{"product_id":"lit-a-tense-twist-driven-literary-thriller-about-love-control-and-the-dangerous-power-of-a-secret-that-won-t-stay-hidden","title":"LIT","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat would you do if someone you knew came back from the dead?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A deceptively cloying and dark roiling undercurrent weaves its way through the core of this taut, original novel, with layered and nuanced characters, complex, slow-burn plotting, and a tense climax. Anna Woods, I'm a fan.\" - Nicola Moriarty\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGin is an architect on the brink. LIT, the Auckland-based practice she shares with her girlfriend, Clary, has been precarious since their third partner - Clary's ex, Billy -disappeared, presumed dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, several years later, LIT's financial problems and Gin's personal debts are snowballing. Clary - emotionally fragile since the disappearance - is growing increasingly remote and elusive. When Gin begins to be haunted by glimpses of Billy, she blames stress and guilt. But could he be back, threatening to expose the past?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrapped in a web of secrecy and betrayal, Gin's downward spiral gathers force as she begins to suspect her paranoia hides an even more shocking truth - one that will send her whole life up in flames.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stunning debut literary-suspense novel from award-winning writer Anna Woods explores the insidious charm of those who gaslight us, and examines the blurry line between love and control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'LIT is a highly sophisticated thriller, pulsing with paranoia and suspense, its claustrophobic tension tightening with every page. Anna Woods' debut is the ultimate slow burn, elegant, compulsive and haunting.' - Rose Carlyle, author of The Girl in the Mirror\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage Count: 336 Pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImprint: Bonnier Echo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished: June 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9781786588265\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anna Woods","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42254597128247,"sku":"9781786588265","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/8166\/2775\/files\/9781786588265_3d8a8656-6011-434d-b69c-acb61c6777f5.jpg?v=1780360950","url":"https:\/\/www.booketybookbooks.co.nz\/products\/lit-a-tense-twist-driven-literary-thriller-about-love-control-and-the-dangerous-power-of-a-secret-that-won-t-stay-hidden","provider":"Bookety Book Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}