And where would I be without my wonderful crew at Team Orenda. I am eternally grateful to Karen Sullivan for taking a punt on this gal from the other side of the world, and still utterly delighted at her ‘make it more Kiwi’ attitude – music to this NZ gal’s ears. Thanks to West Camel for his fabulous editorial eye, Mark Swan for those amazing covers, and the whole team for your incredible support and belief in me.
And of course I wouldn’t be able to do this without the support and jollying along of my family. I’m sure having a writer in the house can be a tad interesting at times! Love you all heaps, xxx.
Containment is dedicated to my gorgeous mum, Heather, who passed away in 2017. Miss you so much, Petal xxx.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Vanda Symon is a crime writer, radio host and health researcher from New Zealand. She is a board member of the New Zealand Society of Authors and a former Chair of Copyright Licencing New Zealand. Her Sam Shephard series has climbed to number one on the New Zealand bestseller list, and has also been shortlisted for the Ngaio Marsh Award for best crime novel. Overkill was shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award. She lives in Dunedin with her husband and writing-support cat, Louie.
Follow Vanda on Twitter @vandasymon.
Other titles in the Sam Shephard series –
available from Orenda Books
Overkill
The Ringmaster
Copyright
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First published in New Zealand by Penguin Books (NZ) in 2009
This edition first published in the United Kingdom by Orenda Books 2020
Copyright © Vanda Symon 2020
Vanda Symon has asserted her moral right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988.
All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publishers.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN 978–1–913193–19–5
eISBN 978–1–913193–20–1