Michael Bennett
Better the Blood: The compelling debut that introduces Hana Westerman, a tenacious Maori detective
Better the Blood: The compelling debut that introduces Hana Westerman, a tenacious Maori detective
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PRE-ORDER RETURN TO BLOOD, THE RIVETING FOLLOW-UP TO THE ACCLAIMED CRIME DEBUT BETTER THE BLOOD, COMING SPRING 2024. A DETECTIVE IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH. A KILLER IN SEARCH OF RETRIBUTION. A CLASH BETWEEN CULTURE AND DUTY. THE PAST NEVER TRULY STAYS BURIED. WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE OF PARADISE. 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 is 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. As a Māori officer, there has always been a clash between duty and culture for Hana, but it is something that she has found a way to live with. Until now. When more murders follow, Hana realizes that her heritage and past are the keys to finding the perpetrator. Especially when the killer's agenda of revenge may include Hana—and her family.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 30 March 2023
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
PRE-ORDER RETURN TO BLOOD, THE RIVETING FOLLOW-UP TO THE ACCLAIMED CRIME DEBUT BETTER THE BLOOD, COMING SPRING 2024.
A compelling, atmospheric page-turner with an authentic insight into Māori culture.
Val McDermid.
A Detective in search of the truth.
A Killer in search of Retribution.
A Clash between Culture and Duty.
The Past Never Truly Stays Buried.
Welcome to the Dark Side of Paradise.
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 is 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.
As a Māori officer, there has always been a clash between duty and culture for Hana, but it is something that she has found a way to live with. Until now. When more murders follow, Hana realizes that her heritage and past are the keys to finding the perpetrator.
Especially when the killer's agenda of revenge may include Hana – and her family.
'As page-turning as it is eye-opening, Ambrose Parry.
'A remarkable new detective, Daily Mail.
'[A] highly addictive read, My Weekly.
'So chilling, Crime Monthly.
'Opens a unique window onto a fascinating Antipodean society as only world-class crime fiction can, Deon Meyer.
Shortlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction, Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.
Finalist for Best First Novel and Best Novel at the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards.
Longlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger.
Shortlisted for Audio Book of the Year at the Capital Crime Fingerprint Awards.
Weight: 236g
Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781398512245
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