{"product_id":"containment-volume-3-paperback","title":"Containment: Volume 3 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVanda Symon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDunedin's favourite young police officer Sam Shephard is drawn into a perplexing investigation when a series of shipping containers wash up on a sleepy New Zealand beach, and a spate of unexplained deaths ensues...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Fast-moving New Zealand procedural ... the Edinburgh of the south has never been more deadly' \u003cb\u003eIan Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'If you like taut, pacy thrillers with a wonderful sense of place, this is the book for you' \u003cb\u003eLiam McIlvanney\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A sassy heroine, fabulous sense of place, and rip-roaring stories with a twist. Perfect curl-up-on-the-sofa reading' \u003cb\u003eKate Mosse\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ------------------------------ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chaos reigns in the sleepy village of Aramoana on the New Zealand coast, when a series of shipping containers wash up on the beach and looting begins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Detective Constable Sam Shephard experiences the desperation of the scavengers first-hand, and ends up in an ambulance, nursing her wounds and puzzling over an assault that left her assailant for dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What appears to be a clear-cut case of a cargo ship running aground soon takes a more sinister turn when a skull is found in the sand, and the body of a diver is pulled from the sea ... a diver who didn't die of drowning... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As first officer at the scene, Sam is handed the case, much to the displeasure of her superiors, and she must put together an increasingly confusing series of clues to get to the bottom of a mystery that may still have more victims... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ------------------------------ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Vanda Symon's work resembles Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series rather than the mysteries of her compatriot Ngaio Marsh. However, she knows how to tell a good story and the NZ setting adds spice to the flapdoodle' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'It is Symon's copper Sam, self-deprecating and very human, who represents the writer's real achievement' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Antipodean-set crime is riding high thanks to the likes of Jane Harper, and fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Dry\u003c\/i\u003e will love Vanda Symon' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'With a twisty plot, a protagonist who shines and beautifully written observations of the cruellest things ... this is crime fiction at its best' \u003cb\u003eKiwi Crime\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Atmospheric, gripping and incredibly satisfying' \u003cb\u003eRandom Things through My Letterbox\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Raw, honest, punchy and smirky ... if you enjoy a quick-firing, fast-moving tale with a tight storyline, then \u003ci\u003eContainment\u003c\/i\u003e could be for you' \u003cb\u003eLoveReading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVanda Symon\u003c\/b\u003e is a New Zealand crime writer, TV presenter and radio host, and the chair of the Otago Southland branch of the New Zealand Society of Authors. The Sam Shephard series has been shortlisted for the Ngaio Marsh Award for best crime novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699938136127,"sku":"9781913193195","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/54e50821666d10e76b567ac3d85a7f53.webp?v=1765014980","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/containment-volume-3-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}