17 Years Later
A shocking crime thriller
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4.5 • 52 Ratings
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
'Pomare's gift for complex plots and drum-tight tension shines' BENJAMIN STEVENSON
'There's no better storyteller in the thriller game than Pomare . . . Packed with mind games and sharp plot twists' Herald Sun
'Flawlessly plotted . . . breathless suspense . . . no-one delivers twists or turns quite like J.P. Pomare' ANNA DOWNES
'Shocking, twisty and impossible to put down - all the things I've come to expect from one of Australia's most talented and prolific authors' CHRISTIAN WHITE
'A politically charged story that delves into social media and the failings of the justice system . . . [Pomare's] twistiest yet' Sun-Herald
'A raging river of twists and turns' Weekend Australian
WHO REALLY KILLED THE PRIMROSE FAMILY?
The violent slaughter of the Primrose family while they slept shocked the nation.
The family's young live-in chef, Bill Kareama, was swiftly charged with murder and brought to justice. But the brutal crime scarred the idyllic town of Cambridge forever.
Seventeen years later, true-crime podcaster Sloane Abbott tracks down prison psychologist TK Phillips. Once a fierce campaigner for an appeal, TK now lives a quiet life with Bill's case firmly in his past.
As Sloane lures a reluctant TK back into the fight, evidence emerges that casts new light on the Primroses - and who might have wanted them dead.
While the list of suspects grows, Bill's innocence is still far from assured. What will it cost Sloane and TK to uncover the truth?
Praise for internationally bestselling author J. P. Pomare's thrillers including The Wrong Woman:
'This grabbed me from the opening page and didn't let go' MICHAEL ROBOTHAM
'Edge-of-your-seat stuff. Deftly plotted, pacy, sharply written' New Zealand Women's Weekly
'A twisty small-town mystery with a protagonist I didn't want to let go' IAN RANKIN
'The thrill and fear arrive early and don't leave until the final pages' CANDICE FOX
'A slick and enthralling page-turner in which the truth is slippery, a fast-flowing tale that never feels thin' NZ Listener
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Taut and enormously entertaining, J.P. Pomare’s crime thriller 17 Years Later perfectly balances a clear-sighted investigation with a twisty mystery. It follows Sloane Abbott, an influential true-crime podcaster, as she digs into a notorious Aotearoa New Zealand murder case and the conviction of local private chef Bill Kareama over the brutal slaying of a wealthy expat family. The novel gets deep into the business of the murdered family, from the political scandal that sent the family abroad to excerpts from the teenage daughter’s private diaries, allowing Pomare to explore the dynamics of race, class and colonial attitudes in contemporary Kiwi life. Pomare writes with clarity and assurance, and the descriptive passages on food are particularly striking, blending sensory beauty with brutality. Packed with action and intricate plotting, it’s absorbing and emotionally wrenching.
Customer Reviews
Brilliant Story
I absolutely have loved reading this book, I did however find multiple errors, between spelling mistakes and missed words. You would think an editor would pick up on this. Otherwise brilliantly written.
Amazing!
Loved this book. Couldn’t put it down.