{"product_id":"prey-the-chilling-twisty-new-sam-shephard-mystery-volume-6-9781916788220","title":"Prey: The Chilling, Twisty New Sam Shephard Mystery Volume 6","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFresh from maternity leave, Dunedin detective Sam Shephard investigates the unsolved murder of a highly esteemed church minister ... with potentially deadly consequences. New Queen of New Zealand Crime, Vanda Symon, returns with a page-turning, riveting new Sam Shephard mystery...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A series that has gradually become deeper and defter ... New Zealand has a new Ngaio Marsh' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  What a page-turner! I adored DS Sam Shepherd ... her irreverence for authority while always alert to the job in hand. A fantastically riveting read  \u003cb\u003eLiz Nugent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  If you've never met New Zealand detective Sam Shephard, you're in for a treat ... a one-sitting read  \u003cb\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ______ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e On her first day back from maternity leave, Detective Sam Shephard is thrown straight into a cold-case investigation - the unsolved murder of a highly respected Anglican Priest in Dunedin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The case has been a thorn in the side of the Police hierarchy, and for her boss it's personal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With all the witness testimony painting a picture of a dedicated church and family man, what possible motive could there have been for his murder? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But when Sam starts digging deeper into the case, it becomes apparent someone wants the sins of the past to remain hidden. And when a new potential witness to the crime is found brutally murdered, there is pressure from all quarters to solve the case before anyone else falls prey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But is it already too late...? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ______ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Gripping and addictive ... Vanda Symon is a must read for all thriller fans  \u003cb\u003eMichael Wood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Sam Shephard series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***SHORTLISTED for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***SHORTLISTED for Best Paperback in the Barry Awards***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**SHORTLISTED for the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel**\u003c\/b\u003e\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  \u003cb\u003eKate Mosse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  From the opening pages, this story left me gasping for breath  \u003cb\u003eMichael Robotham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  New Zealand's answer to Siobhan Clarke  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The Edinburgh of the south has never been more deadly  \u003cb\u003eIan Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  New Zealand's modern Queen of Crime  \u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Dry\u003c\/i\u003e will love Vanda Symon  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Chillingly intense with a finely honed sense of place  \u003cb\u003eCraig Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\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  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Atmospheric, emotional and gripping  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Fast, furious and intense  \u003cb\u003eHelen Fields\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\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 02\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916788220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Vanda Symon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45096926118069,"sku":"9781916788220","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7d9954b3-0af9-4c47-9e04-56b215b6d6d0.jpg?v=1739282779","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/prey-the-chilling-twisty-new-sam-shephard-mystery-volume-6-9781916788220","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}