This is the third installment of the Detective Inspector Nyree Bradshaw series that is again compelling and intriguing.
Set in Pahia, Northland, Catherine Lea has firmly established herself in the crime fiction genre here in New Zealand to rival Australian authors Jane Harper and Chris Hammer.
DI Bradshaw has served in her police role over a long career at considerable personal cost. Her flawed character and ‘mother guilt’ brings the human side to the police procedural narrative.
Called to a brutal murder scene on a privately owned Paihia island, juggling her complicated personal life, DI Bradshaw must navigate the controversial ownership of the island, local iwi, contested wills, scandals and the new revelations of a cold case on the island site.
With pace and unexpected directions, Catherine Lea provides depth and curiosity for the reader.
Author Catherine Lea adds to the ever-growing crime fiction genre and her strength is in a crime mystery set with a backdrop of essential social and political issues New Zealand faces. This provides great discussion points in book clubs.
Sue Reid
Read By Reid NZ
Bateman Books
ISBN 9781776891467