A gripping crime thriller featuring Detective Antigone Pollard from the bestselling author of The Unbelieved.

Detective Antigone Pollard is fearless. Armed with a trained police dog, a black belt in judo, and the will to speak her mind, she faces opposition head-on.

After six months, Antigone is feeling more settled in Deception Bay. Crime rates are down after a slow start to the summer holiday season, but when a distraught mother, Maddy Muir, calls the station to report her baby is missing, Antigone and Wozza begin a race against time to find the baby and the person who brazenly took him.

In the middle of the frantic investigation, Antigone's mother, Dr Jilly Pollard, arrives for an unexpected visit and shares a tragic family secret, which she needs Antigone's help to resolve.

Just when things at the Deception Bay police station are running smoothly with a new commander, Senior Sergeant Amanda Filipovic, circumstances change one stormy night. In the blink of an eye, Antigone's old boss, Bill Wheeler, is back, making the missing baby investigation harder every day.

While Antigone juggles both cases, Mum and Nan move into the farm to unravel the family secret. Meanwhile, Antigone takes a DNA test with two very surprising results.

Once again, Antigone faces the questions: who's protecting the women? And what happens when we don't believe them?


'Gripping, heartfelt, and intelligent, The Stolen is an emotionally rich thriller that crackles with tension.' CHRISTIAN WHITE, author of The Ledge

'The Stolen is compelling, down-to-earth Australian crime fiction that delivers on absolutely every page. Vikki Petraitis is the real deal!' HAYLEY SCRIVENOR, internationally bestselling author of Dirt Town and Girl Falling

'Like The Unbelieved, The Stolen is a clear-eyed, fast-paced take on the reverberating effects of a crime on survivors and their community, making it a must-read for anyone who likes to go beyond the headlines, to where the true story waits.' JACQUELINE BUBLITZ, bestselling author of Before You Knew My Name and Leave the Girls Behind

'Vikki Petraitis knows how to draw us into a story and hold us there. She has the gift of making us become emotionally invested in her characters.' ROBERT GOTT, author of The Port Fairy Murders and Naked Ambition