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'Tom Baragwanath is an excellent writer... a powerful, action-packed tale of ""pain and malice, anger [and] hate"" THE TIMES When brilliant young student Jessica Mowbrie is left in a coma after being abandoned in a remote patch of New Zealand bush, the local Masterton police don't have a clue what happened. Isolated and under-resourced, the detectives struggle even to begin piecing it together. Police records clerk Lorraine Henry will not accept that Jessie simply had a lucky escape. She thinks whoever hurt her needs to be hunted down, and worries that her employers are a bit hopeless. As Jessie's life hangs in the balance, it looks as if Lorraine will do the hunting. She's not getting any younger, of course. But she has all the police records at her fingertips - and as much information about who hates who as anyone in their small town. Plus, she's used to being under-estimated. And you should never under-estimate a middle-aged woman with justice in her sights . . . In this follow-up to his award-winning crime novel Paper Cage, Tom Baragwanath delivers another bone-deep exploration of life in the margins of small-town New Zealand. 'Quietly devastating, with a strong sense of place, this is noir rooted in realism' ipaper Praise for Paper Cage 'A protagonist who is impossible not to root for . . . breathtakingly compelling' Daily Mail 'An astonishing debut with a wonderfully flawed character . . . full of heart and determination' James Oswald, author of All That Lives

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Praise for Paper Cage -- Lorraine Henry lies at the heart of this magnetic debut . . . a protagonist who is impossible not to root for . . . breathtakingly compelling * Daily Mail * A propulsive thriller . . . this one will have you gripped from beginning to end * Glamour * An astonishing debut [with] a wonderfully flawed central character . . . full of heart and determination. Such a standout novel -- James Oswald, author of ALL THAT LIVES Dark, gritty and beautifully written . . . a triumph -- Mark Wightman, author of CHASING THE DRAGON In weaving together a lived-in portrait of small-town New Zealand with a truly crackling mystery, Baragwanath proves himself a writer to watch * Publishers Weekly * Tenderness and violence are always intersecting in Paper Cage . . . In this haunting, finely wrought book, Baragwanath illuminates the extraordinary strength of an ordinary woman * Air Mail * Heralds the arrival of an exciting new voice in New Zealand storytelling -- Fiona Sussman, author of THE DOCTOR'S WIFE

Tom Baragwanath is an excellent writer... a powerful, action-packed tale of ""pain and malice, anger [and] hate"" * THE TIMES on LUCKY THING * Quietly devastating, with a strong sense of place, this is noir rooted in realism. * ipaper on LUCKY THING * Praise for Paper Cage -- Lorraine Henry lies at the heart of this magnetic debut . . . a protagonist who is impossible not to root for . . . breathtakingly compelling * Daily Mail * A propulsive thriller . . . this one will have you gripped from beginning to end * Glamour * An astonishing debut [with] a wonderfully flawed central character . . . full of heart and determination. Such a standout novel -- James Oswald, author of ALL THAT LIVES Dark, gritty and beautifully written . . . a triumph -- Mark Wightman, author of CHASING THE DRAGON In weaving together a lived-in portrait of small-town New Zealand with a truly crackling mystery, Baragwanath proves himself a writer to watch * Publishers Weekly * Tenderness and violence are always intersecting in Paper Cage . . . In this haunting, finely wrought book, Baragwanath illuminates the extraordinary strength of an ordinary woman * Air Mail * Heralds the arrival of an exciting new voice in New Zealand storytelling -- Fiona Sussman, author of THE DOCTOR'S WIFE

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Tom Baragwanath is a writer originally from New Zealand, currently living in Paris. His debut novel Paper Cage won the 2021 Michael Gifkins Prize and was shortlisted for the Ngaio Marsh and Ned Kelly awards.

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