COMP CLOSED ‘To the Lions’ by Holly Watt

A journalist must follow the clues, no matter how far that takes her…

A treat for suspense-lovers this week, with this week’s giveaway having won the 2019 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award – given out to best thriller of the year by the British Crime Writers Association. The book is To the Lions by London-based author Holly Watt. 

Here’s a short synopsis:

Casey Benedict, star reporter at The Post, has infiltrated the lives and exposed the lies of countless politicians and power players. Using her network of contacts, Casey is always on the search for the next big story, no matter how much danger this might place her in, no matter what cost emotionally.

Tipped off by an overheard conversation at an exclusive London nightclub, she begins to investigate the apparent suicide of a wealthy young British man, whose death has left his fiancée and family devastated.

Casey's determined hunt for the truth will take her from the glitz of St-Tropez to the deserts of Libya and on to the very darkest corners of the human mind.

To be in to win this award-winning novel, we’d like YOU to come up with the best name for a fictional investigative reporter. Our favourite three answers will WIN a copy of the book!

Entries close midday Monday 29 June, Sydney/Melbourne time.

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. THANKS FOR YOUR ENTRIES! WINNERS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL AND ANNOUNCED IN OUR NEWSLETTER.

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