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In the Clearing
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The novel that inspired the Disney+ Original series, The Clearing, featuring an all-star cast led by Teresa Palmer, Miranda Otto, and Guy Pearce. Amy has only ever known life in the Clearing. She knows what's expected of her. She knows what to do to please her...
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The novel that inspired the Disney+ Original series, The Clearing, featuring an all-star cast led by Teresa Palmer, Miranda Otto, and Guy Pearce.
Amy has only ever known life in the Clearing. She knows what's expected of her. She knows what to do to please her elders, and how to make sure the community remains happy and calm. That is, until a new girl joins the group.
Freya has gone to great lengths to feel like a 'normal person'. If you saw her with her young son, you'd think she was an everyday mum. But then a girl goes missing, and someone from her past, someone she hasn't seen for a very long time, arrives in town.
As secrets of the past bubble up to the surface, this small town's dark underbelly will be exposed, and lives will be destroyed.
The Clearing is the critically acclaimed thriller from the Top Ten bestselling author of The Wrong Woman.
'Pomare is a master of the carefully constructed, impeccably paced psycho-thriller' The Australian
'His is a rare talent that continues to turn out crime masterpieces. Pomare challenges the reader . . . gradually revealing the secrets of the past until all the pieces of the puzzle fit satisfyingly, although somewhat unsettlingly, together' Sydney Morning Herald
'Another breathtaking page-turner. A dark, chilling, atmospheric thriller populated with mysterious and wonderfully flawed characters' CHRISTIAN WHITE
'Past and present collide in this taut and unpredictable thriller . . . Twist follows twist and nothing is as it seems' CHRIS HAMMER
'One of the most exciting literary thriller authors to come out of the country' The Saturday Paper
'J.P. Pomare captivates in this haunting novel. I was utterly gripped . . . A sure-fire bestseller' SALLY HEPWORTH
'Chilling, thrilling and terrifyingly believable' ROBBIE ARNOTT
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781869718206
Publisher: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 December 2020
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 132.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 250g
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.Also by J.P. Pomare
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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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'A twisty small-town PI mystery with a protagonist I didn't want to let go' β IAN RANKIN 'The pay-off is criminally good . . . As always, Pomare keeps the best surprises until last. Prepare for a late night' β SYDNEY MORNING HERALD IT WAS A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. WASN'T IT? A private investigator returning to the hometown he fled years...PaperbackSold Out
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