Better the Blood: The past never truly stays buried. Welcome to the dark side of paradise.
English
By (author): Michael Bennett
'A compelling, atmospheric page turner with an authentic insight into Mori culture' Val McDermid
A DETECTIVE IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH.
A KILLER IN SEARCH OF RETRIBUTION.
A CLASH BETWEEN CULTURE AND DUTY.
THE PAST NEVER TRULY STAYS BURIED.
WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE OF PARADISE.
Detective Senior Sergeant Hana Westerman is a tenacious Mori detective juggling single motherhood and the pressures of her career in Aucklands Central Investigation Branch. When shes 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.
As a Mori officer, there has always been a clash between duty and culture for Hana, but it is something that shes 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.
Especially when the killer's agenda of revenge may include Hana and her family . . .
As page-turning as it is eye-opening Ambrose Parry
A remarkable new detective Daily Mail
[A] highly addictive read My Weekly
So chilling Crime Monthly
Opens a unique window onto a fascinating Antipodean society as only world-class crime fiction can Deon Meyer
Winner of the Best First Novel Award at the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards
Finalist for Best Novel at the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards
Shortlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction, Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
Longlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger
Shortlisted for Audio Book of the Year at the Capital Crime Fingerprint Awards