Daughters of Eve

Nina D. Campbell: Allen & Unwin, $33

She might hate the man whose body literally lands at her feet but Detective Emilia Hart knows solving his high-profile murder could kick her career up a level. More bodies – all with three shots to the chest – and her suspicions that they’re all perpetrators of domestic violence or sexual abuse are confirmed by the release of a manifesto by the Daughters of Eve. As the body count expands and martial law is declared, Hart is blindsided by a new discovery. And the fallout extends far beyond the courtroom. Taut, twisty and gripping, Campbell has written a fastpaced thriller which taps into society’s growing frustration with lack of action against the mounting toll of domestic violence and crimes against women.