{"product_id":"better-the-blood-1","title":"Better the Blood #1 Hana Waterman","description":"'A compelling, atmospheric page turner with an authentic insight into Māori culture' \u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA DETECTIVE IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH.\u003cbr\u003e A KILLER IN SEARCH OF RETRIBUTION.\u003cbr\u003e A CLASH BETWEEN CULTURE AND DUTY.\u003cbr\u003e THE PAST NEVER TRULY STAYS BURIED.\u003cbr\u003e WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE OF PARADISE. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Detective Senior Sergeant Hana Westerman is a tenacious Māori 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As a Māori 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEspecially when the killer's agenda of revenge may include Hana - and her family . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  'As page-turning as it is eye-opening' \u003cb\u003eAmbrose Parry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A remarkable new detective' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '[A] highly addictive read' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'So chilling' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Opens a unique window onto a fascinating Antipodean society as only world-class crime fiction can' \u003cb\u003eDeon Meyer\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Best First Novel Award at the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards\u003cbr\u003e Finalist for\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Novel at the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards\u003cbr\u003e ​Shortlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction, Ockham New Zealand Book Awards\u003cbr\u003e Longlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for Audio Book of the Year at the Capital Crime Fingerprint Awards\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43585104707781,"sku":"","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/Better_20the_20Blood_09f93e92-5c12-4823-8cfe-22ea3460e9ff.jpg?v=1716699620","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/better-the-blood-1","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}