'Utterly brilliant . . . I could not put it down' – Marian Keyes, author of My Favourite Mistake
'A book to get lost in' – Ann Cleeves, author of The Killing Stones
'Heartbreaking and wonderful' – Andrea Mara, author of It Should Have Been You
'I was glued to it for days' – Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things
'Jane Harper delivers unbearable tension' Val McDermid

He had been here, that was clear from the marks in the dust. And he had been alone.

In a dying town, Ro Crowley waits for her son on the evening of his twenty-first birthday.

Sam never comes home. His footprints in the dust of three abandoned houses offer the only clue to his final movements. One set in. One set out.

Five long years later, Ro returns to Carralon Ridge for the annual memorial of Sam’s disappearance. The skeletal community is now an echo of itself, having fractured under the pressure of the coal mine operating on its outskirts.

But Ro still wants answers. Only a few people remain. If the truth is to be found in that town, does it lie among them?

Last One Out is a hugely atmospheric mystery from the author of The Dry, Force of Nature, The Lost Man, The Survivors and Exiles.

‘A fantastic crime writer’ – Bella Mackie

In Exiles, Investigator Aaron Falk finds himself drawn into a complex web of tightly held secrets in South Australia’s wine country.

A mother disappears from a busy festival on a warm spring night.

Her baby lies alone in the pram, waiting for a return that never comes.

A year later, Kim Gillespie’s absence still casts a long shadow as her friends and loved ones gather to welcome a new addition to the family.

Joining the celebrations on a rare break from work is federal investigator Aaron Falk, who begins to suspect that all is not as it seems.

As he looks into Kim’s case, long-held secrets and resentments begin to come to the fore, secrets that show that her community is not as close as it appears.

Falk will have to tread carefully if he is to expose the dark fractures at its heart, but sometimes it takes an outsider to get to the truth . . .

Exiles is a New York Times and Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller and the final Aaron falk mystery

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Praise for Jane Harper

‘An avalanche of suspense’ – David Baldacci
‘Addictive storytelling’ – Ann Cleeves
‘A hugely gifted writer’ – Marian Keyes
‘Exceptional’ – Jane Casey
‘Outstanding’ – C.L. Taylor
‘Spellbinding’ – Ian Rankin
‘A stunningly atmospheric read’ – Val McDermid
‘Brilliantly paced’ – Susie Steiner
‘I devoured it in a day. Her best yet!’ – Liane Moriarty
‘Phenomenal’ – Chris Whitaker

The Sunday Times bestseller from acclaimed international bestselling sensation Jane Harper. Exiles is the gripping mystery of one woman’s unsolved disappearance in Australia’s wine country.

A mother disappears from a busy festival on a warm spring night.

Her baby lies alone in the pram, her mother’s possessions surrounding her, waiting for a return which never comes.

A year later, Kim Gillespie’s absence still casts a long shadow as her friends and loved ones gather to welcome a new addition to the family.

Joining the celebrations on a rare break from work is federal investigator Aaron Falk, who begins to suspect that all is not as it seems.

As he looks into Kim’s case, long-held secrets and resentments begin to come to the fore, secrets that show that her community is not as close as it appears.

Falk will have to tread carefully if he is to expose the dark fractures at its heart, but sometimes it takes an outsider to get to the truth . . .

An outstanding novel, a brilliant mystery and a heart-pounding read from the author of The Dry, Force of Nature, The Lost Man and The Survivors.

Praise for Jane Harper:

Exiles
‘I loved Exiles. Jane is a hugely gifted writer’ – Marian Keyes
‘Incontrovertibly the reigning queen of Aussie Crime’ – Financial Times
‘Exceptional’ – Jane Casey
‘Harper skillfully ratchets up the tension in this powerful, slow-burning portrait of small-town life… high quality, atmospheric crime fiction’ – Mail on Sunday
‘Outstanding’ – C. L. Taylor

The Dry
‘Spellbinding’ – Ian Rankin
‘A sense of place so vivid that you can almost feel the blistering heat’ – Guardian
‘A stunningly atmospheric read’ – Val McDermid

Force of Nature
‘This gripping thriller will have readers hooked’ – Sunday Telegraph
‘Brilliantly paced, it wrong-foots the reader like a rocky trail through the bush. I adored it’ – Susie Steiner
‘Thoughtful, moving, troubling’ – Irish Times

The Lost Man
‘I devoured it in a day. Her best yet!’ – Liane Moriarty
‘Harper secures her place as queen of outback noir’ – Sunday Times
‘It totally transcends genre, and it should win all the prizes’ – Marian Keyes

The Survivors
‘A gripping mystery. . . her best book yet’ – Evening Standard
‘Phenomenal’ – Chris Whitaker
‘A compelling, terrifying thriller’ – Observer

‘You won’t put this novel down until you’ve uncovered every last skeleton in the closet. I loved it ‘ Louise Candlish

Kieran Elliott’s life changed forever on a single day when a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences. The guilt that haunts him still resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal town he once called home.

Kieran’s parents are struggling in a community which is bound, for better or worse, to the sea that is both a lifeline and a threat. Between them all is his absent brother Finn.

When a body is discovered on the beach, long-held secrets threaten to emerge in the murder investigation that follows. A sunken wreck, a missing girl, and questions that have never washed away…

Praise for The Survivors

‘A new book by Harper is always an event’ Sunday Times

‘Once again Harper demonstrates how good she is at portraying the fear and menace that lurk in ordinary lives’ Daily Mail

‘Multi-layered, atmospheric and brilliantly written’ Sun

‘With The Survivors, Jane Harper proves she’s unquestionably the real deal’ Val McDermid

A best crime fiction book of 2019 pick in The Times
A thriller of the year 2019 pick in the Observer
A bestselling Richard & Judy book club pick 2019 by the author of The Dry

WHY DID CAMERON BRIGHT DIE?

He had started to remove his clothes as logic had deserted him, and his skin was cracked. Whatever had been going through Cameron’s mind when he was alive, he didn’t look peaceful in death.

Two brothers meet at the remote border of their vast cattle properties under the unrelenting sun of the outback. In an isolated part of Australia, they are each other’s nearest neighbour, their homes hours apart.

They are at the stockman’s grave, a landmark so old that no one can remember who is buried there. But today, the scant shadow it casts was the last hope for their middle brother, Cameron. The Bright family’s quiet existence is thrown into grief and anguish.

Something had been troubling Cameron. Did he choose to walk to his death? Because if he didn’t, the isolation of the outback leaves few suspects…

PRAISE FOR THE LOST MAN

‘Harper secures her place as queen of outback noir with this haunting family mystery’ Sunday Times

‘Her best book yet’ Evening Standard

‘A riveting, deeply atmospheric read’ Mail on Sunday

‘Harper’s intricate, beautifully woven mystery…sucks you into a world where nothing is ever what it seems and everyone has secrets . . . Told with mesmerising skill’ Daily Mail

Is Alice here? Did she make it? Is she safe? In the chaos, in the night, it was impossible to say which of the four had asked after Alice’s welfare. Later, when everything got worse, each would insist it had been them.

Five women reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking along the muddy track. Only four come out the other side.

The hike through the rugged landscape is meant to take the office colleagues out of their air-conditioned comfort zone and teach resilience and team building. At least that is what the corporate retreat website advertises.

Federal Police Agent Aaron Falk has a particularly keen interest in the whereabouts of the missing bushwalker. Alice Russell is the whistleblower in his latest case – and Alice knew secrets. About the company she worked for and the people she worked with.

Far from the hike encouraging teamwork, the women tell Falk a tale of suspicion, violence and disintegrating trust. And as he delves into the disappearance, it seems some dangers may run far deeper than anyone knew.

‘A riveting murder mystery and a beautifully wrought picture of a rural community under extreme pressure’ Mail on Sunday Thriller of the Week

‘Packed with sneaky moves and teasing possibilities that keep the reader guessing…The Dry is a breathless page-turner’ Janet Maslin, New York Times

WHO REALLY KILLED THE HADLER FAMILY?

I just can’t understand how someone like him could do something like that.

Amid the worst drought to ravage Australia in a century, it hasn’t rained in small country town Kiewarra for two years. Tensions in the community become unbearable when three members of the Hadler family are brutally murdered. Everyone thinks Luke Hadler, who committed suicide after slaughtering his wife and six-year-old son, is guilty.

Policeman Aaron Falk returns to the town of his youth for the funeral of his childhood best friend, and is unwillingly drawn into the investigation. As questions mount and suspicion spreads through the town, Falk is forced to confront the community that rejected him twenty years earlier. Because Falk and Luke Hadler shared a secret, one which Luke’s death threatens to unearth. And as Falk probes deeper into the killings, secrets from his past and why he left home bubble to the surface as he questions the truth of his friend’s crime.

Praise for The Dry

‘Riveting’ Mail on Sunday

‘Stunningly atmospheric’ Val McDermid

A WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS CRIME THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR
A CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD WINNER
An Amazon.com #1 Pick for Best Mystery & Thriller