The Burn Card

Book Author Simon Lendrum
Rights Available World excluding NZ

Featuring a quasi-PI named O’Malley and his smart, grounded girlfriend Claire, as they navigate the criminal underbelly of Auckland. O’Malley makes his living in card rooms, devoting his spare time to helping those who the police can’t or won’t assist. Looking for clues to an unexplained death while trying to keep a young woman safe from a local drug manufacturer, O’Malley finds himself confronted by his past, and existential questions of guilt and penance. Saving the girl and solving the mysterious death, O’Malley comes one step closer to saving himself.

About the Author

A working advertising industry leader, Simon Lendrum published his first novel in 2022. The Slow Roll was described as ‘a stunning crime novel with real emotional heft’ and ‘one of the best, most confident and polished local crime debuts in recent memory’.

He is currently CEO of the Commercial Communications Council, representing the advertising industry’s interests in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Rights Available:
World

Rights Agents:

World
Kevin Chapman, Upstart Press
kevin@upstartpress.co.nz

Publisher
Upstart Press

Extent
256pp

Format
C Format

Binding
Paperback

Category
Fiction

Genre
Crime Thriller

Publication Date
August 2026

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