- Title:
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Paper Cage
- Written by:
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Tom Baragwanath
- Read by:
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Pania Mowat
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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8
- Duration:
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9 hours 9 minutes
- Published:
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June 01 2023
- Available Date:
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June 01 2023
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781038644534
- Genres:
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Fiction; Crime & Thriller; Detective; New Zealand Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Price
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Award winning author
Debut novel
New Zealand author
Winner Michael Gifkins Prize 2021
Shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards 2023
Finalist Ngaio Marsh Award 2023
Paper Cage is the nail-biting debut from the young prize-winning New Zealand novelist Tom Baragwanath.
Masterton isn’t a big town. The community’s tight, if not always harmonious. So when a child goes missing, it’s a big deal for everyone. And when a second kid disappears, the whole town holds their own children that little bit tighter.
Lorraine doesn’t have kids, but she has a nephew. She’s holding him a bit tighter, too, because she works for the police, and she knows they don’t have any idea.
Lo’s not a cop, she’s a records clerk. She sits out back among the piles of paper, making connections, remembering things. Working things out that the actual cops don’t want to hear about.
Until the new investigator, Hayes, arrives from Wellington, and realises Lo’s the only person there with answers to any of his questions. Which is just as well – because the clock is running out for the town's children.
'I really enjoyed Paper Cage. Its world feels real and its characters and relationships drew me in. Lorraine Henry is a refreshingly different crime fiction protagonist.'
Shelley Burr, bestselling author of Wake
'Paper Cage has all the sharp points of a great crime story and all the tragedy of ordinary lives hit hard. I couldn’t put it down.'
Gigi Fenster, author of A Good Winter
'Expansive in its reach, and stunningly singular in its detail, this literary thriller heralds the arrival of an exciting new voice in New Zealand storytelling.'
Fiona Sussman, award-winning author
'A thrilling, deep dive into community and what it means. Loved this new voice.'
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