'The atmosphere is so thick you can taste the red-clay dust, and the folklore surrounding the mysterious stockman adds an additional edge to an already dark and intense narrative. A twisty slow burner by an author at the top of her game.' The mystery of Cam's death is at the dark heart of an unfolding family drama that will leave readers reeling, and the final reveal is a heartbreaker. 'Harper's masterful narrative places readers right in the middle of a desolate landscape that's almost as alien as the moon's surface, where the effects of long-term isolation are always a concern.

BookPage, starred review, “Top Pick of the Month” “A timely and riveting family drama set in a desolate area of Queensland that will keep you guessing until the final pages.” 'Engrossing… Storytelling at its finest.' “A nuanced but pulse-pounding thriller set in the heart of the Australian Outback, where two brothers find their sibling dead.” “All at once enthralling.Book by book, creating her own vivid and complex account of the outback.” Rarely does a puzzle so complicated fit together perfectly-you’ll be shaking your head in amazement.” The landscape and culture of this remote Australian territory are magnificently evoked as a story of family secrets unfolds. Because if someone forced Cameron to his death, the isolation of the outback leaves few suspects.Ī powerful and brutal story of suspense set against a formidable landscape, The Lost Man confirms Jane Harper, author of The Dry and Force of Nature, is one of the best new voices in writing today. While they grieve Cameron’s loss, suspicion starts to take hold, and Nathan is forced to examine secrets the family would rather leave in the past. Nathan, Bub and Nathan’s son return to Cameron’s ranch and to those left behind by his passing: his wife, his daughters, and his mother, as well as their long-time employee and two recently hired seasonal workers. But something made him head out alone under the unrelenting sun.

Cameron was the middle child, the one who ran the family homestead. In an isolated belt of Australia, their homes a three-hour drive apart, the brothers were one another’s nearest neighbors. Their third brother, Cameron, lies dead at their feet. Two brothers meet in the remote Australian outback when the third brother is found dead, in this stunning new standalone novel from Jane Harperīrothers Nathan and Bub Bright meet for the first time in months at the remote fence line separating their cattle ranches in the lonely outback.

The lost man novel