Bookrate

This book made it to #100 in our Top 101 2023! Every year we ask our Booklovers to vote for their favourite book. From that, we share the Top 101 winners for everyone to enjoy. Discover the rest of the books that made it into our Top 101 list.The man lay still in the centre of a dusty grave under a monstrous sky. Two brothers meet 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 hope for their middle brother, Cameron. Something had been troubling him. Did Cameron choose to 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.'Harper's books succeed in part because she conveys how even now, geography can be fate. Book by book, she's creating her own vivid and complex account of the outback.' New York Times'Harper surpasses her achievement in The Dry, her multi-award-winning first novel.' Weekend Australian'I absolutely loved The Lost Man. I devoured it in a day. Her best yet!' Liane Moriarty'In The Lost Man, as in Harper's previous two novels, place is paramount, a multifaceted character that's in turns brutal and breathtaking.' Washington Post'Harper adroitly blends the tension and brisk pace of a thriller with the psychological acuity and stylish prose of literary fiction.' Irish Independent