WAKE

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What to expect

'Atmospheric, tense, poignant - the most gripping cold case investigation I've read in a long time. SUPERB' WILL DEAN

EVERYBODY THINKS THEY KNOW MINA McCREERY.
EVERYONE HAS A THEORY ON WHAT HAPPENED TO HER SISTER.
NOW IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH...

Mina McCreery's sister Evelyn disappeared nineteen years ago. Her life has been defined by the intense public interest in the case. Now an anxious and reclusive adult, she lives alone on her family's destocked sheep farm.

When Lane, a private investigator, approaches her with an offer to reinvestigate the case, she rejects him. The attention has had nothing but negative consequences for her and her family, and never brought them closer to an answer.

Lane wins her trust when his unconventional methods show promise, but he has his own motivations for wanting to solve the case, and his obsession with the answer will ultimately risk both their lives.

Superbly written, taut and compassionate, Wake looks at what can happen when people's private tragedies become public property, and the ripples of trauma that follow violent crimes. Wake won the CWA Debut Dagger in 2019.

(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Critics Review

  • Incredible! A vividly told mystery, perfect for fans of Jane Harper

    Allie Reynolds, author of SHIVER
  • A triumphant debut

    Rose Carlyle
  • Intriguing and compelling. Shelley Burr is a bright new talent

    Chris Hammer
  • Atmospheric, tense, poignant – the most gripping cold case investigation I’ve read in a long time. SUPERB

    Will Dean
  • It is hard to believe WAKE is a first novel. Plot, pacing and characterisation are so finely judged that it feels more like the work of a past master. The tension builds, and the revelations keep coming, right until the final page where a thrilling climax combines horror, relief and hope

    The Times
  • WAKE is a stunning, masterfully written debut novel, its remote, bleak locations adding tension to an atmospheric and compelling mystery that is hard to put down

    Sunday Express

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