# The Reckoning by Vikki Petraitis (Paperback)

**A dark, morally uncompromising crime novel about overturned justice, institutional failure, and the price paid when the system looks away,** **perfect for fans of Chris Hammer's** _**Scrublands**_ **and Jane Harper's** _**The Dry.**_  

**Justice is overturned.**  
**The consequences are just beginning.**

When the convictions of two men accused of rape are suddenly quashed, their return to Deception Bay is celebrated at a packed Australia Day cricket match. Before the day is done, dozens of people collapse with symptoms of poisoning - including the newly freed men themselves.

Detective Antigone Pollard and her partner Wozza are thrown into a mass casualty crisis as emergency services are pushed to breaking point. With medical resources exhausted, Antigone's mother, Dr Jilly Pollard, agrees to assess a sick child on a nearby farm. When she fails to return, Antigone retraces her journey - and walks straight into a siege.

Negotiators take control. Protocol is enforced. Time is allowed to run out.

With lives on the line and no good options left, Antigone makes a choice that will change everything.

She goes in.

## Details

- **Price:** 10.49 GBP
- **Vendor:** Simon & Schuster UK Ltd
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Thrillers

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