Description
Product ID: | 9781529098440 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Aaron Falk |
Title: | Exiles |
Subtitle: | The heart-pounding Aaron Falk thriller from the No. 1 bestselling author of The Dry and Force of Nature |
Authors: | Author: Jane Harper |
Page Count: | 432 |
Subjects: | Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, South Australia |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Critically acclaimed international bestseller Jane Harper returns as Aaron Falk investigates what happened to a mother who disappeared at a festival and the devastation wrought on her family. <p><b>'I love Jane Harper's Australia-based mysteries' - Stephen King<br>'Addictive storytelling' – Ann Cleeves<br>'An avalanche of suspense' – David Baldacci</b><br><br><b>The <i>Sunday Times </i>bestseller from acclaimed international bestselling sensation Jane Harper. <i>Exiles </i>is the gripping mystery of one woman's unsolved disappearance in Australia's wine country.</b><br><br>A mother disappears from a busy festival on a warm spring night.<br><br>Her baby lies alone in the pram, her mother’s possessions surrounding her, waiting for a return which never comes.<br><br>A year later, Kim Gillespie’s absence still casts a long shadow as her friends and loved ones gather to welcome a new addition to the family.<br><br>Joining the celebrations on a rare break from work is federal investigator Aaron Falk, who begins to suspect that all is not as it seems.<br><br>As he looks into Kim’s case, long-held secrets and resentments begin to come to the fore, secrets that show that her community is not as close as it appears.<br><br>Falk will have to tread carefully if he is to expose the dark fractures at its heart, but sometimes it takes an outsider to get to the truth . . .<br><br><b>An outstanding novel, a brilliant mystery and a heart-pounding read from the author of <i>The Dry</i>, <i>Force of Nature</i>, <i>The Lost Man </i>and <i>The Survivors</i>.</b><br><br><b>Praise for Jane Harper:<br><br><i>Exiles</i></b><br>'I loved <i>Exiles</i>. Jane is a hugely gifted writer' – Marian Keyes<br>'Incontrovertibly the reigning queen of Aussie Crime' –<i> Financial Times</i><br>'Exceptional' – Jane Casey<br>'Harper skillfully ratchets up the tension in this powerful, slow-burning portrait of small-town life... high quality, atmospheric crime fiction' – <i>Mail on Sunday</i><br>'Outstanding' – C. L. Taylor<br><br><b><i>The Dry</i></b><br>‘Spellbinding’ – Ian Rankin<br>‘A sense of place so vivid that you can almost feel the blistering heat’ – <i>Guardian</i><br>‘A stunningly atmospheric read’ – Val McDermid<br><br><i><b>Force of Nature</b></i><br>‘This gripping thriller will have readers hooked’ – <i>Sunday Telegraph</i><br>‘Brilliantly paced, it wrong-foots the reader like a rocky trail through the bush. I adored it’ – Susie Steiner<br>‘Thoughtful, moving, troubling’ – <i>Irish Times</i><br><br><i><b>The Lost Man</b></i><br>‘I devoured it in a day. Her best yet!’ – Liane Moriarty<br>‘Harper secures her place as queen of outback noir’ – <i>Sunday Times</i><br>‘It totally transcends genre, and it should win all the prizes’ – Marian Keyes<br><br><i><b>The Survivors</b></i><br>‘A gripping mystery. . . her best book yet’ – <i>Evening Standard</i><br>‘Phenomenal’ – Chris Whitaker<br>‘A compelling, terrifying thriller’ – <i>Observer</i></p> |
Imprint Name: | Macmillan |
Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2023-02-02 |