Last One Out A Novel

"Harper is an expert at creating deeply atmospheric crime novels. Here she turns it up a notch. . . Harper has her finger firmly on the relentless pulse of quiet menace in this small-town mystery."
-Kirkus (starred)

"Harper's new novel is an elegy for a dying town, an exploration of grief, and a gripping thriller. . . A deeply melancholy character study and a slow-burn thriller all in one."
-Library Journal (starred)

"A tale of old sins casting long shadows. It is like a locked room mystery with narrow silos of suspects and motives, but it is much more than that. Harper excels at making the reader feel every emotion, every moment of doubt, the thrill of a possible breakthrough, the wrench of another dead end. She takes the reader on a memorable journey that will pull at the heart, stiffen the spine, and thrill the reader. No one can ask for more than that."
-David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Nash Falls

"Last One Out presents a skillful multipronged mystery. . . This satisfying thriller probes the haze of reminiscence and cautions against idealizing the past at any price."
-BookPage

"The lessons learned in Last One Out are not abstractions but painfully relevant."
-CrimeReads, The Best Psychological Thrillers of the Month

"As always, it's an exceptional book. The sense of place is very powerful and her characterization is utterly brilliant. . . I could not put it down. Jane is amazing. Each of her books is such a huge event for me."
-Marian Keyes, New York Times bestselling author

"Claustrophobic and compelling. It's a wonderful exploration of fractured families and communities, and the conclusion is both shocking and inevitable. A book to get lost in."
-Ann Cleeves, New York Times bestselling author of the Vera Stanhope series

"Hauntingly rich and vivid. . . The characters are nicely nuanced and interesting, and the themes around
rural decay are adroitly handled, and give the book real substance. . . The final revelations are surprising and quite emotional in their impact. A solid and thought provoking read."
-Deadly Pleasures

"Satisfying . . . with simmering tension. It's a solid outing."
-Publishers Weekly

"I am a huge Jane Harper fan, and absolutely loved Last One Out. The atmosphere of a dying town, combined with Jane's brilliant characterisation plus a confounding mystery meant I was glued to it for days."
-Jennie Godfrey, bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things

"Harper remains a brilliant writer: her prose is fluent, her characters richly drawn, her setting alive. . . Compelling. . . Moving and memorable." -Arts Hub

"Harper captures the taut dynamics between this strained ensemble. . . A satisfying read."
-The Guardian

"An exquisite lament for a lost son, a lost marriage and a lost town with a dark mystery at its heart."
-Daily Mail

"Harper builds a slowburning, atmospheric mystery steeped in grief and place."
-The i Paper

"Jane Harper's The Dry inaugurated a series in which the parched atmosphere of the Australian outback was conjured with a richly atmospheric sense of place, locating Harper in the upper echelons of Antipodean crime fiction. Her position is consolidated with Last One Out, which is a forensic examination of both familial breakdown and the fracturing of a community."
-Financial Times

"As ever in a Harper book, the drama grows to a spectacular crescendo that will leave you gasping."
-Daily Express