J.P. Pomare is an award-winning author whose debut, Call Me Evie (2018), won the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel. In the Clearing (2019) became a Disney+ Original Series; Tell Me Lies (2020) was a #1 Audible bestseller and shortlisted for both the Ngaio Marsh and Ned Kelly Awards. The Last Guests (2021) was adapted as the Stan Original Watching You, and The Wrong Woman (2022) was a top-ten bestseller. 17 Years Later (2024) was shortlisted for both the Ned Kelly and Ngaio Marsh Awards and is currently being adapted for screen. The Gambler is his eighth novel. Born in New Zealand, J.P. Pomare lives in Melbourne with his wife and daughter.