Pat Baker Books

The story is set in the late 1700s, about 600 years after the great canoes from the Central Pacific had arrived in New Zealand. Here in the new land off the Canoe Coast, in what is now known as the Bay of Plenty, the people settled and prospered and here Maori society reached the zenith of its power and development.Then, as the people multiplied, the question of survival became inextricably interwoven with the concepts of mana and tribal honour. The delicately poised balance of power was easily upset so that bloody warfare, cannibalism and slavery prevailed.This electrifying novel is now in its fifth printing and is the first NZ historical novel to be written by a Maori . It is also the first serious attempt to show pre-European Maori people as the really were.

The narrative explores the founding of Humboldt County, highlighting its roots in progressive dissent and the aspirations of Scandinavian immigrants seeking fertile land. Established in 1854, Dakota City became the county seat, followed by the formation of Springvale under Reverend Stephen H. Taft in 1863. The arrival of the railroad in 1879 spurred agricultural prosperity, while modern industries now benefit from a skilled workforce and a vibrant quality of life, bolstered by advanced educational facilities and recreational options that draw many visitors annually.

Thriller psychologiczno-obyczajowy i problem granicy między winą a niewinnością. 'Trzymająca w napięciu i porywająca powieść, kt�ra sprawia, że od początku do końca lektury czytelnik jest jak w transie'? rekomenduje 'Punch'. Książka opowiada o relacjach Toma, psychologa dziecięcego i Dannego, chłopca-mordercy. Po odsiedzeniu kary Danny wciąga Toma w grę, w kt�rej stawką są granice moralności, a dobro i zło wydają się nie do oddzielenia.