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Wake

By: Shelley Burr
Narrated by: Jacquie Brennan
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Publisher's Summary

Evelyn simply vanished.

The small town of Nannine lies in the harsh red interior of New South Wales. Once a thriving outback centre, years of punishing drought have whittled it down to no more than a couple of pubs and a police station. And its one sinister claim to fame: the still-unsolved disappearance of Evelyn McCreery 19 years ago from the bedroom she shared with her twin sister.

Mina McCreery's life has been defined by the intense and ongoing public interest in her sister's case. Now an anxious and reclusive adult, Mina lives alone on her family's sunbaked destocked sheep farm. The million-dollar reward her mother established to solve the disappearance has never been paid out.

Enter Lane Holland, a private investigator who dropped out of the police academy to earn a living cracking cold cases. Lane has his eye on the unclaimed money, but he also has darker motivations for wanting to solve the case.

Thoroughly enjoyable, with an unforgettable setting and cast of characters, Wake is a powerful, unsparing story of how trauma ripples outward when people's private tragedies become public property, and how it's never too late for the truth to set things right.

©2022 Shelley Burr (P)2022 Hachette Australia Pty Ltd

Critic Reviews

"One of the year's best debuts. Intriguing and compelling. Shelley Burr is a bright new talent in Australian crime fiction." (Chris Hammer)

"A nerve-jangling thriller with a brilliantly twisty plot, Wake is also a haunting exploration of trauma in the age of celebrity victimhood. Shelley Burr's true-to-life characters, beautifully evoked landscapes and breakneck pacing make for compulsive reading." (Rose Carlyle)

"An effortlessly accomplished, astonishing debut set against the heat and isolation of the Australian outback." (Dinuka McKenzie)

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Well written storyline with interesting characters and storyline that keeps you guessing"who's done it.Not as simple as that, complex,yet believable, great narrator.My first book read by me by this author, but I want to read(listen) to other stories written by her.

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Great Book

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A Great listen !

The narrator was great as was the story. I look forward to reading more from this author!!

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Look forward to her next book

Totally enjoyed this book. I do hope there’s more to come. Excellent story line, and read well.

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Sensational!

Loved the characters who were real, relateable and human. The plot grabbed from the first word till the last.. I wanted to know more and would love an epilogue of sorts. The narrator had a warm and inviting voice that made you want to listen further to the novel.

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A well constructed tail.

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Great read

I really enjoyed this book being set in the Australian out back I could easily visualise it.. Was a real page turner and read so well.

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Stellar Australian Outback mystery

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