{"product_id":"bound-4-9781913193522","title":"Bound, 4","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen the official investigation into the murder of a respectable local businessman fails to add up, and personal problems start to play havoc with her state of mind, New Zealand's favourite young detective Sam Shephard turns vigilante... \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Fast-moving New Zealand procedural ... the Edinburgh of the south has never been more deadly' \u003cb\u003eIan Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'If you like taut, pacy thrillers with a wonderful sense of place, this is the book for you' \u003cb\u003eLiam McIlvanney\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A sassy heroine, fabulous sense of place, and rip-roaring stories with a twist. Perfect curl-up-on-the-sofa reading' \u003cb\u003eKate Mosse\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe New Zealand city of Dunedin is rocked when a wealthy and apparently respectable businessman is murdered in his luxurious home while his wife is bound and gagged, and forced to watch. But when Detective Sam Shephard and her team start investigating the case, they discover that the victim had links with some dubious characters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe case seems cut and dried, but Sam has other ideas. Weighed down by her dad's terminal cancer diagnosis, and by complications in her relationship with Paul, she needs a distraction, and launches her own investigation. And when another murder throws the official case into chaos, it's up to Sam to prove that the killer is someone no one could ever suspect... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Sam Shephard series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Atmospheric, emotional and gripping' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A plot that grabs the reader's attention with a heart-stopping opening and doesn't let go' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Powerful, coolly assured, and an absolute belter of a read' \u003cb\u003eLoveReading \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'It is Symon's copper Sam, self-deprecating and very human, who represents the writer's real achievement' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Dry\u003c\/i\u003e will love Vanda Symon' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'With a twisty plot, a protagonist who shines and beautifully written observations of the cruellest things ... this is crime fiction at its best' \u003cb\u003eKiwi Crime\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Reads like the polished effort of a genre veteran. More, please' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Atmospheric, gripping and incredibly satisfying' \u003cb\u003eRandom Things through My Letterbox\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orenda Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913193522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Vanda Symon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41132887179445,"sku":"9781913193522","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_96af028f-6cc8-4701-82e8-cbd015cd0fee.jpg?v=1632833787","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bound-4-9781913193522","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}