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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'You won't put this novel down until you've uncovered every last skeleton in the closet. I loved it ' Louise Candlish
Kieran 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.
Kieran'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.
When 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...
Praise for The Survivors
'Once again Harper demonstrates how good she is at portraying the fear and menace that lurk in ordinary lives' Daily Mail
'Multi-layered, atmospheric and brilliantly written' Sun
'With The Survivors, Jane Harper proves she's unquestionably the real deal' Val McDermid
'A new book by Harper is always an event' Sunday Times
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group
- Publication date22 Sept. 2020
- File size2454 KB
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This atmospheric thriller stealthily peels back layers of silence that cover the unspeakable secrets of a tightly knit community
― Daily MailIt's a murder mystery, but also a chronicle of youth, grief and growing up ― Richard Madeley, Richard and Judy book club
A new book from Harper is always an event. Starting with The Dry (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...It is the kind of set-up that Harper handles expertly ― Sunday Times Best Crime Novels for January 2021
Lulling and startling in turn, The Survivors immerses you from the first line in the secret lives of the population of Evelyn Bay. You won't put this novel down until you've uncovered every last skeleton in the closet. I loved it ― Louise Candlish
Multi-layered, atmospheric and brilliantly written ― Sun
Australian crime author, Jane Harper, has become an automatic must-read writer for me and her fourth novel, The Survivors, is full of her trademark twists and turns and clever, atmospheric writing ― Sarra Manning, The Best Books to Read this January, Red
Australian author Harper's debut, The Dry, won a host of awards when it came out in 2017. Her latest, set in a small Tasmanian coastal town, is the same mix of brooding atmosphere and clever plotting ― Good Housekeeping, This month's 10 books to read right now!
Full of those secrets within small communities that she writes so well. Set in a coastal town in Tasmania, this tale is full of atmosphere and intrigue ― Prima
Brilliant...I read this in one sitting and can't impress upon you enough how well written and engaging it is ― Woman's Way
The 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. Once again Harper demonstrates how good she is at portraying the fear and menace that lurk in ordinary lives ― Daily Mail
Harper takes on board corrosive issues of guilt, memory and responsibility to mesmerising effect ― Financial Times Best Summer Reads 2021
The Australian novelist Jane Harper is known for her excellent outback noir novels, in which the harsh, sun-baked
expanses of the landscape play as much a part as her protagonists. Her latest, The Survivors, 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 goes from strength to strength
Jane Harper's superb new novel The Survivors exhibits all the qualities that make her such a compelling writer: 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; an ability to unfold with steady, deliberate, unshowy brilliance a slow-burning family drama that reaches a devastating climax; a deft facility for artful character and plot misdirection; above all, a gift for setting, in 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. Sure-footed, technically impeccable plotting and storytelling ensure the mystery holds until the final pages, when Harper's compassionate eye imbues the novel with a satisfying degree of moral nuance ― Irish Times
A gripping read from Jane Harper, the best-selling author of The Dry ― Hello
Another brilliant read from the best-selling author ― New!
Fundamental to the success of her previous novels such as The Dry has been Jane Harper's subtle mastery of a sense of place, in particular rural Australia...Harper's writing is as unobtrusively effective as ever in setting the scene ― The Times
The new crime novel from the Australian author dubbed "the queen of outback noir" by The Sunday Times ― The Best Books of 2021 from The Times and the Sunday Times
A dark, Tasmania-set tale of long-ago disaster, barely buried guilt and possible murder ― iNews, 75 Best Books for 2021
Without doubt one of the finest crime writers at work today, 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. Phenomenal ― Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin At The End
No one does small town secrets better than Jane Harper. Gripping, moving and absolutely compelling, The Survivors is another triumph ― Jane Casey, author of Sunday Times bestseller Cruel Acts
Like in her previous books, the setting is so strong that it's almost a character in itself. For fans like me, a new Harper book is a treat and this is another cracking read ― Good Reading
Once again, as in all her crime novels beginning with The Dry, Australian crime writer Jane Harper creates an impressive landscape that serves to illustrate how the experience of place inevitably shapes the lives of those who live there . . . The Survivors is a subtle, quiet book about guilt, grief and growing up. You may find it hard to leave it behind ― Sydney Morning Herald
A latest slice of outback noir from Jane 'The Dry' Harper, the queen of Australian crime, 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
'Jane Harper returns with another brilliant read. Harper is a compelling writer, her plotting and storytelling will keep you gripped. 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 & Galloway Life
Secrets, guilt and a sunken wreck. More from the Australian bestselling author ― The Times, Books to Look Out For in 2021 --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.
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Praise for Jane Harper
'Queen of outback noir' Sunday Times
'Harper has a fine gift for making her readers comfortable in inhospitable territory - psychological as well as physical' Daily Telegraph
'Powerful, intriguing and recommended . . . Harper is wonderful at evoking fear and unease' The Times
[THUMBNAILS OF THE DRY, FORCE OF NATURE, THE LOST MAN]
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Kieran 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.
Kieran'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.
When 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...
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- ASIN : B087WL1V9Z
- Publisher : Little, Brown Book Group (22 Sept. 2020)
- Language : English
- File size : 2454 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 385 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: 2,287 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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About the author

Jane Harper is the author of The Dry, winner of various awards including the 2015 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript, the 2017 Indie Award Book of the Year, the 2017 Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the Year Award and the CWA Gold Dagger Award for the best crime novel of 2017. Rights have been sold in 27 territories worldwide, and film rights optioned to Reese Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea. Jane worked as a print journalist for thirteen years both in Australia and the UK and lives in Melbourne.
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This thriller follows Keiran Elliot, who returns to his hometown with his wife and new baby to visit his parents, as his mother gets set to pack up her home as his father is taken into full time care for his dementia. The small town has not forgotten Keiran's part in the death of his brother and brother's best friend in a great storm when he was a teenager. Set around a notoriously dangerous cave system, called The Survivors, the story centres around a young waitress found dead on the beach. Suspicion falls on practically everyone within the community and secrets thoughts to have been buried in the storm of years ago resurface.
Harper is genius as portraying relationships and their complexity. A satisfying ending, which leaves you thinking.
The characters are well-rounded and believable and the descriptions brought the caves and beaches in Tasmania to life. I really felt as if I was there in every scene.
As expected with a Jane Harper novel, there were many twists and turns in the plot with a few red herrings thrown in. I had no idea who dunnit until the final reveal. With other books I have usually worked out the plot well before the end but with this one, I really couldn’t guess.
A great page-turner, beautifully written with a great plot. I feel sad to have finished it.
Kieron Elliot is the narrator and he goes back to this small coastal town to help his parents, in doing so, the tragic past that he tries so hard to escape from, is brought centre stage, especially when another death occurs.
The author covers the emotions of grief, guilt, depression, resentment, failure and regrets. Have I included them all? Probably not, and don't forget the plot is brilliant, the descriptions, as usual from this author are superb and the characters took my breath away. I wanted to stay in Evelyn Bay and never leave. Excellent story telling, brilliant everything, loved every word.