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The Unbelieved

By: Vikki Petraitis
Narrated by: Maria Angelico
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Even small towns have their share of secrets…

'So you believed the alleged rapists over the alleged victim?' Jane's voice took on an indignant pitch. 'Girls lie sometimes.' I nodded. 'And rapists lie all the time.'

When Senior Detective Antigone Pollard moves to the coastal town of Deception Bay, she is still in shock and grief. Back in Melbourne, one of her cases had gone catastrophically wrong, and to escape the guilt and the haunting memories, she'd requested a transfer to the quiet town she'd grown up in.
But there are some things you can't run from. A month into her new life, she is targeted by a would-be rapist at the pub, and realises why there have been no convictions following a spate of similar sexual attacks in the surrounding district. The male witnesses in the pub back her attacker and even her boss doesn't believe her.
Hers is the first reported case in Deception Bay, but soon there are more. As Antigone searches for answers, she encounters a wall of silence in the town built of secrets and denial and fear. The women of Deception Bay are scared and the law is not on their side. The nightmare has followed her home.
Chilling, timely and gripping, The Unbelieved takes us behind the headlines to a small-town world that is all too real - and introduces us to a brilliant new voice in crime fiction.

Winner of the 2022 Allen & Unwin Crime Fiction Prize.©2022 Vikki Petraitis (P)2022 W. F. Howes Ltd Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime Exciting Scary
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I ordered this thinking it was a true crime book, having loved the authors previous work. My disappointment with it being a fiction book was almost immediately swept away with the gripping, compelling characters and story. Amazing book. I wish I could listen to it again for the first time.

Incredible

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Thoroughly enjoyed from beginning to end. Topical and nuanced! I hope there are others in the future!!

Brilliant!

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Such a brilliant author. Why are there not more audiobooks by Vikki?? Please give me more!

Loved it!

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Highly recommend. Country police story with a strong female lead tackling hidden or ignored rape allegations. Timely and thought provoking.

Powerful story line

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One of the best Australian fiction books I’ve had the pleasure of listening to. Please write more, Vikki!!!

Highly recommend!

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