The Gambler

'The best crime author in the southern hemisphere' TRENT DALTON

'Razor sharp and addictive . . . Pomare nails the craft of revealing and misdirecting in this story' SARAH JONES

'You'll be chomping your nails off as the stakes escalate and the plot is peeled back' MAMAMIA

A highly charged crime-thriller - launching an electrifying new series featuring PI Vince Reid - by multi-award-winning prince of the twist, J.P. Pomare.

PI Vince Reid is visiting an old friend when he's offered a case he can't refuse: Why did a respected local woman open fire at a political rally, killing a promising young university graduate? It's easy money, he's told. A sure thing.

But as Reid delves further into the case, the stakes are higher than he imagined. There are invisible players pulling the strings. Will he walk away a winner or pay for the ultimate gamble with his life?

'A relentlessly propulsive, sharply observed thriller . . . fast, smart and deeply relevant' GOOD READING MAGAZINE

'[A] slick mystery loaded with twists' HOBART MERCURY

'Pomare is a master of the twisty, unpredictable thriller . . . Briskly paced, The Gambler keeps you keenly turning the pages as it weaves its way [to] an exciting and surprising conclusion. Highly recommended' CANBERRA WEEKLY

'Thoroughly enjoyable . . . deft writing and great characterisation' READINGS

'A very elegant writer . . . A Mozart of crime writing' GAIL PITTAWAY, Radio New Zealand

PRAISE FOR THE THRILLERS OF J.P. POMARE, including The Wrong Woman and 17 Years Later:

'Seriously good' DERVLA McTIERNAN

'There's no better storyteller in the thriller game than Pomare' COURIER MAIL

'Shocking, twisty and impossible to put down' CHRISTIAN WHITE

'Propulsive. Clever. Satisfying' THE GUARDIAN

'Grabbed me from the opening page and didn't let go' MICHAEL ROBOTHAM

'Pomare is a master of the impeccably paced psycho-thriller' THE AUSTRALIAN