The Lost Man

The man lay still in the centre of a dusty grave under a monstrous sky. Two
brothers meet at the border of their vast cattle properties under the
unrelenting sun of outback Queensland. They are at the stockman's grave, a
landmark so old, no one can remember who is buried there. But today, the
scant shadow it casts was the last chance for their middle brother,
Cameron. The Bright family's quiet existence is thrown into grief and
anguish. Something had been troubling Cameron. Did he lose hope and walk to
his death? Because if he didn't, the isolation of the outback leaves few
suspects... For readers who loved The Dry and Force of Nature, Jane Harper
has once again created a powerful story of suspense, set against a dazzling
landscape.PRAISE FOR THE LOST MAN'I ask in earnest: How the hell does she
do it? The Lost Man is Jane Harper's third consecutive marvel... and,
against long odds, her most marvelous yet, pitting brother against brother,
man against nature, reader against the clock. What an extraordinary novel:
part family drama, part indelible ode to the Outback - a thriller as
forceful and atmospheric as a brewing storm. Harper works miracles. We're
lucky to witness them.' A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window'I read
this with the growing realisation that it was not only another superb
thriller but a classic work of fiction by one of the finest novelists now
working. Man Booker judges for 2019, are you listening?' New Zealand Herald
Weekend Magazine'I started it at noon and at 2am that night I closed it and
totally understood what all the fuss was about. It was even better than The
Dry' The Age'We're starting to get spoiled for Jane Harper books, and the
quality is not slipping. Her latest is no exception. Harper lays out each
card at exactly the right moment, letting the story unwind while the
outback almost hums with hostility...the result grips to the end' Adelaide
Advertiser'In The Lost Man, Jane Harper surpasses her achievement in The
Dry, her multi-awardwinning first novel. A broad range of Australian and
international readers will be engaged by the strong setting and mystery
storyline of the new novel' Weekend AustralianPRAISE FOR JANE HARPER'The
most exciting emerging novelist of the last 12 months...places Harper in
the elevated company of the authors she so admires...Gillian Flynn and Lee
Child' Mail on Sunday'A major voice in contemporary fiction...an
astonishing writer' A.J. Finn author of The Woman in the Window'A
storytelling force to be reckoned with' US Publishers Weekly