Last One Out

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This is a slow-burn of a novel, claustrophobic and compelling. It's a wonderful exploration of fractured families and communities, and the conclusion is both shocking and inevitable. A book to get lost in -- Ann Cleeves, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Killing Stones</i> Jane Harper is mistress of the threats and secrets that threaten life in the backwoods small towns of Australia. She delivers unbearable tension every time -- Val McDermid, bestselling author of <i>1989</i> An exceptional book. The sense of place is very powerful and her characterization is utterly brilliant . . . I could not put it down -- Marian Keyes, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>My Favourite Mistake</i> A tale of old sins casting long shadows. It is like a locked room mystery with narrow silos of suspects and motives, but it is much more than that. Harper excels at making the reader feel every emotion, every moment of doubt, the thrill of a possible breakthrough, the wrench of another dead end. She takes the reader on a memorable journey that will pull at the heart, stiffen the spine, and thrill the reader. No one can ask for more than that. -- David Baldacci, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of<i> Nash Falls</i> This intricate story of a dying town and its residents is beautifully written and incredibly atmospheric. Heartbreaking and wonderful. -- Andrea Mara, No. 1 bestselling author of <i>No One Saw a Thing</i> I am a huge Jane Harper fan, and absolutely loved Last One Out. The atmosphere of a dying town, combined with Jane's brilliant characterisation plus a confounding mystery meant I was glued to it for days -- Jennie Godfrey, <i>Sunday Times </i>bestselling author of <i>The List of Suspicious Things</i> An exquisite lament for a lost son, a lost marriage and a lost town with a dark mystery at its heart * Daily Mail * Harper writes perceptively about intense relationships in isolated communities * Sunday Times * Jane Harper delivers another intricate and compelling novel, this one exploring the myriad ways in which 'home' can hurt and heal us. An unforgettable book with a shocking and satisfying twist. -- Sarah Hilary, author of <i>Black Thorn</i> I love Jane Harper's Australia-based mysteries -- Stephen King As ever in a Harper book, the drama grows to a spectacular crescendo that will leave you gasping * Daily Express * Jane Harper's The Dry inaugurated a series in which the parched atmosphere of the Australian outback was conjured with a richly atmospheric sense of place, locating Harper in the upper echelons of Antipodean crime fiction. Her position is consolidated with Last One Out, which is a forensic examination of both familial breakdown and the fracturing of a community . . . she remains incontrovertibly the reigning queen of Aussie crime fiction * Financial Times * Harper builds a slowburning, atmospheric mystery steeped in
grief and place * The i Paper * [An] absorbing novel of loss and guilt * Literary Review *