Our Mystery Book Club (MBC) read The Lost Man by Jane Harper for this month. We had read The Dry by the same author a couple of years ago and liked it. Most liked this book too.
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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…
Dark, suspenseful, and deeply atmospheric, The Lost Man is the highly anticipated next book from the bestselling and award-Jane Harper."
As in The Dry, this story is set in a desolate part of Australia. Neighbors and towns are miles away. The land and climate are brutal. A person must bewell prepared to take even an hour trip from their home with supplies and let someone know where they are going and when they expect to be back.
The story is about a family and their secrets, and there are plenty of them. The MBC had a really good discussion about the issues in the book and what everyone thought of them. Not everyone agreed on what they thought should have happened, which was interesting. (I don't want to give too much away.)
The author's style is to give you little hints of the solution to the question but is very good at misdirection. Not a fast paced story, but will tease you along to entice you to the end. The ending will give you a lot to think about.
I also thought the discussion of this book was great and quite interesting. I think I was surprised how many liked the book and enjoyed hearing others delve into their thoughts on it. Now on to next month's theme, right?
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