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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... Read More
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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 morning, Margot approaches one of her clients on a busy train platform. He is looking down at his phone, with his duffel bag in hand. As the train approaches, she slams into his back and he falls in front of the front carriage as it hurtles down the tracks.

Margot’s clients don’t always tell the truth, but now one lie could cost her the ultimate price: her family and freedom.

Includes an extract of The Last Guests

Praise for the critically acclaimed, award-winning novels of J. P. Pomare, Call Me Evie, In the Clearing and The Last Guests:

“A magician, whose every plot is like a magic trick” - Michael Robotham

“Twist follows twist and nothing is as it seems” - Chris Hammer

“One of our freshest talents” - NZ Listener

“A plot that will drag breathless readers to the finish line” - Herald Sun

“The best crime and thriller writer in New Zealand” - Newsroom.co.nz

“One of the most exciting literary thriller authors to come out of the country” - The Saturday Paper

“The atmosphere that Pomare creates is filled with unease and suspense” - Better Reading

“A cunning, complex, contemporary thrill-ride that seems poised for the bestseller list” - Christian White

“Couldn't put it down, can’t stop thinking about it. Bump it to the top of your must-read list immediately” - Anna Downes

“This nerve-wracking, fast-paced tale takes all our fears about surveillance technology and twists them into one nightmarish Gordian knot” - Rose Carlyle

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780733649714

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 December 2022

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Hachette Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 272

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.

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