Summary
WINNER OF THE NGAIO MARSH AWARD FOR BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL
SHORTLISTED FOR THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL CRIME FICTION
‘Dice has a forensic depth that is compelling, that challenges and deeply moves the reader. But what sets this novel apart is the precision and power of the writing. This is fiction that doesn’t want to be journalism, it affirms the truth and nuance and possibility of imagination.’ Christos Tsiolkas, author…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761472473 |
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| ISBN-10: | 176147247X |
| Author: | Claire Baylis |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin |
| Imprint: | Allen & Unwin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 19 November 2024 |
| Weight: | 294g |
| Dimensions: | 34mm x 131mm x 198mm |
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Claire Baylis
Claire Baylis was born in England and emigrated to New Zealand at sixteen. Her fiction has appeared in Landfall, Sport, Takahē, Turbine/Kapohau, anthologised in Horizons 4 and has been read on Radio New Zealand. Dice is her first novel to be published. It was written as part of a PhD in creative writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington/Te Herenga Waka and was included on the Dean’s List for being of the highest academic excellence. Claire studied law and then lectured in it for twelve years at Victoria University of Wellington/Te Herenga Waka before moving to Rotorua with her family. There she wrote, brought up her three children, worked as an interviewer and researcher for the Trans-Tasman Jury Study and set up a water safety programme targeting low-decile schools.
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