The Gambler by J.P. Pomare

A highly charged crime-thriller – the first in an electrifying new series – by multi-award-winning prince of the twist, J.P. Pomare.

PI Vince Reid is visiting an old friend when he’s offered a case he can’t refuse: Why did a respected local woman open fire at a political rally, killing a promising young university graduate? It’s easy money, he’s told. A sure thing.

But as Reid delves further into the case, the stakes are higher than he imagined. There are invisible players pulling the strings. Will he walk away a winner or pay for the ultimate gamble with his life?

PRAISE FOR THE THRILLERS OF J.P. POMARE, including The Wrong Woman and 17 Years Later:

‘Seriously good’ DERVLA McTIERNAN

‘There’s no better storyteller in the thriller game than Pomare’ COURIER MAIL

‘Shocking, twisty and impossible to put down’ CHRISTIAN WHITE

‘Propulsive. Clever. Satisfying’ THE GUARDIAN

‘Grabbed me from the opening page and didn’t let go’ MICHAEL ROBOTHAM

‘Pomare is a master of the impeccably paced psycho-thriller’ THE AUSTRALIAN

About the Author: J.P. POMARE is an award-winning author whose debut novel, Call Me Evie (2018), won the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel. In the Clearing (2019) was made into a Disney+ Original Series, The Clearing, while Tell Me Lies (2020) was a #1 Audible bestseller and was shortlisted for the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel and the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction. The Last Guests (2021) was critically acclaimed and made into a Stan Original TV series, Watching You. His fifth book, The Wrong Woman (2022), was a top-ten bestseller and was highly acclaimed, as was Home Before Night (2023). 17 Years Later (2024) was shortlisted for both the 2025 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction and the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel, and is currently being adapted for the screen. The Gambler is his eighth novel.

J.P. Pomare was born in New Zealand and lives in Melbourne with his wife and daughter.

24 Feb 2026

The Gambler: A Vince Reid PI thriller by J.P. Pomare ISBN 9780733653087