{"product_id":"return-to-blood","title":"Return to Blood","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRowena (Bookseller) read\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eReturn to Blood, another great read \u0026amp; quite different to the first.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter the trauma of the last case, Hana leaves the police \u0026amp; settles back to a coastal town with her father close by.  However, a skeleton discovered in the dunes draws her back into the world she thought she wanted to leave behind. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a quieter story with a twist at the end I didn’t see coming.  Michael has created character’s that I want to know more about...  I’m hoping for another in the series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe riveting follow-up to the acclaimed crime debut Better the Blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription: Two murders. Two decades apart.\u003cbr\u003eOne chance to get justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHana Westerman has left Auckland and her career as a detective behind her. Settled in a quiet coastal town, all she wants is a fresh start.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe discovery of a skeleton in the dunes near her house changes everything. The remains are those of a young Maori woman who went missing four years before, and Hana has a connection to the case. Twenty years ago, a schoolfriend of hers was found buried in the exact same spot. Her killer died in prison, but did the police get the wrong man? And if he was innocent, then why did he plead guilty?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo longer part of the Criminal Investigation Branch, Hana turns to her ex-husband Jaye, a high-flying Detective Inspector, for help. But when he cuts her out of the investigation, she realises that she will have to find the answers she needs on her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut in digging deeper, she sets herself on a potentially fatal collision course with a killer.Crime and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMystery fiction, Thriller \/ suspense fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Bennett\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e400 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 234mm W: 153mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43449244450966,"sku":"9781398512269","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/files\/return-to-blood-9781398512269_xlg.jpg?v=1713305314","url":"https:\/\/www.tawabooksandpost.co.nz\/products\/return-to-blood","provider":"Tawa Books \u0026 Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}