{"product_id":"wake-2","title":"WAKE: An extraordinarily powerful debut mystery about a missing persons case, for fans of Jane Harper","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*** Australian Nielsen Top Ten Bestseller in May 2022 ***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. The tension builds, and the revelations keep coming, right until the final page where a thrilling climax combines horror, relief and hope' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEVERYBODY THINKS THEY KNOW MINA McCREERY.\u003cbr\u003eEVERYONE HAS A THEORY ON WHAT HAPPENED TO HER SISTER.\u003cbr\u003eNOW IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMina McCreery's sister Evelyn disappeared nineteen years ago. Her life has been defined by the intense public interest in the case. Now an anxious and reclusive adult, she lives alone on her family's destocked sheep farm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Lane, a private investigator, approaches her with an offer to reinvestigate the case, she rejects him. The attention has had nothing but negative consequences for her and her family, and never brought them closer to an answer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLane wins her trust when his unconventional methods show promise, but he has his own motivations for wanting to solve the case, and his obsession with the answer will ultimately risk both their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuperbly written, taut and compassionate,\u003ci\u003e Wake\u003c\/i\u003e looks at what can happen when people's private tragedies become public property, and the ripples of trauma that follow violent crimes. \u003ci\u003eWake\u003c\/i\u003e won the CWA Debut Dagger in 2019.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eWake\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning, masterfully written debut novel, its remote, bleak locations adding tension to an atmospheric and compelling mystery that is hard to put down' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY EXPRESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Perfect for fans of Jane Harper' \u003cb\u003eALLIE REYNOLDS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A triumphant debut' \u003cb\u003eROSE CARLYLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Intriguing and compelling. Shelley Burr is a bright new talent' \u003cb\u003eCHRIS HAMMER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'We devoured this stunningly drawn, deeply compelling mystery in one day' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCRIME MONTHLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Evocative, brutal, and sometimes confronting . . . The plot is complex, tightly constructed and not only keeps you reading, but guessing, right up to the last page' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGOOD READING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Compulsively readable, with an unforgettable setting and cast of characters, \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'  \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBETTER READING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41862795722930,"sku":"9781529394689","price":355.01,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/369145_63f186108c1733.25308064_9781529394689.jpg?v=1677476009","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/wake-2","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}