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It's an author's dream, getting signed to a publisher with only the first chapter of your first book written.
But it's been a dream come true for Zoe Rankin who has just published her psychological thriller, The Vanishing Place.
She sold her debut book to Moa Press on the strength of just 4000 words.
Two years later, she had expanded that sample into a 95,000 word novel and which has also picked up publishing deals in the US and UK.
Originally from Scotland, Zoe Rankin is now based in Rotorua, where love of the outdoors and time spent in remote landscapes helped inspire the novel's setting.
