Return to Blood: From the award-winning author of BETTER THE BLOOD comes the gripping new Hana Westerman thriller

Hana Westerman returns in this gripping novel from the author of Better the Blood, investigating two murders twenty years apart and seeking justice for a young Māori woman.
Hana Westerman, the award-winning author of "Better the Blood," returns with a gripping novel investigating two murders twenty years apart and seeking justice for a young Māori woman. Set in a coastal town, Hana discovers a skeleton in the dunes near her house, connecting it to a case from her past. With her ex-husband's help, she investigates, but when he cuts her out of the investigation, she realizes she must find the answers on her own. The book is praised for its vivid picture of ethnic cultural life, Bennetts' control of a tense narrative, and its ability to stay in the mind long after it is finished.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 16 January 2025
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Hana Westerman, the award-winning author of "Better the Blood," returns with another captivating case set in New Zealand. In this novel, Hana leaves her career as a detective behind and moves to a coastal town, hoping for a fresh start. However, her peaceful life is disrupted when a skeleton is discovered in the dunes near her house, revealing the remains of a young Māori woman who went missing four years ago. Hana's connection to the case becomes clear when she discovers that her schoolfriend was also found buried in the same spot twenty years ago. The killer in that case was executed, but Hana questions whether the police got the wrong man. Determined to uncover the truth, Hana turns to her ex-husband, Jaye, a high-flying Detective Inspector, for help. However, Jaye cuts her out of the investigation, leaving Hana to navigate the case on her own. As she delves deeper, Hana finds herself on a collision course with a killer who will stop at nothing to keep his secrets hidden. "The Vivid Picture of Ethnic Cultural Life Alone Marks Out the Book as Special" - Financial Times "Evocative" - Crime Monthly "A Confident, Convincing Work in a Crowded Genre" - NZ Listener "A Powerful Novel That Stays in the Mind Long After It Is Finished" - Jeff Popple

Weight: 244g
Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781398512283