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J.P. Pomare

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J. P. Pomare is a New Zealand author who lives in Melbourne, Australia.

He is the author of a number of critically acclaimed and best-selling novels including Seventeen Years Later, Tell Me Lies, and The Wrong Woman.

His novel In The Clearing was adapted for the screen as an eight part miniseries by Disney (The Clearing) and The Last Guests (Watching You) has both adapted as a series by Stan.

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Hi, I'm Dee, and I was raised in Rotorua, New Zealand. I also lived in Maketu for a while, and my children have a lot of family there. I was just wondering, what made you use Maketu, as the small town, in your book?

J.P. Pomare Hi Dee,

thanks for the great question. Firstly, I adore Maketu. As a teenager I spent a great deal of time there and around Pukehina where friends had …moreHi Dee,

thanks for the great question. Firstly, I adore Maketu. As a teenager I spent a great deal of time there and around Pukehina where friends had family baches that had been passed down through generations. I always found the area so beautiful yet rugged and isolated. I have fond memories collecting mussels and floundering in the estuary late at night. Coming from Rotorua, it's easy to grow cynical about the tourism industry in NZ and I always wondered why some places are overlooked by tourists (especially given how beautiful Newdicks Beach is for instance) so part of my decision to base Evie in Maketu was to try and subvert some of the ideals that international audiences might have about NZ (I'm not sure if I have done Maketu any favours in this regard!) It's also isolated in the sense that it's not really on the way to anywhere and I found the locals could be a little insular, again both help to build the sort of atmosphere required in writing compelling rural crime stories. Places like Tolaga Bay and Te Kaha were also considered but Maketu will always be one of my absolute favourite spots on the planet and I knew it so well that half the research was done before I began to write. I could also easily draw on some of my own experiences out there and many of the things I encountered.
I really hope I have done the place justice and still try to visit whenever I'm back in the Bay.(less)

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	Tell Me Lies 3.74 avg rating — 20,505 ratings — published 2020 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Call Me Evie 3.60 avg rating — 8,340 ratings — published 2018 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Clearing 4.07 avg rating — 5,066 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Guests 3.67 avg rating — 4,517 ratings — published 2021 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	17 Years Later 4.33 avg rating — 2,860 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Home Before Night by J.P. Pomare (Goodreads Author), Aimee Horne (Narrator), Ed Oxenbould (Narrator) 3.39 avg rating — 3,153 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“It must have been Clare. She didn’t want”
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“Gabe opens four draws”
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“What?’ I say. ‘What is it?’ ‘The door was ajar. And …’ He pauses. ‘Here,’ he says, gesturing. ‘Look at this.’ He points at marks on the linoleum in the kitchen. Partial footprints, two or three of them.”
― J.P. Pomare, Call Me Evie

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“Whatever exists, he said. Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent.

He looked about at the dark forest in which they were bivouacked. He nodded toward the specimens he'd collected. These anonymous creatures, he said, may seem little or nothing in the world. Yet the smallest crumb can devour us. Any smallest thing beneath yon rock out of men's knowing. Only nature can enslave man and only when the existence of each last entity is routed out and made to stand naked before him will he be properly suzerain of the earth.”
― Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West

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“Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home in their pajamas. They prefer to devote their social energies to close friends, colleagues, and family. They listen more than they talk, think before they speak, and often feel as if they express themselves better in writing than in conversation. They tend to dislike conflict. Many have a horror of small talk, but enjoy deep discussions.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

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