Last One Out

An unforgettable and deeply atmospheric small town mystery about a devastating unsolved disappearance from International No. 1 bestselling author Jane Harper. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Chris Whitaker and Elly Griffiths.

'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.

"This is a slow-burn of a novel, claustrophobic and compelling. It's a wonderful exploration of fractured families and communities, and the conclusion is both shocking and inevitable. A book to get lost in". Ann Cleeves, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Killing Stones "Jane Harper is mistress of the threats and secrets that threaten life in the backwoods small towns of Australia. She delivers unbearable tension every time" Val McDermid, bestselling author of 1989 "An exceptional book. The sense of place is very powerful, and her characterization is utterly brilliant . . . I could not put it down" Marian Keyes, Sunday Times bestselling author of My Favorite Mistake "A tale of old sins casting long shadows. It is like a locked room mystery with narrow silos of suspects and motives, but it is much more than that. Harper excels at making the reader feel every emotion, every moment of doubt, the thrill of a possible breakthrough, the wrench of another dead end. She takes the reader on a memorable journey that will pull at the heart, stiffen the spine, and thrill the reader. No one can ask for more than that". David Baldacci, Sunday Times bestselling author of Nash Falls

Jane Harper is the multi-award-winning author of the international bestsellers The Dry, Force of Nature, The Lost Man, The Survivors and Exiles. Her books are published in forty territories with more than 3.5 million copies sold worldwide. The Dry and Force of Nature have been adapted into major motion pictures starring Eric Bana, with The Survivors released as a Netflix television series. Jane worked as a print journalist for thirteen years, both in Australia and the UK, and now lives in Melbourne with her husband, two children and two cats.