{"product_id":"reaper-2-city-of-shadows","title":"Reaper #2 City of Shadows","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHomeless on Auckland's streets, Max Grimes fights to survive when someone starts killing the city's forgotten. Pulled into a dark past, he must stop the killer - or be next. The gripping second instalment in a breathtaking series, from New Zealand's queen of crime.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Brutal, raw and utterly realistic' \u003cb\u003eTrevor Wood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Pacy, twisty, relentlessly unpredictable journey through the dark side of New Zealand's biggest city, where a man battling his own demons must confront a far deadlier one working in the shadows' \u003cb\u003eMichael Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Absorbing and addictive. Once you've started you won't be able to put it down until the end. A truly gripping thriller' \u003cb\u003eMichael Wood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e___\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe City looks away ... but someone is watching...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA killer is hunting Auckland's homeless. No one cares. No one but Max. These are his people.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMax Grimes is homeless, living on the streets of Auckland - among the forgotten, the invisible. But now someone is hunting the homeless, killing them one by one. No one cares. Except Max.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrying to put his shattered life back together, Max is pulled into a deadly game when a face from his past reappears, reopening wounds he thought were long buried.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs whispers of a Grim Reaper spread terror through the city, Max must race against time - not only to find the killer, but to outrun the ghosts chasing him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecause if he fails, he'll be next.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e_______\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Vanda Symon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Tauter and tougher than Symon's delightful Dunedin procedurals ... superb' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Completely gripping ... a poignant study of how our society shapes unlikely saints and monsters' \u003cb\u003eEve Smith\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 modern Queen of Crime' \u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A one-sitting read' \u003cb\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Fast, furious and intense' \u003cb\u003eHelen Fields\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Astonishingly good ... compelling, horrifying, intriguing and entertaining. One of the best thrillers I've read this year' \u003cb\u003eLiz Nugent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Edgy, thrilling and terrifyingly realistic' \u003cb\u003eLisa Hall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Atmospheric, emotional and gripping' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Dry\u003c\/i\u003e will love Vanda Symon' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRed Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'If you like taut, pacey thrillers with a wonderful sense of place, this is the book for you' \u003cb\u003eLiam McIlvanney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A portrait of the underbelly of society, this is a deeply involving novel and a damn good thriller' \u003cb\u003ePaul Burke, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNB Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Fast-moving New Zealand procedural ... the Edinburgh of the south has never been more deadly' \u003cb\u003eIan Rankin\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'A plot that grabs the reader's attention with a heart-stopping opening and doesn't let go' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Reads like the polished effort of a genre veteran. More, please' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Reaper #2 City of Shadows","offer_id":45957560598725,"sku":null,"price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-917764-10-0.jpg?v=1773360653","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/reaper-2-city-of-shadows","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}