Will I love The Unbelieved?

This is a story about women who are afraid to report rape and a female detective who is determined to change this.

Detective Antigone Pollard arrives at her small Australian hometown and is the victim of an attempted rape. She discovers that her boss and the other men in the town are protecting her assailant, as they have protected wife-beaters and rapists in the past.

I loved Antigone’s determination to change the poisonous town culture and to ensure her assailant is charged. One of the best moments in the story is when the browbeaten women of the town turn on… show more.

Anyone who’s called Antigone already has to be tough, and this female detective starts the story by headbutting a would-be rapist. He’s a guy who she knows has got away with other attacks on young women, but why does nobody believe her? Delving into why sexual assault so often is not reported or not believed is at the heart of this story, and it takes the gentler side of Antigone to coax the truth out of the victims. It’s a lovely mix of lies, cover-ups, a strong female lead, and a male detective who has her back when she least… show more.