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Issue Details: First known date: 2017... 2017 Force of Nature
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'Five women reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking along the muddy track. Only four come out the other side.

'The hike through the rugged Giralang Ranges is meant to take the office colleagues out of their air-conditioned comfort zone and teach resilience and team building. At least that is what the corporate retreat website advertises.

'Federal Police Agent Aaron Falk has a particularly keen interest in the whereabouts of the missing bushwalker. Alice Russell is the whistleblower in his latest case - in just a matter of days she was to provide the documents that will bring down the company she works for.

'Falk discovers that far from the hike encouraging teamwork, the women tell a tale of suspicion, violence and disintegrating trust. But does it include murder?' (Publication summary)

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form y separately published work icon Force of Nature Robert Connolly , ( dir. Robert Connolly ) Australia : Made Up Stories Pick Up Truck Pictures Arenamedia Pty Ltd , 2023 24535166 2023 single work film/TV crime thriller When a woman disappears on  a hiking retreat, Federal agents Aaron Falk and Carmen Cooper follow her trail, hoping to find their informant still alive.

Notes

  • Dedication: For Pete and Charlotte, with love.

  • A brief review of this work appeared in The New York Times March 4, 2018

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    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Little, Brown ,
      2018 .
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      Extent: 380p.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 8th February 2018 

      ISBN: 9781408708200
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Flatiron Books ,
      2018 .
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      Extent: 326p.
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      • Published : February 6, 2018

      ISBN: 9781250105639
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Pan Macmillan Australia , 2023 .
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      Extent: 384p.
      Edition info: Film Tie-In
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      • Published 11 July 2023
      ISBN: 9781761263293
Alternative title: Falska vänner
Language: Swedish
    • Stockholm,
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      Sweden,
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      Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe,
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      Forum ,
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      Extent: 349p.p.
      ISBN: 9789137152288, 9137152289
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      Sweden,
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      Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe,
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      Månpocket ,
      2019 .
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      Extent: 349p.p.
      ISBN: 9789175039145, 9175039141

Other Formats

  • Large print.
  • Sound recording.
  • Dyslexic edition.

Works about this Work

Taking One for the Team Marilyn Stasio , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The New York Times , 4 March 2018; (p. 11)

— Review of Force of Nature Jane Harper , 2017 single work novel
Force of Nature by Jane Harper Erich Mayer , 2017 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , December 2017;

— Review of Force of Nature Jane Harper , 2017 single work novel

'Five women are lost in the Giralang Ranges but only four of them make it back to base.'

Killer Takes a Hike Adrian McKinty , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1 October 2017; (p. 20)

'With 150,000 copies in print, rights sold to 20 countries and the movie option bought by Reese Witherspoon, Jane Harper’s debut novel The Dry is the runaway success story of Australian publishing this year.

'Set in the fictional Victorian town of Kiewarra, The Dry, published in February, introduces Melbourne federal police officer Aaron Falk. He travels home to investigate the alleged murder-suicide of his best friend and his family.' (Introduction)

Jane Harper : Force of Nature WZ , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 23-29 September 2017;

'“Later, the four remaining women could fully agree on only two things. One: No one saw the bushland swallow up Alice Russell. And two: Alice had a mean streak so sharp it could cut you.” Jane Harper sure knows how to start a novel, and with a beginning like that, who could resist?' (Introduction)

Force of Nature by Jane Harper Erich Mayer , 2017 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , December 2017;

— Review of Force of Nature Jane Harper , 2017 single work novel

'Five women are lost in the Giralang Ranges but only four of them make it back to base.'

Taking One for the Team Marilyn Stasio , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The New York Times , 4 March 2018; (p. 11)

— Review of Force of Nature Jane Harper , 2017 single work novel
Jane Harper : Force of Nature WZ , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 23-29 September 2017;

'“Later, the four remaining women could fully agree on only two things. One: No one saw the bushland swallow up Alice Russell. And two: Alice had a mean streak so sharp it could cut you.” Jane Harper sure knows how to start a novel, and with a beginning like that, who could resist?' (Introduction)

Killer Takes a Hike Adrian McKinty , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1 October 2017; (p. 20)

'With 150,000 copies in print, rights sold to 20 countries and the movie option bought by Reese Witherspoon, Jane Harper’s debut novel The Dry is the runaway success story of Australian publishing this year.

'Set in the fictional Victorian town of Kiewarra, The Dry, published in February, introduces Melbourne federal police officer Aaron Falk. He travels home to investigate the alleged murder-suicide of his best friend and his family.' (Introduction)

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