{"product_id":"faceless-the-shocking-new-thriller-from-the-queen-of-new-zealand-crime-by-vanda-symon","title":"Faceless: The shocking new thriller from the Queen of New Zealand Crime by Vanda Symon","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stressed, middle-aged man picks up a teenage escort and commits an unspeakable crime, unaware that a homeless man – her only real friend – will do anything to find her. A shocking, race-against-the-clock, standalone thriller from the Queen of New Zealand Crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Astonishingly good … compelling, horrifying, intriguing and entertaining. One of the best thrillers I’ve read this year’ Liz Nugent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'New Zealand's modern Queen of Crime' Val McDermid\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Fans of The Dry will love Vanda Symon' Red Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorn down by a job he hates, and a stressful family life, middle-aged, middle-class Bradley picks up a teenage escort and commits an unspeakable crime. Now she’s tied up in his warehouse, and he doesn’t know what to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMax is homeless, eating from rubbish bins, sleeping rough and barely existing – known for cadging a cigarette from anyone passing, and occasionally even the footpath. Nobody really sees Max, but he has one friend, and she’s gone missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn order to find her, Max is going to have to call on some people from his past, and reopen wounds that have remained unhealed for a very long time, and the clock is ticking…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHard-hitting, fast-paced and immensely thought-provoking, Faceless – the startling new standalone thriller from New Zealand’s ‘Queen of Crime’ – will leave you breathless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Powerful and brilliant writing that transported me to the other side of the world … a wonderful storyteller’ Helen FitzGerald\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Edgy, thrilling and terrifyingly realistic’ Lisa Hall\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘All the thrills of a brilliantly plotted crime novel with some interesting moral questions woven between the words. Fast, furious and intense' Helen Fields\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A portrait of the underbelly of society, this is a deeply involving novel and a damn good thriller’ Paul Burke, NB Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Completely gripping … a poignant study of how our society shapes unlikely saints and monsters' Eve Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Tauter and tougher than Symon’s delightful Dunedin procedurals … superb’ The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Intense, dark and twisted, this is a fast and pulse-raising read that absolutely gripped me’ Jen Med’s Book Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for the Sam Shephard series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘New Zealand's answer to Siobhan Clarke’ The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Fast-moving New Zealand procedural ... the Edinburgh of the south has never been more deadly' Ian Rankin\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' Kate Mosse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'If you like taut, pacey thrillers with a wonderful sense of place, this is the book for you' Liam McIlvanney\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' The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Atmospheric, emotional and gripping' Foreword Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A plot that grabs the reader's attention with a heart-stopping opening and doesn't let go' Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'It is Symon's copper Sam, self-deprecating and very human, who represents the writer's real achievement' Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Reads like the polished effort of a genre veteran. More, please' Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Liz Nugent, Gillian McAllister, Trevor Wood and Sarah Hilary\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43768555339850,"sku":"6834o","price":9.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/6834o.jpg?v=1783055123","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/faceless-the-shocking-new-thriller-from-the-queen-of-new-zealand-crime-by-vanda-symon","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}