Force of Nature - by Jane Harper (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Goodreads Choice Award Finalist (Mystery & Thriller, 2018) <br>BookBrowse Best Books of 2018<br>Winner of the Prix Polar Award for Best International Novel<br></b><b>BookRiot's 25 Best Suspense Books from 2018</b><br><b>Davitt Awards shortlist for Adult Crime Novel 2018</b><br><b>Dead Good Reads shortlist for Best Small Town Mystery 2018</b> <p/><b>"CRACKLES WITH SUSPENSE."--A. J. FINN</b><b>, AUTHOR OF <i>THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW</i></b> <p/>When five female office workers are forced to go on a corporate retreat in the wilderness, they reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking down the muddy path. After all, this retreat is all about taking them out of their comfort zone. It's supposed to be a bonding experience--one designed to build trust. But it doesn't work out that way. One of the women never comes out of the woods. And each of her colleagues tells a slightly different story about what happened. <p/>Federal Police Agent Aaron Falk has a keen interest in the whereabouts of the missing hiker. Alice Russell is the whistleblower in his latest case--and, without her, there's no way he can win it. Now, in an investigation that takes him deep into isolated bushland, Falk discovers dark secrets lurking in the forest and a tangled web of loyalty, betrayal, and suspicion among the hikers. Still, a question remains: Is Falk on a search-and-rescue mission--or is this a case of murder? <p/><b> "COMPELLING...INTENSE PLOTTING."--ASSOCIATED PRESS</b> <p/><b>"EXCEPTIONAL."--<i>THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW</i></b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Compelling...Harper continues the intense plotting and detail for characters and setting that she established in <i>The Dry</i>.<br><i>--Associated Press<br></i><br>All of the novel's characters have been drawn with exceptional complexity, and none more so than Aaron Falk...So much more than a conventional detective, the reflective and compassionate Falk provides the book's moral compass. <br><i>--New York Times Book Review</i> <p/>"Secrets revealed as the investigation unfolds will keep readers guessing until the unlikely plot reveals itself in the last pages of the novel. Fans of her debut book <i>The Dry</i> will find <i>Force of Nature</i> lives up to the exciting expectations Harper is becoming known for building."<br><i>--Florida Times-Union</i> <p/>"<i>Force of</i> <i>Nature </i>reinforces Harper's gift for creating characters with complicated relationships and especially for writing about wild landscapes, where anything can happen."<br>--<i>LitHub</i> <p/>"Even more impressive than <i>The Dry</i>...An almost unbearable level of suspense...Nature is a hostile, unpredictable force in both of Harper's novels, but her brilliance lies in making it into a test of horribly fallible human nature."<br>--<i>Sunday Times</i> <p/>"While the plot unfolds at an expertly controlled pace and is resolved in a satisfyingly ambiguous fashion, it is the relationships between the women that drive the novel...Thoughtful, moving, troubling."<br><i>--Irish Times<br></i><br>Both novels are intense, deeply intelligent psychological thrillers that explore how our pasts - especially our childhoods - mold and disrupt our lives in the present.<br><i>--Christian Science Monitor</i> <p/>Riveting, tension-driven thriller...Perfect for fans of Tana French and readers who enjoy literary page-turners."<br>--<i>Booklist</i>, starred review <p/>"Harper's crackerjack plotting propels the story...Harper layers her story with hidden depths, expertly mining the distrust between Alice and her four colleagues, and the secrets that simmer under the surface...A spooky, compelling read."<br>--<i>Kirkus</i> <p/>"Stellar... The briefest dip into the prologue results in stomach-tightening anticipation that begs the reader to continue... [Harper] infuses the narrative with energy and atmosphere as Falk plumbs professional and personal relationships for clues to Alice's fate."<br>--<i>Shelf Awareness</i> <p/>Set against the fascinating backdrop of a wild, rural location in south Australia...Presents an intriguing crime that might not actually exist and potential suspects with realistically complex personalities and possible motives. The two story lines, past and present, collide with a satisfying yet not gratuitous conclusion.<br>--<i>Library Journal</i> <p/>"A gripping tale of an elemental battle for survival...Harper once again shows herself to be a storytelling force to be reckoned with."<br>--<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <p/>"Jane Harper is a must-read writer, and Aaron Falk is the Harry Bosch of the outback. <i>Force Of Nature</i> is a remarkable hybrid of suspense, wilderness survival, memorable characters, and gorgeous writing."<br>--Michael Koryta, <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of<i> Those Who Wish Me Dead</i> <p/>"I loved <i>The Dry</i>. <i>Force of Nature</i> is even better. Brilliantly paced, it wrong-foots the reader like a rocky trail through the bush. I adored it."<br>--Susie Steiner, bestselling author of <i>Missing, Presumed</i> and <i>Persons Unknown</i> <p/>"A major voice in contemporary fiction. Like Tana French's Dublin Murder Squad series and Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie novels, Jane Harper's deftly plotted mysteries double as sensitive inquiries into human nature, behavior, and psychology. And like <i>The Dry</i>, <i>Force of Nature</i> bristles with wit; it crackles with suspense; it radiates atmosphere. An astonishing book from an astonishing writer."<br> --A.J. Finn, author of <i>The Woman in the Window</i> <p/><i>"Lord of the Flies</i> in the Australian outback, with grown women in place of school boys. I loved every chilling moment of it. A blistering follow-up to<i> The Dry </i>from one of the best new voices in crime fiction."<br>--Sarah Hilary, author of the bestselling DI Marnie Rome series <p/>"Manages to be two things at once. It's a financially skewed police procedural with a likeable detective with his own personal trajectory at its heart, and it's something of a locked room mystery. The fact that the locked room is neither in a vicarage, nor on an island, but somewhere in the claustrophobic vastness of the Australian bush renders <i>Force of Nature </i>all the more original and engaging."<br>--<i>Sydney Morning Herald</i> <p/>"As thick with menace as the bush that seems to swallow the difficult Alice...<i>Force of Nature</i> cuts between past and present, corporate and domestic, and cements its author as one of Australia's boldest thriller writers." --<i>Australian Women's Weekly <p/></i>The narrative is finely constructed, with perfectly measured pace and suspense. So much so that it reminded me of another master of form, Liane Moriarty...There are echoes of <i>Picnic at Hanging Rock</i> and <i>Lord of the Flies</i> as any appearance of civility slips away and the women lose direction in a hostile landscape.<br>--<i>The Saturday Paper (Aus)</i> <p/>Harper's mastery of pace makes <i>Force Of Nature</i> one of 2017's best thrillers.<br>--<i>Elle (Aus)</i> <p/>Gripping thriller will have readers hooked.<br>--<i>Sunday Telegraph </i> <p/><i>Force of Nature</i> proves Jane Harper, author of <i>The Dry</i>, is no one-hit wonder. Its premise is instantly gripping.<br>--<i>Herald Sun</i> <i>(Aus)</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Jane Harper</b> worked as a print journalist for 13 years before writing her first novel, <i>The Dry</i>, a #1 international bestseller. Originally from the UK, Jane lives in Melbourne. <i>Force of Nature</i> is her second novel.<b></b>
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