Newlyweds Lina and Cain don't make it out to their vacation home on gorgeous Lake Tarawera as often as they'd like, so when Cain suggests they rent the property out on weekends, Lina reluctantly agrees. While the home has been special to her family for generations, their neighbors are all signing up to host renters, and frankly, she and Cain could use the extra money. What could go wrong? And at first, Lina is amazed at how quickly guests line up to spend a weekend--and at how much they're willing to pay. 

But both Lina and Cain have been keeping secrets, secrets that won't be kept out by a new alarm system or a locked cupboard. When strange things begin happening on their property, and a visit takes a deadly turn, Lina becomes convinced that someone out there knows something they shouldn't--and that when they come for her, there will be nowhere left to hide.

Author

J.P. Pomare

J.P. Pomare is an award-winning writer who has had work published in journals including MeanjinKill Your DarlingsTakahe and Mascara Literary Review. He has hosted the On Writing podcast since 2015 featuring bestselling authors from around the globe. He was born in New Zealand and resides in Melbourne with his wife.

 

Country of Origin
Blog Poisons, pandemic, and a pregnant detective: 2024 Ngaio Marsh Award BEST NOVEL longlist revealed
Karen Chisholm
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Review Home Before Night, J.P. Pomare
Karen Chisholm
Monday, March 18, 2024
Blog Updates - Week Ending 22nd March
Karen Chisholm
Monday, January 15, 2024
Blog Updates - Week Ending 16th August
Karen Chisholm
Monday, January 15, 2024
Review The Wrong Woman, J.P. Pomare
Karen Chisholm
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Review The Last Guests, J.P. Pomare
Karen Chisholm
Monday, November 14, 2022
Review Tell Me Lies, J.P. Pomare
Karen Chisholm
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Review In the Clearing, J.P. Pomare
Karen Chisholm
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Blog Australian Book Industry Awards 2020 Longlist Announcement
Karen Chisholm
Monday, March 2, 2020
Review In the Clearing, J.P. Pomare
Andrea Thompson
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Blog 2019 Ngaio Marsh Awards Longlist
Karen Chisholm
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Review Call Me Evie, J.P. Pomare
Andrea Thompson
Friday, March 1, 2019
Review Call Me Evie, J.P. Pomare
Karen Chisholm
Friday, February 1, 2019
Blog #amreading Call Me Evie, J.P. Pomare
Karen Chisholm
Thursday, January 24, 2019
ISBN
9781869718183
Year of Publication
Publisher
Book Source
Reading Pile
Location
Review The Last Guests, J.P. Pomare
Karen Chisholm
Monday, November 14, 2022

Add new comment

This is a book review site, with no relationship whatsoever with any of the authors mentioned here.

We do not provide a method for you to contact authors for any reason and comments of this nature are automatically deleted.

This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.