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The Second Son

The Second Son: Winner of the 2021 Best Debut Crime Fiction Ned Kelly Award

Loraine Peck

  • awardWinner, Best Debut Crime Fiction, Ned Kelly Awards, Australian Crime Writers Association, 2021
  • awardShortlisted, BAD Danger Award, 2021
  • awardShortlisted, Adult crime novels, Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards, 2022
  • awardShortlisted, Debut crime books, Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards, 2022
  • Duty always has a price.

    When Ivan Novak is shot dead putting out his garbage bins in Sydney’s west, his family wants revenge, especially his father Milan, a notorious crime boss. It’s a job for the second son, Ivan’s younger brother Johnny.

    But Johnny loves his wife Amy and their son Sasha. And she’s about to deliver her ultimatum: either the three of them escape this wave of killing or she’ll leave, taking Sasha.

    Torn between loyalty to his family and love for his wife, Johnny plans the heist of a lifetime and takes a huge risk. Is he prepared to pay the price? And what choice will Amy make?

    The Second Son is a brilliant action-packed crime debut that creates a world where honour is everything, violence is its own language, and love means breaking all the rules.

    ABA interview with Loraine Peck and Sarah Krasnostein

    INTERVIEWS and REVIEWS

    ABC News (YouTube)    
    ABC Radio Melbourne: Afternoons (2:15:20)
    ABC Radio Brisbane: Afternoons (1:14:27)   
    Booktopia blog   
    Booktopia Good Reading magazine   
    Ned Kelly Awards 2021 Acceptance speech (Video, 0:10:50)   
    Readings: The best new crime reads in February  
    Sisters In Crime    
    Underground Writers   

    Loraine Peck
    About the Author

    From magician’s assistant to crime novelist, it’s all about mastering the art of subterfuge for Loraine Peck, whose love of crime fiction propelled her to write the kind of book she loves to read.

    The Second Son, Loraine’s debut novel, won the 2021 Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Fiction from the Australian Crime Writers Association. It was...

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    Extent:
    464pp
    Format:
    Paperback
    Text publication date:
    24 January 2023
    ISBN:
    9781922458971
    AU Price:
    $22.99
    NZ Price:
    $26.00
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    • The Second Son
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      ISBN: 9781925923841
      2 February 2021
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      Paperback
      ISBN: 9781922330437
      2 February 2021
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