Right from her first novel, this has been one of Jane’s strengths. Jane Harper has such a keen sense of place and her writing brings the scenery of her story to life with vivid, and accurate, detail. About 11 hours directly north, you reach Mount Isa, my home, so the landscape and lifestyle depicted in The Lost Man is all too familiar to me. Jane did much of her research for this novel in the area of Birdsville (see her author notes for more detail). In Jane Harper’s third novel, she takes the reader on a journey into remote Western Queensland, a hot, dry, arid region with a vast and unforgiving landscape. LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 INDIE BOOK AWARDS FOR FICTION Did he lose hope and walk to his death? Because if he didn’t, the isolation of the outback leaves few suspects…įor 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. The Bright family’s quiet existence is thrown into grief and anguish. But today, the scant shadow it casts was the last chance for their middle brother, Cameron. They are at the stockman’s grave, a landmark so old, no one can remember who is buried there. Two brothers meet at the border of their vast cattle properties under the unrelenting sun of outback Queensland. The man lay still in the centre of a dusty grave under a monstrous sky.
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