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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 Crime 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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Could not put it down. Very good narrator also. Look forward to her next novel.

Brilliant

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Not at all damned with faint praise!! Overall can't fault it but not quite the page turner I expected. Enjoyable never the less.

Pretty good!

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I really enjoyed this book, the plot was good, the narration was excellent and it moved along quickly. The psychology was intense.

A real good find for me

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binge listened to this one! looking forward to more books by this author 😀

loved it!

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Loved this book - couldn't wait to get back to it and find out what happened

Great listen

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