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Home Before Night
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There's a reason Pomare is called the king of the twist. You know from the outset this will be a twisty psychological thriller and it's all that, with the storyline taking a few left turns to keep the suspense tightly coiled. Herald Sun 'Ratchets up psychological...
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Mother's intuition or a deadly guilty conscience? A woman races against time to find her son in this tense and twisty thriller by the Top Ten bestselling author of The Wrong Woman
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There's a reason Pomare is called the king of the twist. You know from the outset this will be a twisty psychological thriller and it's all that, with the storyline taking a few left turns to keep the suspense tightly coiled. Herald Sun
'Ratchets up psychological suspense with a cleverly constructed plot that can be devoured in one go.' Sydney Morning Herald
'A frantic domestic thriller. Along with Jane Harper and Liane Moriarty, J. P. Pomare is quickly becoming one of Australia's biggest literary exports.' The Guardian
Mother's intuition or a deadly guilty conscience? A woman races against time to find her son in this tense and twisty thriller by the Top Ten bestselling author of The Wrong Woman.
As the third wave of the virus hits, all inhabitants of Melbourne are given until 8 pm to get to their homes. Wherever they are when the curfew begins, they must live for four weeks and stay within five kilometres of their location. When Lou's son, Samuel, doesn't arrive home by nightfall, she begins to panic.
He doesn't answer his phone. He doesn't message. His social media channels are inactive. Lou is out of her mind with worry, but she can't go to the police, because she has secrets of her own. Secrets that Samuel just can't find out about. Lou must find her son herself and bring him home.
Includes an exclusive extract of the next J. P. Pomare thriller, Seventeen Years Later, publishing in 2024.
Praise for Home Before Night:
'J. P. Pomare has once again earned his place on my instant-read list. Home Before Night is twisty and brilliant - a highly addictive thriller!' CHRISTIAN WHITE
'This grabbed me from the opening page and didn't let go.' MICHAEL ROBOTHAM
'The thrill and fear arrive early in Home Before Night and doesn't leave until the final pages. J. P. Pomare is the real deal; he has the skill to twist your heart.' CANDICE FOX
'From page one, J.P. Pomare effortlessly instils us with a tantalising sense of unease. In this page-turning thriller, all is not as it seems, and the truth is a lot darker and in many ways more human than we could ever imagine. Deftly written, lean in style, this is a gripping read from a true talent.' Weekend Australian
'Tense and twisty. A fast-paced mystery.' Who Weekly
'Compelling.' The Australian Women's Weekly
'A lean and terrifying thriller about a mother's desperate search for her missing son during a pandemic. Trust us, you'll devour it in one sitting!' Woman's Day
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780733649547
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 April 2023
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: Hachette Australia
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 232.0mm
Weight: 360g
Pages: 304
About the Author
J.P. POMARE is an award-winning author whose debut novel, Call Me Evie (2018), won the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel. In the Clearing (2019) was made into a Disney+ Original Series, The Clearing, while Tell Me Lies (2020) was a #1 Audible bestseller and was shortlisted for the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel and the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction. The Last Guests (2021) was critically acclaimed and is currently being made into a TV series by Stan. His fifth book, The Wrong Woman (2022), was a top-ten bestseller and was highly acclaimed, as was his 2023 novel, Home Before Night. 17 Years Later is his seventh novel.
J.P. Pomare was born in New Zealand and lives in Melbourne with his wife and daughter.Also by J.P. Pomare
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17 Years Later
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Call Me Evie
WINNER OF THE NGAIO MARSH AWARD BEST FIRST NOVEL 2019 SHORTLISTED FOR THE ABIA MATT RICHELL AWARD 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR THE NGAIO MARSH AWARD BEST NOVEL 2019 LONGLISTED FOR THE NED KELLY AWARD BEST FIRST FICTION 2019 LONGLISTED FOR THE ABIA GENERAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020 'Almost nothing will turn out as it initially appears in this...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips late August -
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The number-one bestselling thriller from the award-winning author of The Wrong Woman and The Last Guests. “There’s no doubt about it: Pomare is a master of the carefully constructed, impeccably paced psycho-thriller” - The Australian Psychologist Margot Scott has a picture-perfect life: a nice house in the suburbs, a husband, two children and a successful career. On a warm spring...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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'Keeps readers on their toes from the opening page. His is a rare talent that continues to turn out crime masterpieces' Herald Sun 'A twisty small-town PI mystery with a protagonist I didn't want to let go' IAN RANKIN 'Undeniably propulsive. Clever. Satisfying' The Guardian IT WAS A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. WASN'T IT? The bestselling crime thriller from the award-winning author...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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The Gambler
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Seventeen Years Later by J.P. Pomare is a masterful work of suspense that intertwines a chilling murder mystery with a compelling exploration of justice, truth, and the human psyche. The idyllic town of Cambridge is shattered when the Primrose family is brutally slaughtered in their sleep. The sudden and shocking violence leaves the community in a state of disbelief and...PaperbackSold Out -
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