Awards

• Short-listed for Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel 2016 (Australia)
• Short-listed for Davitt Award for Best Debut 2016 (Australia)

Overview

Shortlisted for two Davitt Awards - Best Adult and Best Debut'A plot-twisting page-turner... I was completely gripped.' Emma Healey, author of Elizabeth is Missing 'A thrilling read that will have you on the edge of your seat.' BuzzFeed 'Keeps the reader guessing to the very last page.' Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me Forensic psychiatrist Natalie King works with victims and perpetrators of violent crime. She rides a Ducati a size too big and wears a tank top a size too small. Likes men but doesn't want to keep one. And really needs to stay on her medication. Now she's being stalked. Could it be a hostile former patient? Or someone connected with a current case? Natalie doesn't know. And with another missing child case on her desk, the time for answers is running out. A harrowing and thrilling mystery. Perfect for fans of Rachel Abbott, Lisa Gardner and Lynda la Plante

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'Buist brings her considerable experience as a perinatal psychiatrist to bear in this novel, giving it authenticity and gravitas.' Daily Telegraph 'A multi-stranded, pacy thriller that weaves together an intricately twisty plot, keeping the reader guessing to the very last page.' -- Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me 'A proper plot-twisting page-turner... I was completely gripped.' -- Emma Healey, author of Elizabeth is Missing 'An intelligent, well-paced thriller.' -- Adrian McKinty, Ned Kelly Award-winning author of the Detective Sean Duffy series 'Buist gives the reader a plot that is original and believable, with more than one twist to keep the reader guessing to the end... A brilliant read.' BookMooch 'A psychological thriller with all the ingredients.' -- Jennifer Byrne The Australian Women's Weekly 'Crime novels and thrillers depend on strong investigators whose idiosyncrasies make them distinctive and attractively flawed. Buist has ticked these boxes with her creation, Natalie King.' Herald Sun 'Forensic psychologist Natalie King is not your average heroine nor is Medea's Curse a predictable by-the-numbers thriller... An intelligent, thought-provoking tale.' Courier-Mail 'A gripping ride of crime and tension, with a Lisbeth Salander-like lead roaring through danger and intrigue at a million miles an hour.' Adelaide Advertiser 'Buist has used her twenty-five years' experience in perinatal psychiatry to good effect in her first psychological thriller.' Sydney Morning Herald 'A harrowing and thrilling read, this mystery will keep you on the edge of your seat.' BuzzFeed 'An effective and engaging crime novel, that handles its issues compassionately, builds tension well and has a fascinating, flawed protagonist. AustCrimeFiction

‘Buist brings her considerable experience as a perinatal psychiatrist to bear in this novel, giving it authenticity and gravitas.’ * <i>Daily Telegraph</i> * ‘A multi-stranded, pacy thriller that weaves together an intricately twisty plot, keeping the reader guessing to the very last page.’ -- Lisa Hall, author of <i>Between You and Me</i> ‘A proper plot-twisting page-turner… I was completely gripped.’ -- Emma Healey, author of <i>Elizabeth is Missing</i> ‘An intelligent, well-paced thriller.’ -- Adrian McKinty, Ned Kelly Award-winning author of the Detective Sean Duffy series ‘Buist gives the reader a plot that is original and believable, with more than one twist to keep the reader guessing to the end… A brilliant read.’ * BookMooch * ‘A psychological thriller with all the ingredients.’ -- Jennifer Byrne * <i>The Australian Women’s Weekly</i> * ‘Crime novels and thrillers depend on strong investigators whose idiosyncrasies make them distinctive and attractively flawed. Buist has ticked these boxes with her creation, Natalie King.’ * <i>Herald Sun</i> * ‘Forensic psychologist Natalie King is not your average heroine nor is Medea’s Curse a predictable by-the-numbers thriller… An intelligent, thought-provoking tale.’ * <i>Courier-Mail</i> * ‘A gripping ride of crime and tension, with a Lisbeth Salander-like lead roaring through danger and intrigue at a million miles an hour.’ * <i>Adelaide Advertiser</i> * ‘Buist has used her twenty-five years’ experience in perinatal psychiatry to good effect in her first psychological thriller.’ * <i>Sydney Morning Herald</i> * ‘A harrowing and thrilling read, this mystery will keep you on the edge of your seat.' * BuzzFeed * ‘An effective and engaging crime novel, that handles its issues compassionately, builds tension well and has a fascinating, flawed protagonist. * AustCrimeFiction *

Author Information

Anne Buist is the Chair of Women's Mental Health at the University of Melbourne and has over 25 years of clinical and research experience in perinatal psychiatry working on cases of abuse, kidnapping, infanticide and murder. She has published ten erotic romance-suspense novels under the pseudonym Simone Sinna. She is married to novelist Graeme Simsion and has two children. Follow Anne on Twitter @anneebuist

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