Read October 2018.
Another winner from the pen of the talented Jane Harper. I have been singing her praises since reading her debut, The Dry, and the follow-up, Force of Nature, earlier this year, and this book is even better.
Two brothers go searching for their middle brother, after he disappears while out checking the fences on his farm. They meet up at the grave of the stockman - a landmark that goes back so far no one can actually remember the story of the man that is buried there.
On top of the grave, they find the body of their brother. How did he get there and what was he doing out in the wilderness all alone?
I wasn't sure how I would feel about the lack of Aaron Falk in this book, since he has appeared in both of her other books, but the characters in the Lost Man are every bit as good. I really enjoyed the references to the events of The Dry too - very clever!
I was glad that this book is set in the baking Outback again, as Harper manages to convey the searing heat and its influence on the relationships between her characters so well, that you almost feel you are there. I love that she carries you along with the characters, in her books, as they discover clues along the way, and you experience every twist and turn that they do.
I absolutely adored this book and cannot wait for more, with or without Aaron Falk.
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