{"product_id":"prey-2","title":"Prey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFresh from maternity leave, Dunedin detective Sam Shephard investigates the unsolved murder of a highly esteemed church minister … with potentially deadly consequences. New Queen of New Zealand Crime, Vanda Symon, returns with a page-turning, riveting new Sam Shephard mystery…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `A series that has gradually become deeper and defter … New Zealand has a new Ngaio Marsh’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `What a page-turner! I adored DS Sam Shepherd … her irreverence for authority while always alert to the job in hand. A fantastically riveting read´ \u003cb\u003eLiz Nugent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `If you''ve never met New Zealand detective Sam Shephard, you''re in for a treat … a one-sitting read´ \u003cb\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ______ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e On her first day back from maternity leave, Detective Sam Shephard is thrown straight into a cold-case investigation – the unsolved murder of a highly respected Anglican Priest in Dunedin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The case has been a thorn in the side of the Police hierarchy, and for her boss it''s personal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With all the witness testimony painting a picture of a dedicated church and family man, what possible motive could there have been for his murder? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But when Sam starts digging deeper into the case, it becomes apparent someone wants the sins of the past to remain hidden. And when a new potential witness to the crime is found brutally murdered, there is pressure from all quarters to solve the case before anyone else falls prey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But is it already too late…? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ______ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Gripping and addictive … Vanda Symon is a must read for all thriller fans´ \u003cb\u003eMichael Wood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Sam Shephard series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***SHORTLISTED for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***SHORTLISTED for Best Paperback in the Barry Awards***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**SHORTLISTED for the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `A sassy heroine, fabulous sense of place, and rip-roaring stories with a twist. Perfect curl-up-on-the-sofa reading´ \u003cb\u003eKate Mosse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `From the opening pages, this story left me gasping for breath´ \u003cb\u003eMichael Robotham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `New Zealand''s answer to Siobhan Clarke´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `The Edinburgh of the south has never been more deadly´ \u003cb\u003eIan Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `New Zealand''s modern Queen of Crime´ \u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Dry\u003c\/i\u003e will love Vanda Symon´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Chillingly intense with a finely honed sense of place´ \u003cb\u003eCraig Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `If you like taut, pacy thrillers with a wonderful sense of place, this is the book for you´ \u003cb\u003eLiam McIlvanney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Vanda Symon''s work resembles Janet Evanovich''s Stephanie Plum series she knows how to tell a good story and the NZ setting adds spice´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Atmospheric, emotional and gripping´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `It is Symon''s copper Sam, self-deprecating and very human, who represents the writer''s real achievement´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Fast, furious and intense´ \u003cb\u003eHelen Fields\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `A plot that grabs the reader''s attention with a heart-stopping opening and doesn''t let go´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57400120902014,"sku":"NW9781916788220","price":9.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781916788220.jpg?v=1778659660","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/prey-2","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}