Better the Blood Ed Vere We tell stories to savor

We tell stories to savor the pleasure of living

Afterglow welcomes a diverse range of new voices into the climate conversation to envision the next 180 years of equitable climate progress

he recalls the joys of landing that trout he's been watching for the last hour--and then losing an even fatter one a little later

Contemporary and versatile

Better the Blood Ed Vere We tell stories to savorWinner of the Ngaio Marsh First Novel Award An absorbing, clever debut thriller that speaks to the longstanding injustices faced by New Zealand's indigenous peoples, by an acclaimed Mori screenwriter and director A tenacious Mori detective, Hana Westerman juggles single motherhood, endemic prejudice, and the pressures of her career in Auckland CIB. Led to a crime scene by a mysterious video, she discovers a man ritualistically hanging in a secret room