{"product_id":"softly-calls-the-devil-chris-blake","title":"Softly Calls the Devil Chris Blake","description":"\u003ch1 data-v-5e50dbe2=\"\" class=\"title-size\"\u003eSoftly Calls the Devil Chris Blake\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-5e50dbe2=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-v-7d498d3a=\"\" class=\"product-keynote\"\u003eFrom NZ cop-turned-novelist Chris Blake comes a dark, gripping, intricate crime thriller set on the South Island's wild and remote west coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-7d498d3a=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThings are going well for Matt Buchanan. After some hard times, life is peaceful as sole-charge constable for the small, isolated settlement of Haast on New Zealand's wild West Coast. He's made friends among the locals, won their trust. He keeps their little world safe. And he's working in spectacular surroundings - the fierce Tasman Sea, the dense beech forest, the dark, cold swamps, the snowy Southern Alps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut then his much-loved predecessor, Gus, is discovered beside a river with a bullet through his head. He'd been looking into a disturbing murder-suicide from 1978: the parents' bodies were found, but not their daughter's. Suspecting a darker truth, Matt is certain the answers can't be too far away in this close-knit community. How does former forest service ranger Liam, with his gang links, fit into the story? What about Joe, the alcoholic hermit whose knowledge and intelligence seem so at odds with his appearance and lifestyle?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTensions rise, there are more deaths, people are threatened, memories surface of a cult that went horribly wrong ... Even when support arrives, Matt finds himself pursuing a case that's well outside his remit and is taking him to places he'd sooner not revisit. Also part of an increasingly terrifying situation are an over-curious journalist and a woman who could be someone special.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatt has managed to shun his own demons, and is desperate not to face them again, but when confronted by the devil himself, he must take action, rediscover something of the person he was - for his own sake and to save those he loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-description\"\u003eProduct Details:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"longmoredescriptiontext\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat:                       Trade Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication Date:        \u003cspan\u003e4 November 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN:                           9781786585400\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher:                    Bonnier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin:       United Kingdom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages:                          352\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRRP:                             $37.99\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-field product-field-type-S product-field-pub date\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-field-desc\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-field product-field-type-S product-field-page extent\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-field-desc\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44126738710579,"sku":"9781786585400","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/5699\/0515\/files\/9781786585400_33002f9d-1d2c-4d07-ad28-36f917943945.jpg?v=1773878043","url":"https:\/\/www.citybooks.co.nz\/products\/softly-calls-the-devil-chris-blake","provider":"City Books \u0026 Lotto","version":"1.0","type":"link"}