Anna Wood’s debut novel, LIT, is a literary-suspense thriller about Gin, 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.
Now, several years later, LIT’s financial problems and Gin’s personal debts are snowballing. When she begins to be haunted by glimpses of Billy, she blames stress and guilt. But could he be back, threatening to expose the past?
‘LIT is a thriller that’ll keep you awake at night, driven by sharp pacing, layered characters and an eerie sense of tension from beginning to end. If you’re willing to sacrifice a few hours of sleep like I did, you won’t regret picking up this heart-pounding masterpiece.’ From Better Reading.
‘Woods employs an unreliable, first-person narrator to draw the reader deep into Gin’s psyche, where gaps in knowledge and misinterpretations shape the unfolding narrative’ writes Sonia Nair in Books and Publishing.
From Karen McMillan’s review in Booklovers NZ: ‘Anna Woods has won awards for her short stories, but now she has produced her first novel, LIT, and what a fabulous book! Her debut is a literary suspense novel, a slow-burning, elegant and atmospheric read.’
