The Unbelieved : 'A brilliant crime debut' CHRIS HAMMER - Vikki Petraitis

A chilling and timely crime fiction debut, winner of the inaugural Allen & Unwin Crime Prize and perfect for fans of Chris Hammer's Scrublands and Jane Harper's The Dry. �Moving back to her quiet coastal hometown in the wake of a catastrophically failed case in Melbourne, Senior Detective Antigone Pollard finds there are some things you can't run from. A month into her new life, she is targeted by a would-be rapist at a local pub. When the male witnesses and even her own colleagues close ranks in defence of her attacker, it becomes clear this is only the tip of the iceberg. �As Antigone searches for answers, she encounters a wall of silence built on secrets, denial and fear. The women of the town are scared, and they know the law is not on their side. In the face of a society that would rather she lie down and keep quiet, Antigone decides to take a stand. To do whatever it takes to get justice for all the survivors in Deception Bay, no matter the cost to herself. Gripping from the first page to the last,�The Unbelieved�offers a raw and uncompromising look at a small-town world that is all too real, and introduces a stunning new voice in Australian crime fiction. �`A brilliant crime debut' CHRIS HAMMER, bestselling author of Scrublands�`Tight, tense and unrelenting' CANDICE FOX, author of The Crimson Lake ���`Compelling, clever and utterly convincing' JACQUELINE BUBLITZ, author of Before You Knew My Name`Be warned: once you pick up�The Unbelieved�you won't be able to put it down!' Good Housekeeping