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4.5 stars

The Lost Man is in many ways similar to The Dry as it's set in a remote outback community, this time in Queensland.

The heat, the huge expanse of mostly arid land, remoteness, loneliness, broken families, regret are themes that we've encountered also in The Dry.

When Cameron Bright is found dead by the Stockman's grave, in the middle of nowhere, nobody could comprehend how someone who's lived all his life in the bush would leave his car without water and other items essential for survival.

His big brother, Nathan, who's become a semi-recluse due to life circumstances and a big mistake he committed ten years ago, is trying to make sense of it all.
I won't go into more details, it's best that you go in blind.

This was a slow, smouldering novel, rich in descriptions and complex characters.
Harper excels at describing the environment and creating a very atmospheric novel. She seems to know the outback and its issues very well. The entire plot and the side stories were plausible, which is something I need, in order to enjoy a novel (well, with the exception of one thing, not that important).

I'm looking forward to seeing what Jane Harper writes next.


This goes towards my Aussie Authors Challenge on .