{"product_id":"the-call-paperback-4","title":"The Call - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGavin Strawhan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Allen \u0026amp; Unwin Fiction Prize 2023 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant debut crime novel centred on a 501 deportee gang, set in a remote coastal New Zealand town.\u003c\/b\u003eAfter surviving a brutal attack, Auckland cop DS Honey Chalmers has returned to her hometown to care for her mother. The remote coastal settlement of Waitut? holds complicated memories for Honey, not least the tragic suicide of her younger sister, Scarlett.Honey is hardest on herself. She let herself get too close to a gang informant. She got sloppy. The Reapers are a 501 gang of Aussie imports, ruthless and organised, and she's pretty sure the informant, mother-of-three Kloe Kovich, paid the price. But when a couple of gang enforcers turn up in Waitut?, Honey realises they are hoping she will lead them to Kloe. But if Kloe is still alive, can Honey save her this time around?When Honey catches up with her oldest friend, Marshall, her feelings are complicated. As teenagers they were inseparable, but Marshall was the last person to see Scarlett alive, and there are rumours they were sleeping together, that he broke her heart. Honey fears Marshall is not who she wants him to be. Eventually she learns the awful truth about the events that led her sister to take her own life.When Kloe arrives in town, Honey and Marshall must work together to try and keep the hapless Kloe out of the hands of those who want her - and Honey - silenced.Gripping and suspenseful, with a killer ending, \u003ci\u003eThe Call\u003c\/i\u003e propels the reader into the world of a terrifying new kind of gang - and introduces a major new talent in crime writing.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGavin is a creator\/writer\/show runner and executive producer of many NZ and international shows.\u003cbr\u003eMost recently he wrote\u003ci\u003e Testify\u003c\/i\u003e, a five-part series for Warner Bros NZ. He wrote \u003ci\u003eBlack Hands\u003c\/i\u003e, a true-life drama, also for Warner Bros NZ. He was co-creator of\u003ci\u003e Bad Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e for Channel 9 Australia and was co-creator and show runner of \u003ci\u003eHyde \u0026amp; Seek\u003c\/i\u003e, an eight-part thriller that also screened on Channel 9. Gavin was co-creator and writer on two seasons of \u003ci\u003eFilthy Rich\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of best drama at the 2019 Seoul International Drama Awards) for Filthy Productions. He wrote the historical telemovies \u003ci\u003eWhat Really Happened\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eVotes For Women\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat Really Happened \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eWaitangi\u003c\/i\u003e. Gavin co-created the hit television shows \u003ci\u003eGo Girls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNothing Trivial \u003c\/i\u003e(for which he won best script at the New York Film and Television Awards) and was show runner and writer of the critically acclaimed mystery thriller \u003ci\u003eThis Is Not My Life\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 9.21 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47403611127986,"sku":"9781991006790","price":10.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/6d3e3fde3de929735d2ca55e724a1150.webp?v=1778142679","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-call-paperback-4","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}