Jane Harper Books

'I read it in 24 hours. It's gripping, atmospheric and ultimately deeply satisfying' Val McDermid The gripping new novel from the author of the Sunday Times top ten bestsellers, The Dry and Force of Nature. He had started to remove his clothes as logic had deserted him, and his skin was cracked. Whatever had been going through Cameron's mind when he was alive, he didn't look peaceful in death. Two brothers meet at the remote border of their vast cattle properties under the unrelenting sun of the outback. In an isolated part of Australia, they are each other's nearest neighbour, their homes hours apart. They are at the stockman's grave, a landmark so old that no one can remember who is buried there. But today, the scant shadow it casts was the last hope for their middle brother, Cameron. The Bright family's quiet existence is thrown into grief and anguish. Something had been troubling Cameron. Did he choose to walk to his death? Because if he didn't, the isolation of the outback leaves few suspects...

Three members of the Hadler family are brutally murdered. Everyone thinks Luke Hadler, who committed suicide after slaughtering his wife and six-year-old son, is guilty. Policeman Aaron Falk returns to the town of his youth for the funeral of his childhood best friend, and is unwillingly drawn into the investigation. As questions mount and suspicion spreads through the town, Falk is forced to confront the community that rejected him twenty years earlier

Jane Harper, the critically acclaimed international bestselling author of The Dry returns with a scorching, heart-pounding new novel... At a busy festival site on a warm spring night, a baby lies alone in her pram, her mother vanishing into the crowds. A year on, Kim Gillespies absence casts a long shadow as her friends and loved ones gather deep in the heart of South Australian wine country to welcome a new addition to the family. Joining the celebrations is federal investigator Aaron Falk. But as he soaks up life in the lush valley, he begins to suspect this tight-knit group may be more fractured than it seems. Between Falks closest friend, a missing mother, and a woman hes drawn to, dark questions linger as long-ago truths begin to emerge.[Bokinfo]

Five women go on a hike. Only four return. When a group of colleagues are forced to participate in a team-building exercise in the Giralang Ranges, they reluctantly start walking down the muddy track. But Alice Russell doesn't appear at the other end. Her last phone call was to Federal Police Agent Aaron Falk. Alice is the whistleblower in his latest corporate fraud case and as he pursues the investigation, Falk uncovers a tangled web of suspicion and betrayal. How well do we know the people we work with?

A body on a beach. Secrets that have been waiting to be uncovered for 12 years. And a family torn apart by trauma and guilt..

De retour à Melbourne après un séjour éprouvant dans sa ville natale, l'agent fédéral Aaron Falk apprend la disparition d'Alice Russell, son témoin clé dans une affaire de blanchiment d'argent à grande échelle. Celle-ci n'est jamais revenue d'un challenge d'entreprise dans le bush. Alors que l'enquête plonge Falk au coeur d'une nature magnifique mais impitoyable, surtout en plein hiver, il découvre que les participants ont tous quelque chose à cacher. Et qu'Alice, femme cruelle et insensible, est loin d'être appréciée par ses collègues. Le compte à rebours pour la retrouver vivante est enclenché mais, si les langues se délient progressivement, tout le monde ne semble pas prêt à coopérer. Un nouveau thriller aussi dépaysant qu'addictif qui confirme l'immense talent de Jane Harper pour les intrigues redoutables. Un roman effrayant et fascinant. Kirkus. Un suspense presque insoutenable. The Sunday Times. Traduit de l'anglais (Australie) par David Fauquemberg.

»Ich liebe die Australien-Krimis von Jane Harper.« Stephen King Der Bundesermittler Aaron Falk ist auf dem Weg ins südaustralische Weinland, um bei einer Taufe dabei zu sein. Genau vor einem Jahr ist dort eine Frau verschwunden: Kim Gillespie hat offenbar ihr schlafendes Kind auf einer Kirmes zurückgelassen. Danach hat sie niemand mehr gesehen. Das Rätsel ihres Verschwindens ist immer noch nicht gelöst, und eine neue Suche beginnt. Falk versucht, die letzten Schritte von Kim zu rekonstruieren. Er begreift, dass die Ermittler vermutlich einen Fehler begangen haben: Sie haben das gesehen, was sie sehen wollten – und sind auf eine große Täuschung hereingefallen. »Wieder einmal beweist Harper, dass sie es wie keine andere versteht, eine Lawine von Spannung zu erzeugen.« David Baldacci »Nachdenklich und einfühlsam – Aaron Falk ist viel mehr als ein gewöhnlicher Detective.« New York Times Book Review