![]() ![]() Instead, this slow-burning and gripping story is told from the perspective of Nathan Bright, a 42-year-old divorcee and the eldest of three sons who works the land in outback Queensland. This novel does not feature policeman Aaron Falk, the investigator from Harper’s two previous books. And then, at last, the stockman finally had company, as the earth turned and the shadow moved on alone, and the man lay still in the centre of a dusty grave under a monstrous sky. ![]() The circle in the dust fell just short of one full revolution. The temperature the past few days had hit forty-five degrees at the afternoon peak. A work shirt, unbuttoned and partially removed. It was the flash of blue material against the red ground that would catch his eye. The ending is also a satisfying one, similar to a gift tied up with a neat little bow. You get the sense that she is like an astute calligrapher because all the “I’s” are dotted and the “T’s” crossed. In her third novel, The Lost Man, Harper continues her masterful storytelling. Jane Harper created a literary storm with the release of her debut thriller, The Dry. ![]()
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