J.P. Pomare has been short- and long-listed for a number of writing prizes, including the KYD Unpublished Manuscript Award, Ellen Kemp Memorial Writer's Prize, the Sheila Malady Prize, and The Kingi Mckinnon Scholarship for Emerging Writers. He produces a literary podcast called On Writing, for which he has interviewed bestselling authors including Joyce Carol Oates and E. Lockhart. Call Me Evie is his first novel. Pomare lives with his wife in Melbourne, Australia.
Winner of the Ngaio Marsh Award for best first novel
A Macavity Award nominee
"Absorbing, engrossing, and intriguing are just a
few descriptors for this book. Pomare keeps readers on the edge of
their seats right up to the surprising conclusion...With a story
line that hooks readers immediately and twists and turns galore,
this impressive debut is highly recommended for fans of Gillian
Flynn and those who enjoy well-written psychological suspense
tales."-Library Journal (starred review)
"[An] outstanding debut...the final pages stun with their
gallows-drop plot surprises. Almost nothing will turn out as it
initially appears in this devastating novel of psychological
suspense."-Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"This debut novel by Pomare sets him up as a writer to
watch...Pomare's writing is so crisp and his characterizations so
spot-on...Readers looking for a page-turner will be happy, but so,
too, will those looking for a work with deeper resonances, in this
case about gaslighting and the ruthless world of teenagers. Read
this one with the lights on, and keep Pomare on your
radar."-Kirkus Reviews
"Literary psychological suspense as dark and fresh as
midnight in winter. A corkscrew plot, prose that crackles like
kindling, that merciless twist-of-the-knife finale - one of the
most striking debuts I've read in years and years."-A. J. Finn,
author of The Woman in the Window
"A tight, compulsive, beautifully written thriller with echoes of
Gillian Flynn, with characters that keep you guessing and a plot
that keeps you turning the page."-Christian White, author of
The Nowhere Child
"I felt pure dread reading this book. Enjoyable,
exquisite dread. A great read. There are so many layers and twists
to this story and they are revealed in the most masterful
way."-Sarah Bailey, author of The Dark Lake
"Call Me Evie is more than a taut, intelligent
psychological thriller: at its core is the story about the way
family, control, and love shapes our choices and who we are. Pomare
has written a mesmerizing and heart-stopping novel."-Sarah
Schmidt, bestselling author of See What I Have Done
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