4.5 stars
The Lost Man is a mystery set in a wild outback region of Queensland. At a landmark known as the Stockman’s Grave, the body of a man is found; it appears that his last desperate few hours were spent following the shade from the landmark.
Cam Bright was due to meet his brother Bub at a radio mast, where together they planned to make some necessary repairs; his truck was fully stocked with food and water, so why was it found nine kilometres away from Cam’s body? This is a distance too far to have travelled by foot in the heat and desert conditions, and nowhere near the mast.
Nathan Bright has been estranged from his family and the townsfolk for years after a fateful choice which left his father-in-law on the side of the road. But the death of his brother has made him question all that he once believed. Brought back to the family home by Christmas and the death of his brother, Nathan pieces together Cam’s last hours and discovers a nest of family secrets.
There’s something about the harsh landscape of Australia’s interior that fascinates me; just the raw skills needed to survive are enough to strike fear into most, but I can understand the call of the vast open space. Once again Harper successfully portrays the setting and the people making them believable and intriguing. Another good book from this author.
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Two brothers meet at the border of their vast cattle properties under the unrelenting sun of outback Queensland, in this stunning new standalone novel from New York Times bestseller Jane Harper
They are at the stockman’s grave, a landmark so old, 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 lose hope and walk to his death? Because if he didn’t, the isolation of the outback leaves few suspects…
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