{"product_id":"kill-shot-9781036713775","title":"Kill Shot","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA brutal murder. A missing athlete. A detective with everything to prove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorking his first homicide case since relocating from the United Kingdom, Detective Sergeant Jack Lisbon must prove he's got what it takes to perform in the heat of tropical Northern Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mutilated body washes up on the edge of a mangrove forest with wounds in keeping with a frenzied crocodile attack, which, to begin with, seems a straightforward incident—death by misadventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, when Lisbon and his partner Detective Claudia Taylor investigate further, all signs point towards a premeditated, vicious murder. The case takes another sinister turn when a champion athlete vanishes, forcing the police to consider the possibility of a double homicide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the list of suspects grows, the detectives find themselves up against a wall of silence in the tight-knit community of Yorkville—no one wants to talk, and the killer remains elusive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith time running out, can Lisbon rise to the challenge and bring the perpetrator to justice?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKill Shot\u003c\/em\u003e is the gripping first instalment of Blair Denholm's \u003cem\u003eThe Fighting Detective\u003c\/em\u003e series, a gritty, hard-boiled Australian police procedural that will keep readers guessing until the very end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Fighting Detective\u003c\/em\u003e series:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e★★★★★\u003c\/strong\u003e A real page-turner!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e★★★★★\u003c\/strong\u003e An excellent crime story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e★★★★★\u003c\/strong\u003e A Thriller of a Thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e★★★★★\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eKill Shot\u003c\/em\u003e is an action-packed, adrenaline-fuelled, rollercoaster thrill ride.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e★★★★★\u003c\/strong\u003e Great whodunit!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e★★★★★\u003c\/strong\u003e Readers looking for a real page-turner have found it here!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e★★★★★\u003c\/strong\u003e Full-bodied excitement throughout!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47548195438828,"sku":"9781036713775","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/ed579b16342b86aa7969b8f6eb08d422.jpg?v=1776908768","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/kill-shot-9781036713775","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}