'Spellbinding' Ian Rankin'A riveting murder mystery and a beautifully wrought picture of a rural community under extreme pressure' Mail on Sunday Thriller of the Week'P****acked with sneaky moves and teasing possibilities that keep the reader guessing...The Dry is a breathless page-turner' Janet Maslin, New York TimesWHO REALLY KILLED THE HADLER FAMILY?

'I love Jane Harper's Australia-based mysteries... and The Survivors is the best yet. There are cave scenes that will freeze your blood' Stephen King'Without doubt one of the finest crime writers at work today, a new Jane Harper novel is the highlight of my reading year. She has this knack of painting such beautiful scenes, only to thread them with such menace, such sheer atmospheric terror. Phenomenal' Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colours...

Power, greed, and murder—just another day among the elite of Port Meridian.Lizzie Blackwood thought attending Giselle Hawthorne's birthday ball with her former betrothed party would be the bane of her existence. The celebration darkens when Sebastian Montgomery, a merchant pushing for the slave trade in Port Meridian, is found dead the morning after. His murder overshadows the festivities, stirring rumors about his contentious plans.The list of suspects is ...

'Once again Harper leaves you gagging to know who did what' Evening Standard'Places Harper in the elevated company of the authors she most admires: Val McDermid, Gillian Flynn and Lee Child' Daily Mail**'Powerful, intriguing and recommended...Harper is wonderful at evoking fear and unease' The TimesIs Alice here? Did she make it? Is she safe? In the chaos, in...

With the town's apothecary dead and suspects everywhere, Lizzie and a rogue pirate must find the truth in the ashes.In the bustling port town of Port Meridian, where secrets are the currency and danger lurks in every shadow, Lizzie Blackwood finds herself drawn into a mystery that threatens to unravel her world. The apothecary's fiery death is no accident, and as Lizzie digs deeper, she realizes that the truth is as murky and treacherous as the waters that surround...

Harper Quinn may finally be safe after her sister's disappearance but her life in the quiet town of Willow Haven is far from settled. Now living with her younger sister Ely, Harper is still grappling with writer's block and the consequences of her bargain with Duke Michaels, the ghost who saved her mother's life in exchange for her hand in marriage.When a letter from her recently deceased grandmother reveals that her death was not as natural as it seemed, Harper is thrust into anot...

Haunted houses, lingering spirits, and a Halloween Masquerade… Welcome to Willow HavenHarper Quinn never planned on returning to Willow Haven, much less to live in the haunted Victorian mansion that her grandmother left behind. But when her peaceful life is shaken by spectral encounters and a centuries-old promise that binds her to a mischievous ghost named Roach, Harper finds herself juggling far more than she ever expected.Halloween is around the corner, ...

When the legendary Seaheart Opal arrives for Port Meridian's Harvest Festival, Lizzie Blackwood is dragged into the Governor's plans—and into a mystery already unraveling beneath the lantern-light.A charming new jeweler with a too-perfect replica, a suspicious security change, and a pirate who crashes through her bedroom window bleeding all point to one thing: someone plans to steal the opal… and frame Lizzie in the process.With her family pushing her into an arranged marri...

Port Meridian's annual Equinox Festival promises cider, celebration… and a touch of scandal—but no one expects it to bring murder.When a cider seller is found dead beneath suspicious circumstances, whispers swirl through the cobbled streets faster than autumn winds. For Elizabeth Blackwood, the mystery cuts close to home when her family's orchard becomes the focus of a ruthless land dispute—and a growing list of suspects with something to gain.Determined to...

Port Meridian braces for the storm of the century, but the hurricane isn't the only threat crashing onto its shores.Amid the chaos, a prominent merchant is found dead, and the evidence points to murder. For Elizabeth Blackwood, the disaster becomes personal when her father is drawn into the investigation—not as a witness, but as the prime suspect.Determined to clear her father's name, Lizzie dives headfirst into the mystery, uncovering secrets that threaten...

'****[A] haunting family mystery' Sunday Times'A riveting, deeply atmospheric read' Mail on Sunday**'Just as good - perhaps even better - than Harper's excellent thrillers The Dry and Force of Nature' ObserverHe had started to remove his clothes as logic had deserted him, and his skin was cracked. Whatever had been going through Cameron's mind when he was ali...

Thanksgiving in Willow Haven is supposed to be about gratitude, pie, and family. For Harper Quinn, it's mostly about ghosts, grudges, and her mother.When Harper's estranged mother sweeps back into town, she brings more than emotional baggage—she brings chaos. Old wounds reopen, Roach is one sarcastic comment away from haunting the entire holiday, and Harper can't shake the feeling that something sinister is stirring beneath Willow Haven's cheery, pumpkin-spiced sur...