The cover for Kim Hunt's new crime novel, The Corrector, is just out and publication day is 7 September. It's the first time Kim has set a book in Aotearoa New Zealand, her homeland. And we're excited.
Design Biz Hayman
Evin leads a quiet, orderly life as a classic motorcycle restorer in a small seaside town. Until she witnesses a gang-affiliate’s nasty little secret. A body washes up on the coast several days later, dragging her further into a dangerous maelstrom. Turns out Evin was one of the last people to see the victim alive.
For a humble and reserved character this is wholly unfamiliar territory. Though skilled and capable when tinkering with old bikes, her life swerves into bewildering chaos as she confronts the violence and increasing darkness of her situation. Forced to take perilous counter-measures this reluctant hero risks everything, descending to places she’s never imagined and entrusting her ultimate survival to one of the machines she herself has created.
We're excited about the Spiral Collectives exhibition at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū opening next month, too. Three new eBooks will drop on their site over the next few months, free to read and download as .pdfs.
Here are their covers, designed by Biz Hayman, who also designed The Corrector cover. We love her work, reckon the covers look pretty good; and that these books will tell you pretty much everything you've ever wanted to know about Spiral.
Design Biz Hayman. Cover photograph Joan Caulfield.
