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The Shark
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Nicolette Chin
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Emma Styles
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'A compulsively gripping twist . . . Terrific' VASEEM KHAN
'A propulsive and utterly compelling story' PETER PAPATHANASIOU
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Every monster has a weakness.
At the height of Australian summer, a serial killer known as The Shark stalks a coastal suburb, hunting young female swimmers.
Afraid and furious at the failure of the police to protect them, two women fight back. Raych is grieving someone she'd have died to save, while Carmen hides her own disturbing connection to the murders.
In desperation, they form an uneasy alliance. And when another girl vanishes, they take matters into their own hands - by kidnapping the prime suspect. But as their interrogation spirals, horrifying truths surface on both sides of the table.
The clock is ticking to save the missing girl. And in their quest for justice, Raych and Carmen must face the darkest question of all: have they caught a monster - or become one?
The Shark is a propulsive psychological thriller about fear, vengeance and the thin line between predator and victim.
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Reader reviews of No Country for Girls
'What an incredible, high octane, thrilling ride this book is!'
'I desperately wanted to know what happens next'
'I loved the characters and the setting, which was described with vivid and rich imagery'
'Incredibly well plotted'
'Tense and thrilling . . . Highly recommended, there are absolutely no slow bits to this story'©2026 Emma Styles
Critic Reviews
Totally original. A taut and unpredictable thriller (Chris Hammer, author of LEGACY)
Vividly written and darkly atmospheric, The Shark takes the serial killer novel apart and puts it back together again with a compulsively gripping twist. A terrific serial killer thriller (VASEEM KHAN, author of MIDNIGHT AT MALABAR HOUSE)
A ferociously intense, white-knuckle thriller . . . Emma's a shining star of Australian crime fiction, she's subversive and unflinching, and she's done it again here - delivered a propulsive and utterly compelling story that is so tense and atmospheric, it will stay with you long after the last page (PETER PAPATHANASIOU, author of THE BOLTHOLE)
Uniquely Australian and packed with atmosphere, The Shark follows Raych and Carmen, both affected by loss and guilt, as they track down a serial killer in their community. Bursting with tension, this is riveting reading (SAM HOLLAND, author of THE COUNTDOWN KILLER)
No one does girl power like Emma Styles. In The Shark she takes the serial-killer novel apart, dragging it, kicking and screaming, into a tale of discovery and redemption. If you want strong female characters who do their best to kick the patriarchy's arse then this is the writer you've been looking for! (Trevor Wood, author of THE SILENT KILLER)
Emma Styles has perfected the art of creating kick-ass female characters that you can't help but love. A hugely original and sometimes shocking tale of friendship and revenge. Emma has a brilliantly unique voice
(EMMA CHRISTIE, author of WATCH YOUR BACK)
(EMMA CHRISTIE, author of WATCH YOUR BACK)
Blindingly tense and perfectly nuanced, The Shark is an absolute triumph. Styles creates vivid and complex characters in Carmen and Raych, upending serial killer tropes and taking the reader on a terrifying ride as they confront and imprison a man suspected of slaughtering young female swimmers. A thriller with serious depth - you won't read anything else like this in 2026 (HEATHER CRITCHLOW, author of UNBURIED)
Thelma and Louise - turbocharged. My heart was racing from the first page to the last of this tense and stylish Australian thriller (ELISSA SOAVE, author of GINGER AND ME)
PRAISE FOR NO COUNTRY FOR GIRLS
Bold and badass, No Country For Girls is the kind of searingly stylish, unrelenting page-turner I just adore. I burned through the twisting plot (CHRIS WHITAKER, author of ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK)
Styles's first novel starts with a bang . . . There are decided echoes of films such as Shallow Grave and Thelma & Louise in this bumpy road trip . . . The real star is the desolate outback
A thrilling cross-country chase through remote Australia
Girl power
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I requested The Shark for several reasons that are (probably) obvious to anyone who's read more than a couple of my reviews. Australian noir. Tick. Prize-winning female author. Tick. A serial killer prowling a beachside suburb. Tick. Possibility of a lighthouse? Tick. And as a bonus point, it's set in Perth, Western Australia, a place I just happen to have booked a holiday to. I did read that the story is loosely based on the Claremont serial killings, which I'm not particularly familiar with, and, based on a quick Google search, I couldn't identify the link.
The blurb: A serial killer dubbed The Shark stalks a beachside suburb, targeting young female swimmers whose bodies are later found on the shoreline.
The story is told in alternating POVs of Carmen and Raych, who decide the police aren't doing enough and that they'll solve the case themselves, taking some fairly bold steps, including kidnapping the prime suspect. I found the first half of the book a little disjointed; however, when the action shifts to the sea, the tension ramps up, and the conclusion leaves you on the edge of your seat, gripping each page with white knuckles (I wanted to put a boat pun in there, but I just couldn't think of one!)
Thank you to Hachette Australia and Netgalley for the eARC of this book.
The Shark by Emma Styles was released on the 10th of March. If you (like me) like Australian noir, Serial Killers, and beachside suburbs, or books like those written by Vikki Petraitis or Matthew Spencer, you might like The Shark.
Thumbs up.
Bodycount = Well. There's a serial killer, so more than 3.
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Serial Killers at sea!
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