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DNA reveals a killer, but the truth could destroy a family.
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The Good Son

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

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    23 February 2027

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Summary

Two generations. Two deaths. A family and town divided. A smart, twisty thriller from award-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 27-year-old murder cold case. But when police arrest Joe Doak, he suffers a cardiac e…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780733653315
ISBN-10:0733653316
Author:J.P. Pomare
Publisher:Hachette Australia
Imprint:Hachette Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:23 February 2027
Weight:300g
Series:Sloane Abbott
About The Author

J.P. Pomare

J.P. Pomare is an award-winning author. His debut novel, Call Me Evie (2018), won the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel. In the Clearing (2019) was made into a Disney+ Original Series, The Clearing. Tell Me Lies (2020) was a #1 Audible bestseller and was shortlisted for the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel and the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction. The Last Guests (2021) was critically acclaimed and made into a Stan Original TV series, Watching You. His fifth book, The Wrong Woman (2022), was a top-ten bestseller and was highly acclaimed, as was Home Before Night (2023). 17 Years Later (2024) was shortlisted for both the 2025 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction and the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel, and is currently being adapted for the screen. The Good Son is his ninth novel.

J.P. Pomare was born in New Zealand and lives in Melbourne with his wife and daughter.

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