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Better the Blood

by Michael Bennett

Top of the Lake meets Val McDermid by way of Jane Harper in this brilliantly gripping debut by award-winning New Zealand screenwriter and director, Michael Bennett. 
 

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'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 Auckland's Central Investigation Branch. When she's 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 she's 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

Shortlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction, Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
Finalist for Best First Novel and Best Novel at the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards
Longlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger
Shortlisted for Audio Book of the Year at the Capital Crime Fingerprint Awards
 

Author Biography

Michael Bennett (Ngti Pikiao, Ngti Whakaue) is an award-winning screenwriter, director and author. His first book, a non-fiction work telling the true story of New Zealand's worst miscarriage of justice, In Dark Places, won Best Non-Fiction Book at the 2017 Ngaio Marsh Awards. Michael's second book, Helen and the Go-Go Ninjas, is a time-travel graphic novel co-authored with Ant Sang.Better the Blood, the first Hana Westerman thriller, was shortlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction/Ockham New Zealand Book Award, as well as being shortlisted for the Audio Book of the Year at the Capital Crime Fingerprint Awards. It was also longlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Debut Dagger and was a finalist for both Best First Novel and Best Novel at the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards. Michael's short and feature films have won awards internationally and have screened at numerous festivals, including Cannes, Toronto, Berlin, Locarno, New York, London and Melbourne. Michael is the 2020 recipient of the Te Aupounamu Mori Screen Excellence Award, in recognition of members of the Mori filmmaking community who have made high-level contributions to screen storytelling.   He lives in Auckland, Aotearoa (New Zealand), with his partner Jane, and children Thema, Mhina and Matariki.

Review

'Stunning. Better the Blood is a tremendous debut, and Hana Westerman, the Maori detective at the center of the story, instantly becomes one of the great characters in crime fiction on any continent. This novel has it all:  a gripping mystery, complex and memorable characters, and timely social and cultural commentary. Don't miss it'  -- David Heska Wanbli Weiden, author of Winter Counts
'Better the Blood touches on themes that have become increasingly urgent in recent years including the far-reaching impacts of colonialism and the often uneasy integration of identity and heritage into modern multicultural society. A tensely plotted, gritty crime novel that has the courage to force us all to rethink our relationship with the past' Vaseem Khan

 'As page-turning as it is eye-opening. An excitingly fresh perspective upon a world you thought you knew' Ambrose Parry

'Packed with intricate detail about Maori history and culture, this tense and involving story ushers in a remarkable new detective'  Geoffrey Wansell, Daily Mail

'This thought-provoking debut is a compelling, insightful and highly addictive read' My Weekly
 
'So chilling' Crime Monthly

'[A] stellar series launch . . . Immersed in modern-day technologies and with a keen sensitivity to cultural issues, this is a finely crafted page-turner. Bennett is a writer to watch' Publishers Weekly (starred review)

'Bennett unflinchingly weaves together layers of fallout from New Zealand's bloody colonization, enduring Maori culture, and gripping procedural details. Hopefully this compelling debut heralds the start of a long-running series' Booklist
 

Review Quote

'Stunning. Better the Blood is a tremendous debut, and Hana Westerman, the Maori detective at the center of the story, instantly becomes one of the great characters in crime fiction on any continent. This novel has it all: a gripping mystery, complex and memorable characters, and timely social and cultural commentary. Don't miss it'

Details ISBN1398512249 Author Michael Bennett Year 2023 ISBN-10 1398512249 ISBN-13 9781398512245 Format Paperback Publication Date 2023-03-30 UK Release Date 2023-03-30 Pages 336 Imprint Simon & Schuster Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2023-03-30 Publisher Simon & Schuster Ltd Subtitle The past never truly stays buried. Welcome to the dark side of paradise. Alternative 9781398512214 DEWEY 823.92 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-07-04

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  • Condition: Brand new
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN-13: 9781398512245
  • Author: Michael Bennett
  • Book Title: Better the Blood
  • Language: NA
  • ISBN: 9781398512245

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