{"product_id":"wake-paperback-1","title":"Wake - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShelley Burr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Politically savvy, cleverly plotted...the kind of book that invites the ravenous language of binge reading: compulsive, propulsive, addictive.\"--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of Jane Harper's \u003cem\u003eThe Dry\u003c\/em\u003e or Gillian Flynn's \u003cem\u003eSharp Objects\u003c\/em\u003e, a searing debut crime novel set in the Australian outback, where the grief and guilt surrounding an unsolved disappearance still haunt a small farming community...and will ultimately lead to a reckoning.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tiny outback town of Nannine lies in the harsh red interior of Australia. Once a thriving center of stockyards and sheep stations, years of punishing drought have petrified the land and Nannine has been whittled down to no more than a stoplight, a couple bars, and a police station\u003cstrong\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003eAnd it has another, more sinister claim to fame: the still-unsolved disappearance of young Evelyn McCreery nineteen years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMina McCreery's life has been defined by the intense public interest in her sister's case--which is still a hot topic in true-crime chat rooms and on social media. Now an anxious and reclusive adult, Mina lives alone on her family's sunbaked destocked sheep farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Lane Holland, a young private investigator who dropped out of the police academy to earn a living cracking cold cases. Before she died, Mina's mother funded a million-dollar reward for anyone who could explain how Evelyn vanished from her bed in the family's farmhouse. The lure of cash has only increased public obsession with Evelyn and Mina--but yielded no answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLane wins Mina's trust when some of his more unconventional methods show promise. But Lane also has darker motivations, and his obsession with the search will ultimately risk both their lives--and yield shocking results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompulsively readable, with an unforgettable setting and cast of characters, \u003cem\u003eWAKE\u003c\/em\u003e 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 come out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772494741792,"sku":"9780063235236","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e16bb40d206a546836ea53c311827f84.webp?v=1780406981","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/wake-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}