{"product_id":"the-shark","title":"The Shark","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"In this profoundly unsettling story, Styles exposes the dark underbelly of a picture-perfect Australian coastal town. As a serial killer lurks beneath the surface, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Shark\u003c\/i\u003e chews up the tropes of crime fiction, giving us a cast of proactive women who refuse to be victims. Stylish and tense, this is a thriller with extra bite!\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eJo Furniss, author of \u003ci\u003eDead Mile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003ci\u003eThelma and Louise\u003c\/i\u003e - turbocharged. My heart was racing from the first page to the last of this tense and stylish Australian thriller. Serial killer 'The Shark' has met his match in the complicated but magnificent duo of Raych and Carmen.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eElissa Soave, author of \u003ci\u003eCommon Ground\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Emma has perfected the art of creating kick-ass female characters that you can't help but love. A hugely original and sometimes shocking tale of friendship and revenge. Emma has a brilliantly unique voice. Loved it.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eEmma Christie, author of \u003ci\u003eWatch Your Back\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A ferociously intense, white-knuckle thriller, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Shark\u003c\/i\u003e plunges you into a sun-scorched Western Australian summer where two fearless young women are drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse with a coastal serial killer. Emma's a shining star of Australian crime fiction, she's subversive and unflinching, and she's done it again here - delivered a propulsive and utterly compelling story that is so tense and atmospheric, it will stay with you long after the last page.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003ePeter Papathanasiou, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bolthole\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"No one does girl power like Emma Styles. In \n\u003ci\u003eThe Shark\u003c\/i\u003e she takes the serial-killer novel apart, dragging it, kicking and screaming, into a tale of discovery and redemption. If you want strong female characters who do their best to kick the patriarchy's arse then this is the writer you've been looking for!\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eTrevor Wood, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Killer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Blindingly tense and perfectly nuanced, The Shark is an absolute triumph. Styles creates vivid and complex characters in Carmen and Raych, upending serial killer tropes and taking the reader on a terrifying ride as they confront and imprison a man suspected of slaughtering young female swimmers. A thriller with serious depth - you won't read anything else like this in 2026.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eHeather Critchlow, author of \u003ci\u003eUnburied\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Vividly written and darkly atmospheric, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Shark\u003c\/i\u003e takes the serial killer novel apart and puts it back together again with a compulsively gripping twist. A terrific serial killer thriller.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eVaseem Khan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in Cell A\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEmma Styles\u003c\/b\u003e writes contemporary noir about young women taking on the patriarchy. She grew up in Perth in Western Australia and now lives on the south coast of the United Kingdom. Emma has an MA in crime fiction from the University of East Anglia. \n\u003ci\u003eNo Country for Girls\u003c\/i\u003e was her debut published novel in Britain: it won the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize and the Little, Brown UEA Crime Fiction Award. You can find Emma on Instagram @emmastylesauthor and learn more about her road trip influences at emmastylesauthor.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Despite its beachy setting, the Shark's Perth is dark, filtered through the loss and vengefulness that fuel its tense hunt and twisty face-off. Styles' compassionate portrayal of raw emotions and young adult perspectives make a strong, subversive undercurrent here. Readers will likely find themselves rooting for both highly flawed narrators.\"-- \" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Styles delivers jolts aplenty with her pitch-black plunge into wounded psyches and the costs of revenge. It's a gut-wrenching ride worth taking.\"-- \" \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/06\/2026 (EAN 9798897101153, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/10\/2026 pg. 1 (EAN 9798897101153, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9798897101153, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eStyles, Emma\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEmma Styles\u003c\/b\u003e writes contemporary noir about young women taking on the patriarchy. 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