Liam McIlvanney'A sass...

A pregnant Sam Shephard investigates the murder of an expectant mother in Dunedin, as it becomes clear that the killer is ready to strike again … Queen of New Zealand Crime, Vanda Symon, returns with a shocking, twisty new Sam Shephard thriller…`From the opening pages, this story left me gasping for breath´ Michael Robotham`Chillingly intense with a finely honed sense of place … Vanda Symon knows Dunedin and brings it vibrantly to life in t...