The Good Son

'The best crime author in the southern hemisphere' Trent Dalton

De: J.P. Pomare

Two generations. Two deaths. A family and town divided. A smart, twisty thriller from prize-winning author J. P. Pomare.

The worst thing he ever did was tell the truth.

When a teenage boy takes a DNA test to prove his innocence for a crime that has rocked the community, the consequences are devastating. The test identifies his father as the prime suspect in a 28-year-old murder cold case. But when police arrest Joe Doak, he suffers a cardiac episode.

Joe's son Kurt is wracked with guilt, and Joe's widow sues the police for excessive force. Many in the small town of Wrenfield believe he is not guilty despite the incontrovertible DNA proof.

True crime podcaster Sloane Abbott arrives in Wrenfield to investigate the case. A lucrative offer from a top US network means she needs to find her best story yet, but not everyone is happy to see her. The town closes ranks, including the local police. Ultimately, Sloane is left to explore the moral repercussions of the two crimes and whether the past and present might somehow be linked.

Praise for Book 1 in the Sloane Abbott series, 17 Years Later:

'There's no better storyteller in the thriller game than Pomare' HERALD SUN
'Shocking, twisty and impossible to put down' CHRISTIAN WHITE
'Seriously good' DERVLA McTIERNAN
'Pomare's gift for complex plots and drum-tight tension shines' BENJAMIN STEVENSON
'Flawlessly plotted . . . breathless suspense' ANNA DOWNES
'I love Pomare's sense of place and his unremittingly darkling imagination' THE AUSTRALIAN
'Pomare builds a cocktail of lies and unexpected turns of events that remain a mystery until the hectic climax' COURIER-MAIL
'A raging river of twists and turns' WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN
'A plot well worthy of a Ngaio Marsh mystery' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
'A politically charged story that delves into social media and the failings of the justice system . . . [Pomare's] twistiest yet' SUN-HERALD