
It’s home to 3,000 Herefords and just a half-dozen or so humans.

He and his two brothers, Cameron and Bub, have all grown up on Burley Downs Station, their parent’s ranch, which is 3,5000 square kilometers.

Harper takes her themes of emotional and environmental isolation to a whole new level.Īt the center of this novel is Nathan Bright. This is a solid mystery and a stunning family drama set in an unforgiving and unforgettable landscape. Her third novel, The Lost Man, is a standalone novel-and her strongest story yet (which is saying a lot). Her first two novels, The Dry and Force of Nature, launched her series featuring Aaron Falk, an insurance investigator who is a bit of a loner. Here’s the beginning of my review:īritish-born, Australian writer Jane Harper has quickly established herself as a writer you can trust to deliver a great read. I had the pleasure of reviewing The Lost Man for Criminal Element. I know it’s only early February and I’m not a gambler, but I’d bet money that this will be a TOP NOVEL OF 2019 for a whole bunch of folks. To say I was looking forward to this novel is an understatement.

My first read for the Australian Women Writers Challenge is The Lost Man by Jane Harper.
