The Shark
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The Shark
The Shark
A killer is stalking the suburbs of Western Australia. Two teenage girls hell-bent on revenge take matters into their own hands, with deadly results. Another dark, uniquely voice-led crime thriller from Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize-winner Emma Styles.
Every monster has a weakness.
At the height of the Australian summer, a serial killer known as The Shark stalks a coastal suburb, hunting young female swimmers.
Afraid and furious at the failure of the police to protect them, two women fight back. Raych is grieving someone she'd have died to save, while Carmen hides her own disturbing connection to the murders.
In desperation, they form an uneasy alliance. When another girl vanishes, they take matters into their own hands by kidnapping the prime suspect. But as their interrogation spirals, horrifying truths surface on both sides of the table.
The clock is ticking to save the missing girl. In their quest for justice, Raych and Carmen must face the darkest question of all: have they caught a monster - or become one?
The Shark is a propulsive psychological thriller about fear, vengeance, and the thin line between predator and victim.
Reader reviews of No Country for Girls
'What an incredible, high octane, thrilling ride this book is!'
'I desperately wanted to know what happens next.'
'I loved the characters and the setting, which was described with vivid and rich imagery.'
'Incredibly well plotted'
'Tense and thrilling . . . Highly recommended, there are absolutely no slow bits to this story.'
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781408722428
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 12 March 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Sphere
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Emma Styles writes contemporary Australian noir about young women taking on the patriarchy. She grew up on Whadjuk Noongar country in Perth, Western Australia and now lives in London. Emma has an MA in crime fiction from the University of East Anglia. Her debut novel, No Country for Girls, won the Little, Brown UEA Crime Fiction Award pre-publication and the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize post publication. It was also shortlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger Award, the Davitt Award for Best Adult Crime Novel and the ACWA Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Fiction.
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