Joe Middleton’s doesn’t remember killing anyone. He calls himself Joe Victim, but others know Joe as the infamous Christchurch Carver and they want to see him dead. There’s Melissa, Joe’s accomplice in one of the murders, who plans on shooting him on his way to the courthouse before he gets a chance to start talking. Then there’s Raphael, whose daughter was one of the Carver’s victims. Finally there’s Carl Schroder, the ex-detective who locked Joe up and is determined to put things right for the case of his career. It’s a long shot, but it had better work before he becomes the poster boy for a death penalty that may be reinstated in New Zealand, which isn’t quite the dramatic ending he is hoping for.
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“New Zealand author Cleave pulls out all the stops in his seventh Christchurch noir…Cleave juggles all the elements with impressive ease.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Fainthearted readers be forewarned. Chelsea Cain and Thomas Harris fans will appreciate reading from Joe’s point of view.”
— Booklist“A cringe-worthy exploration of the heart’s dark recesses…A little Hannibal Lector. A little Richard von Krafft-Ebing.”
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Paul Cleave is the author of several award-winning, internationally bestselling crime thrillers, including Joe Victim, finalist for the Edgar, Barry, and Ngaio Marsh awards.
Paul Ansdell has been an actor and voice actor for over twenty years and can be heard as a narrator of numerous audiobooks.