Jane Harper just keeps getting better and better. I cannot say too much as I do not want to spoil this book for any readers. It is an almost forensic study of a family in crisis, and how easy it is to assume you know what happens behind closed doors. The Lost Man returns to the parched landscape she used to such powerful effect in her debut, The Dry Three generations of women - the dead mans mother, wife and daughters - struggle to come to terms with terrible events, and the familys shocking history holds the key to this super murder mystery Sunday Times (UK) In The Lost Man as in. This novel is a slow burn: the history of this family is slowly revealed as the story progresses, and ‘the reveal’ is truly shocking. When the middle brother, Cameron, is found dead beside an isolated gravesite, far from his vehicle, the family is devastated and questions start to be asked about Cameron’s state of mind, the state of his marriage and his behaviour as a young man. The three Bright brothers all work the land, following in their father’s footsteps. Despite the harshness and toil, the land engenders an almost ferocious love and commitment in the people who live on it. Harper manages to convey a sense of claustrophobia, in a landscape with a limitless sky. It is set in outback Queensland, where the landscape is a character in of itself. Whereas her previous novels were crime/detective novels with the same protagonist, The Lost Man is a stand alone story. The Lost Man is the third novel by Jane Harper and again, she has created a stunning character driven novel that will stay with you long after you finish it. Dark, suspenseful, and deeply atmospheric, The Lost Man is the highly anticipated next book from the bestselling and award-winning Jane Harper, author of The Dry and Force of Nature.

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