{"product_id":"better-the-blood-michael-bennett","title":"Better the Blood - Michael Bennett","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"is-hidden__small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sp__the-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-hidden__small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sp__the-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-short-description text-large\"\u003e'A compelling, atmospheric page turner with an authentic insight into Māori culture'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA DETECTIVE IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH.\u003cbr\u003eA KILLER IN SEARCH OF RETRIBUTION.\u003cbr\u003eA CLASH BETWEEN CULTURE AND DUTY.\u003cbr\u003eTHE PAST NEVER TRULY STAYS BURIED.\u003cbr\u003eWELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE OF PARADISE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetective Senior Sergeant Hanna Westerman is a tenacious Māori detective juggling single motherhood and the pressures of her career in Auckland’s Central Investigation Branch. When she’s led to a crime scene by a mysterious video, she discovers a man hanging in a hidden room. With little to go on, Hana knows one thing: the killer is sending her a message.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a Māori officer, there has always been a clash between duty and culture for Hana, but it is something that she’s found a way to live with. Until now. When more murders follow, Hana realises that her heritage and past are the keys to finding the perpetrator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEspecially when the killer's agenda of revenge may include Hana – and her family . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘As page-turning as it is eye-opening’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmbrose Parry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A remarkable new detective’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘[A] highly addictive read’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘So chilling’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Opens a unique window onto a fascinating Antipodean society as only world-class crime fiction can’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeon Meyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction, Ockham New Zealand Book Awards\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for Best First Novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Novel at the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for Audio Book of the Year at the Capital Crime Fingerprint Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44463369027738,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/files\/better-the-blood-9781398512245_lg.jpg?v=1708384356","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.pro\/products\/better-the-blood-michael-bennett","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}