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Wake

By: Shelley Burr
Narrated by: Jacquie Brennan
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Everybody thinks they know Mina McCreery.

Everyone has a theory on what happened to her sister.

Now it's time to find out the truth....

Mina McCreery's sister Evelyn disappeared 19 years ago. Her life has been defined by the intense public interest in the case. Now an anxious and reclusive adult, she lives alone on her family's destocked sheep farm.

When Lane, a private investigator, approaches her with an offer to reinvestigate the case, she rejects him. The attention has had nothing but negative consequences for her and her family, and never brought them closer to an answer.

Lane wins her trust when his unconventional methods show promise, but he has his own motivations for wanting to solve the case, and his obsession with the answer will ultimately risk both their lives.

Superbly written, taut and compassionate, Wake looks at what can happen when people's private tragedies become public property, and the ripples of trauma that follow violent crimes. Wake won the CWA Debut Dagger in 2019.

©2022 Shelley Burr Pty Ltd (P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Private Investigators Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Exciting

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"Atmospheric, tense, poignant—the most gripping cold case investigation I've read in a long time. Superb." (Will Dean)
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Shelley Burr is, to me, a new author and certainly one to watch out for. The Aussie noir genre is going from strength to strength. In this tale, a young girl goes missing and the lives of those left behind are shaped forever by this event.

The girl lived on an isolated farm. The nearest neighbours are miles away and the author creates a real sense of isolation and distance, common in the outback. Her elder sister has become reclusive but is keen to solve the mystery of the disappearance. A cold case review is undertaken by a PI who has issues of his own and these are teased out but by bit in this very satisfying story.

The plotting is complex and I was totally invested in the characters and the investigation. New information comes to light, witnesses are reinterviewed and it’s a great police procedural as well as a thriller. Strong characters and a plot which keeps you guessing and has a number of surprising twists.

Another Aussie author to watch

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Really enjoyed this and although at times you think you’ve guessed the ending, it’s not quite how it seems.

Great start please carry on

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The characters were great. The twists and turns of their relationship continued until the end and I never knew what was coming but they were always very human and real. The decisions made all seemed reasonable and there was a lot of nuance in their behaviour. More please.

Really enjoyed this book

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Very pleased I took a chance on this book. It hooked me from the beginning and the main characters were compelling. Well narrated and a satisfying ending.

A well constructed story

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Fabulous book. I loved all the characters and the descriptions of the country and way of life,good narration too.
Just brilliant.

Just brilliant

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from beginning to end, great plot, succinct dialogue, near perfect timing. I loved this story, totally engrossed in how it would be resolved. so often with the mystery genre it's the journey, not the destination, but with this the ending was every bit as well thought out as the test of it ❤️

Such a satisfyingly good story!

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Liked the story and characters. Liked hearing about farming and old and new ways of investigating and social media interference

Easy listening. Good twist

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Very good crime story, well narrated. If you enjoyed the international bestseller The Dry by Jane Harper then give this new book/ author a try.....Very good.

very good Aussie crime.

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Loved the story. Well developed characters. The pace of the unfolding story was just right. This is a good one!! Narration was spot on too.

SO good.

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Really enjoyed this. There were times it needed to ‘get on with it’ and it seemed deliberately obtuse but on the whole well worth listening. Narrator was excellent too. Recommend

Excellent

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