"...but along with the violence - and there's not that much of it - there is pathos, humour, a love story, and a range of fascinating characters.

My favourite is Anahera, a clever, strong and sassy young Māori woman, who comes to the rescue in more ways than one. I've found the characters, the Waiheke setting and the whole writing process so compelling that this is the first novel in what will be a trilogy. The second book is already written and ready for print." Steve Cottrell

"A punchy, fast-paced and occasionally gory thriller... The author knows how to take the reader into a scene, keep the pace up, and create characters it's easy to care about... His ripping yarn has everything - piles of bodies, bent coppers, courtroom drama, romance, mercenaries, the 'Ndrangheta (Italian mafia)... A satisfyingly complex page-turner." Jenny Nicholls. The Gulf News

Steve Cottrell is the pen name of Stephen W. Tozer. He has worked in professional theatre, radio, film and television all his life - as actor, director, producer, script editor (and assessor for NZ Film Commission, TVNZ and others) in all these media. Recently mostly retired from his own production company and arts hub, and now living on Waiheke, he finally has the time to do some writing of his own.