{"product_id":"the-survivors-9780349143743","title":"The Survivors","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou won''t put this novel down until you''ve uncovered every last skeleton in the closet. I loved it\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e '' Louise Candlish\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKieran Elliott''s life changed forever on a single day when a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences. The guilt that haunts him still resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal town he once called home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKieran''s parents are struggling in a community which is bound, for better or worse, to the sea that is both a lifeline and a threat. Between them all is his absent brother Finn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a body is discovered on the beach, long-held secrets threaten to emerge in the murder investigation that follows. A sunken wreck, a missing girl, and questions that have never washed away...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Survivors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A new book by Harper is always an event'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Once again Harper demonstrates how good she is at portraying the fear and me\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis atmospheric thriller \u003cb\u003estealthily peels back layers of silence that cover the unspeakable secrets of a tightly knit community\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eIt's a murder mystery, but also a chronicle of youth, grief and growing up * Richard Madeley, Richard and Judy book club *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new book from Harper is always an event.\u003c\/b\u003e Starting with \u003ci\u003eThe Dry\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), she has built an international reputation on a series of crime novels set in remote communities in Australia, a genre that has become known as rural noir. For her fourth novel, Harper has turned her attention to a different kind of isolation; a small town battered by the elements on the coast of Tasmania...\u003cb\u003eIt is the kind of set-up that Harper handles expertly\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times Best Crime Novels for January 2021 *\u003cbr\u003eLulling and startling in turn, \u003ci\u003eThe Survivors \u003c\/i\u003eimmerses you from the first line in the secret lives of the population of Evelyn Bay. \u003cb\u003eYou won't put this novel down until you've uncovered every last skeleton in the closet. I loved it\u003c\/b\u003e * Louise Candlish *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMulti-layered, atmospheric and brilliantly written\u003c\/b\u003e * Sun *\u003cbr\u003eAustralian crime author, Jane Harper, has become an automatic must-read writer for me and her fourth novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Survivors\u003c\/i\u003e, is \u003cb\u003efull of her trademark twists and turns and clever, atmospheric writing\u003c\/b\u003e * Sarra Manning, The Best Books to Read this January, Red *\u003cbr\u003eAustralian author Harper's debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Dry\u003c\/i\u003e, won a host of awards when it came out in 2017. \u003cb\u003eHer \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003elatest, set in a small Tasmanian coastal town, is the same mix of brooding atmosphere and clever plotting\u003c\/b\u003e * Good Housekeeping, This month's 10 books to read right now! *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull of those secrets within small communities that she writes so well\u003c\/b\u003e. Set in a coastal town in Tasmania, \u003cb\u003ethis tale is full of atmosphere and intrigue\u003c\/b\u003e * Prima *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e...I read this in one sitting and can't impress upon you enough how well written and engaging it is * Woman's Way *\u003cbr\u003eThe mistress of Australian noir returns with an emotional story about secrets beneath the surface of apparently respectable small towns...Both a mystery and a subtle examination of character. \u003cb\u003eOnce again Harper demonstrates how good she is at portraying the fear and menace that lurk in ordinary lives\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarper takes on board corrosive issues of guilt, memory and responsibility to mesmerising effect\u003c\/b\u003e * Financial Times Best Summer Reads 2021 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Australian novelist Jane Harper is known for her excellent outback noir novels, in which the harsh, sun-baked\u003cbr\u003eexpanses of the landscape play as much a part as her protagonists. \u003cb\u003eHer latest, \u003ci\u003eThe Survivors\u003c\/i\u003e, moves the action to the coast of Tasmania, and shows that Harper doesn't need sun and sand to write a compelling, terrifying thriller...Harper \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003egoes from strength to strength\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Observer, Thrillers of the Month *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Harper's superb new novel \u003ci\u003eThe Survivors \u003c\/i\u003eexhibits all the qualities that make her such a compelling writer\u003c\/b\u003e: a preoccupation with the clumsy, anxious joys and sorrows of adolescence and the awkward, haunted relationships of old friends who have nothing left in common but the past; \u003cb\u003ean ability to unfold with steady, deliberate, unshowy brilliance a slow-burning family drama that reaches a devastating climax\u003c\/b\u003e; a deft facility for artful character and plot misdirection; \u003cb\u003eabove all, a gift for setting, \u003c\/b\u003ein this case the cliffside, the beach, the treacherous series of caves, the deserted town itself, all in thrall to the beauty and power and menace of the ocean.\u003cb\u003e Sure-footed, technically impeccable plotting and storytelling ensure the mystery holds until the final pages\u003c\/b\u003e, when Harper's compassionate eye imbues the novel with a satisfying degree of moral nuance * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eread \u003c\/b\u003efrom Jane Harper, the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dry\u003c\/i\u003e * Hello *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnother brilliant read from the best-selling author\u003c\/b\u003e * New! *\u003cbr\u003eFundamental to the success of her previous novels such as \u003ci\u003eThe Dry\u003c\/i\u003e has been Jane Harper's subtle mastery of a sense of place, in particular rural Australia...\u003cb\u003eHarper's writing is as unobtrusively effective as ever in setting the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003escene\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe new crime novel from the Australian author dubbed \"the queen of outback noir\" by \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e * The Best Books of 2021 from The Times and the Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eA dark, Tasmania-set tale of \u003cb\u003elong-ago disaster, barely buried guilt and possible murder\u003c\/b\u003e * iNews, 75 Best Books for 2021 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWithout doubt one of the finest crime writers at work today\u003c\/b\u003e, a new Jane Harper novel is the highlight of my reading year. She has this knack of painting such beautiful scenes, only to thread them with such menace, such sheer atmospheric terror. \u003cb\u003ePhenomenal\u003c\/b\u003e * Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin At The End *\u003cbr\u003eNo one does small town secrets better than Jane Harper. \u003cb\u003eGripping, moving and absolutely compelling, \u003ci\u003eThe Survivors\u003c\/i\u003e is another triumph\u003c\/b\u003e * Jane Casey, author of Sunday Times bestseller Cruel Acts *\u003cbr\u003eLike in her previous books, \u003cb\u003ethe setting is so strong that it's almost a character in itself\u003c\/b\u003e. For fans like me, a new Harper book is a treat and this is \u003cb\u003eanother cracking read\u003c\/b\u003e * Good Reading *\u003cbr\u003eOnce again, as in all her crime novels beginning with \u003ci\u003eThe Dry\u003c\/i\u003e, Australian crime writer \u003cb\u003eJane Harper creates an impressive landscape that serves to illustrate how the experience of place inevitably shapes the lives of those who live there\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Survivors\u003c\/i\u003e is a subtle, quiet book about guilt, grief and growing up. \u003cb\u003eYou may find it hard to leave it behind\u003c\/b\u003e * Sydney Morning Herald *\u003cbr\u003eA latest slice of outback noir from Jane 'The Dry' Harper, \u003cb\u003ethe queen of Australian crime\u003c\/b\u003e, in which a man is forced to reckon with the secrets of his past when a body washes up on the beach * Metro, Top Eight Gripping New Novels in 2021 *\u003cbr\u003e'Jane Harper returns with another brilliant read. \u003cb\u003eHarper is a compelling writer, her plotting and storytelling will keep you gripped.\u003c\/b\u003e You will be transported to the coastal town where the community is bound to the ocean, with all its beauty and menace, for better or worse' * Dumfries \u0026amp; Galloway Life *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSecrets, guilt and a sunken \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewreck\u003c\/b\u003e. 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