{"product_id":"the-reckoning-volume-3-9781761823855","title":"The Reckoning: Volume 3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen the system fails, justice must take another form.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen two convicted rapists walk free on appeal, the town of Deception Bay splits down the middle. The men swagger onto a packed cricket ground on Australia Day to a hero’s welcome. Before lunch is over, dozens of people fall ill. Among them, the newly released men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs panic rips through the town and emergency services buckle, Detective Antigone Pollard and her partner, Wozza, scramble to figure out what has happened. Is it an accident? Or was this deliberate?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Antigone’s mother, a doctor, vanishes while responding to a call for help, Antigone enters a desperate race to find her. But time is running out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAntigone faces a choice and, this time, she doesn’t wait for permission. With no good options left, she does what she always does – relies on herself.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Reckoning \u003c\/i\u003eis an unflinching, morally uncompromising crime novel about thwarted justice, institutional failure, exacted revenge and the price paid when the system looks away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781761823855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 01 Sep 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.3(L)566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 566\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eVikki Petraitis's true crime work includes the bestselling book \u003ci\u003eThe Frankston Murders\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Phillip Island Murder\u003c\/i\u003e. Vikki has made both these cases into hugely successful podcast series with Casefile Presents, which have topped charts around the world and been downloaded millions of times. Her expertise lies in interviewing police and victims to create compelling narratives. Vikki brought thirty years of true crime writing and investigating to create her first work of fiction,\u003ci\u003e The Unbelieved\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the inaugural A\u0026amp;U Crime Prize. The book is now being made into an ABC and BBC co-production, \u003ci\u003eDUSTFALL\u003c\/i\u003e, to be aired in late 2026. Vikki is also a popular presenter, well known for her compelling true crime talks and keynote addresses.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e‘An unflinching, morally uncompromising crime novel about thwarted justice, institutional failure, exacted revenge and the price paid when the system looks away.’ * \u003cb\u003eReadings\u003c\/b\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e‘Hard hitting, full of tension and pace that doesn’t stop until you’ve turned the last page.’ -- \u003cb\u003eFleur McDonald, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Witness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eThe Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e opens with a menacing scenario that’s truly ominous. Petraitis then skillfully takes the reader galloping through ever-escalating situations, thankfully interspersed with Waffles, Wozza and plenty of cake. Petraitis fans – all crime fans – will lap this up.’ -- \u003cb\u003eMichelle Prak, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rush\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘No one writes true crime fiction like Vikki Petraitis. In the tradition of her two earlier Antigone Pollard books, \u003ci\u003eThe Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e shines the spotlight on the stories – and the victims – behind the headlines that capture us all. Reading a Petraitis novel is akin to sitting down with your own case file and discovering how the system really works, yet any return to Deception Bay also feels like sitting down over tea and biscuits with old, dear friends. Such is the skill of Petraitis as a crime writer. She melds the personal and the political perfectly.’ -- \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Bublitz, author of \u003ci\u003eBefore You Knew My Name\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Vikki Petraitis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49241059000537,"sku":"9781761823855","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781761823855.jpg?v=1789264381","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-reckoning-volume-3-9781761823855","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}