![]() The grim crimes in The Lost Man are as much shaped by the rural landscape as by the actions of any one individual. The burden of understanding these complex family ties falls heavily on older brother Nathan, who is dealing with his unresolved feelings for Ilse and trying to build a relationship with his estranged teenage son. The mystery of Cam’s death brings longstanding family tensions between Nathan, Bub, their mother and Cam’s wife, Ilse, to the fore and escalate when decades-old allegations of Cam’s assault of a summer worker resurface. So when Cam Bright is found dead of dehydration in the desert only a few miles from his well-stocked car, his brothers Nathan and Bub are shocked and baffled. When you live under a punishing sun on a cattle ranch the size of a small European country, you know not to travel without a full complement of food, water and a working vehicle. It’s a timely and riveting family drama set in a desolate area of Queensland that will keep you guessing until the final pages. Her new standalone, The Lost Man, is bound to win her further accolades. ![]() Jane Harper has had enormous success with her mystery series about loner Detective Aaron Falk ( The Dryand Force of Nature), which married the gritty realism of small-town Australian life with complicated criminal investigations. BookPage Top Pick in Fiction, starred review, February 2019 ![]()
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