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Narrated by:
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Maria Angelico
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By:
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Vikki Petraitis
About this listen
Even small towns have their share of secrets…
'So you believed the alleged rapists over the alleged victim?' Jane's voice took on an indignant pitch. 'Girls lie sometimes.' I nodded. 'And rapists lie all the time.'
When Senior Detective Antigone Pollard moves to the coastal town of Deception Bay, she is still in shock and grief. Back in Melbourne, one of her cases had gone catastrophically wrong, and to escape the guilt and the haunting memories, she'd requested a transfer to the quiet town she'd grown up in.
But there are some things you can't run from. A month into her new life, she is targeted by a would-be rapist at the pub, and realises why there have been no convictions following a spate of similar sexual attacks in the surrounding district. The male witnesses in the pub back her attacker and even her boss doesn't believe her.
Hers is the first reported case in Deception Bay, but soon there are more. As Antigone searches for answers, she encounters a wall of silence in the town built of secrets and denial and fear. The women of Deception Bay are scared and the law is not on their side. The nightmare has followed her home.
Chilling, timely and gripping, The Unbelieved takes us behind the headlines to a small-town world that is all too real—and introduces us to a brilliant new voice in crime fiction.
Winner of the 2022 Allen & Unwin Crime Fiction Prize.
©2022 Vikki Petraitis (P)2022 W. F. Howes LtdWhat listeners say about The Unbelieved
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- Anonymous User
- 14-03-2023
Incredible
I ordered this thinking it was a true crime book, having loved the authors previous work. My disappointment with it being a fiction book was almost immediately swept away with the gripping, compelling characters and story. Amazing book. I wish I could listen to it again for the first time.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-11-2022
Brilliant!
Thoroughly enjoyed from beginning to end. Topical and nuanced! I hope there are others in the future!!
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- Big Mama C
- 29-11-2022
Loved it!
Such a brilliant author. Why are there not more audiobooks by Vikki?? Please give me more!
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- Anonymous User
- 15-12-2022
Powerful story line
Highly recommend. Country police story with a strong female lead tackling hidden or ignored rape allegations. Timely and thought provoking.
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- R Earl
- 15-09-2023
Highly recommend!
One of the best Australian fiction books I’ve had the pleasure of listening to. Please write more, Vikki!!!
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- Sim Salabim
- 11-11-2023
Awesome Read
Brilliant story of the plight of women to be heard and believed. A reminder of the male system that protects the men.
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- M&M
- 24-07-2024
I have just found my favourite author.
This is by far my favourite book for a very long time. Please, please, please keep writing Vikki.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-11-2024
Completely unputdownable
This story combined beautiful writing with completely engrossing grittiness and girl power. I loved that the female protagonist had the means and the wherewithal to come to her own rescue. That is rare in crime fiction and I could not have loved it more.
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- Adrianna Strafella Coyte-King
- 05-08-2022
Brilliant
Hard to believe this wasn’t a true story. Written beautifully and realistically with all the right amount of true correct information (as per Australian law and rules). I listened to this book in a day. It was a great book. Well narrated too.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-09-2022
gripping and empowering
Absolutely loved this. Some parts are heart breaking while others are heartwarming. I hope there is more eto come from Vikki.
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