Jane Harper Jane Harper i(9182774 works by)
Born: Established: Manchester,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Female
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1 A Book That Changed Me : Jane Harper on Roald Dahl’s The Witches Jane Harper , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , September 2022;

'In our new column ‘A Book That Changed Me’, we’re asking some of our favourite authors to wax lyrical about a book that inspired their latest work or their writing practice. In this instalment, Jane Harper shares how her thrillers (including Exiles, out this week from Macmillan Australia)  were influenced by Roald Dahl’s The Witches (1983).' (Introduction)

1 3 y separately published work icon Exiles Jane Harper , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2022 24885932 2022 single work novel detective

'At a busy festival site on a warm spring night, a baby lies alone in her pram, her mother vanishing into the crowds.

'A year on, Kim Gillespie's absence casts a long shadow as her friends and loved ones gather deep in the heart of South Australian wine country to welcome a new addition to the family.

'Joining the celebrations is federal investigator Aaron Falk. But as he soaks up life in the lush valley, he begins to suspect this tight-knit group may be more fractured than it seems. Between Falk's closest friend, a missing mother, and a woman he's drawn to, dark questions linger as long-ago truths begin to emerge.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

8 2 y separately published work icon The Survivors Jane Harper , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2020 19219830 2020 single work novel crime

'Kieran Elliott's life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences.

'The guilt that still haunts him 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. A sunken wreck, a missing girl, and questions that have never washed away...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

10 4 y separately published work icon The Lost Man Jane Harper , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2018 14706327 2018 single work novel crime

'The man lay still in the centre of a dusty grave under a monstrous sky.

'Two brothers meet at the border of their vast cattle properties under the unrelenting sun of outback Queensland.

'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 chance 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...'

Source: publisher's blurb.

29 4 y separately published work icon Force of Nature Jane Harper , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2017 11561364 2017 single work novel thriller detective

'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)

1 Jane Harper Jane Harper , 2016 single work essay
— Appears in: #SaveOzStories 2016;
'Winning the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript has been a wonderful experience for me from start to finish. But the award also created a much wider circle of very real benefits and opportunities. I think too often we make the mistake of viewing creative awards as something that benefits the winner alone, and risk overlooking the bigger picture.' (Introduction)
24 30 y separately published work icon The Dry Jane Harper , Sydney : Macmillan Australia , 2016 9592721 2016 single work novel detective

'WHO REALLY KILLED THE HADLER FAMILY?

'Luke Hadler turns a gun on his wife and child, then himself. The farming community of Kiewarra is facing life and death choices daily. If one of their own broke under the strain, well ...

'When Federal Police investigator Aaron Falk returns to Kiewarra for the funerals, he is loath to confront the people who rejected him twenty years earlier. But when his investigative skills are called on, the facts of the Hadler case start to make him doubt this murder-suicide charge.

'And as Falk probes deeper into the killings, old wounds are reopened. For Falk and his childhood friend Luke shared a secret ... A secret Falk thought long-buried ... A secret which Luke's death starts to bring to the surface ...' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Aaron Falk Jane Harper , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2016 11561328 2016 series - author
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