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 Jane Harper:'Queen of outback noir' Sunday Times'Harper has a fine gift for making her readers comfortable in inhospitable territory - psychological as well as physical' Daily Telegraph'Powerful, intriguing and recommended . . . Harper is wonderful at evoking fear and unease' The Times
CONTRIBUTORS: Jane HarperEAN: 9781408711996COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 500 gHEIGHT: 232 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Little, Brown Book GroupDATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Small Town & RuralWIDTH: 152 cmSPINE:
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Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Crime and mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Family life fiction
This atmospheric thriller stealthily peels back layers of silence that cover the unspeakable secrets of a tightly knit community, It's a murder mystery, but also a chronicle of youth, grief and growing up, A new book from Harper is always an event. Starting with The Dry (2016), she has built an international reputation on a series of crime novels set in remote communities in Australia, a genre that has become known as rural noir. For her fourth novel, Harper has turned her attention to a different kind of isolation; a small town battered by the elements on the coast of Tasmania...It is the kind of set-up that Harper handles expertly, Lulling and startling in turn, The Survivors immerses you from the first line in the secret lives of the population of Evelyn Bay. You won't put this novel down until you've uncovered every last skeleton in the closet. I loved it, Multi-layered, atmospheric and brilliantly written
Jane Harper is the author of the international bestsellers The Dry, Force of Nature and The Lost Man. Her books are published in more than forty territories worldwide, and The Dry has been released as a major film starring Eric Bana. Jane has won numerous top awards including the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel, the British Book Awards Crime and Thriller Book of the Year, the Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the Year and the Australian Indie Awards Book of the Year. Jane worked as a print journalist for thirteen years both in Australia and the UK and now lives in Melbourne.
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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 Jane Harper:'Queen of outback noir' Sunday Times'Harper has a fine gift for making her readers comfortable in inhospitable territory - psychological as well as physical' Daily Telegraph'Powerful, intriguing and recommended . . . Harper is wonderful at evoking fear and unease' The Times
CONTRIBUTORS: Jane HarperEAN: 9781408711996COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 500 gHEIGHT: 232 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Little, Brown Book GroupDATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Small Town & RuralWIDTH: 152 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Crime and mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Family life fiction
Jane Harper is the author of the international bestsellers The Dry, Force of Nature and The Lost Man. Her books are published in more than forty territories worldwide, and The Dry has been released as a major film starring Eric Bana. Jane has won numerous top awards including the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel, the British Book Awards Crime and Thriller Book of the Year, the Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the Year and the Australian Indie Awards Book of the Year. Jane worked as a print journalist for thirteen years both in Australia and the UK and now lives in Melbourne.
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