{"product_id":"last-one-out","title":"Last One Out","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJane Harper\u003c\/b\u003e is the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and #1 international bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Dry\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eForce of Nature, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Lost Man, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003e The Survivors. Exiles\u003c\/i\u003e is her fifth novel. Jane previously worked as a print journalist in Australia and the UK and lives in Melbourne with her husband, two children, and two cats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e(starred)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e(starred)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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. \n\u003cb\u003eHarper 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.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e--David Baldacci, #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eNash Falls\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eLast One Out\u003c\/i\u003e presents a skillful multipronged mystery. . . This satisfying thriller probes the haze of reminiscence and cautions against idealizing the past at any price.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e--BookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"The lessons learned in \u003ci\u003eLast One Out\u003c\/i\u003e are not abstractions but painfully relevant.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e--CrimeReads, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Best Psychological Thrillers of the Month \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"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. \u003c\/b\u003eJane is amazing. Each of her books is such a huge event for me.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e--Marian Keyes, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Claustrophobic and compelling. It's a wonderful exploration of fractured families and communities\u003c\/b\u003e, and the conclusion is both shocking and inevitable. A book to get lost in.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e--Ann Cleeves, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Vera Stanhope series \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Hauntingly rich and vivid\u003c\/b\u003e. . . The characters are nicely nuanced and interesting, and the themes around \n\u003cbr\u003erural decay are adroitly handled, and give the book real substance. . . \n\u003cb\u003eThe final revelations are surprising and quite emotional in their impact. A solid and thought provoking read.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e--Deadly Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Satisfying . . . with simmering tension. It's a solid outing.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I am a huge Jane Harper fan, and absolutely loved \n\u003ci\u003eLast One Out\u003c\/i\u003e. \n\u003cb\u003eThe atmosphere of a dying town, combined with Jane's brilliant characterisation plus a confounding mystery meant I was glued to it for days.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e--Jennie Godfrey, bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe List of Suspicious Things\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Harper remains a brilliant writer: her prose is fluent, her characters richly drawn, her setting alive. . . Compelling. . . Moving and memorable.\"\u003c\/b\u003e -- \n\u003ci\u003eArts Hub \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Harper captures the taut dynamics between this strained ensemble. . . A satisfying read.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e--The Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"An exquisite lament for a lost son, a lost marriage and a lost town with a dark mystery at its heart.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e--Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Harper builds a slowburning, atmospheric mystery steeped in grief and place.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e--The i Paper\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jane Harper's \n\u003ci\u003eThe Dry\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \n\u003ci\u003eLast One \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOut\u003c\/i\u003e, which is \n\u003cb\u003ea forensic examination of both familial breakdown and the fracturing of a community.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e--Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"As ever in a Harper book, the drama grows to a spectacular crescendo that will leave you gasping.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e--Daily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL BESTSELLER!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eExiles \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Dry\u003c\/i\u003e comes a captivating new novel set in a modern ghost town. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarralon Ridge, a once vibrant village in rural New South Wales, has become a shell of itself, its houses and buildings bought up and left to rot by the mining company operating at its borders. A decade into its slow death, surrounded by industrial noise and swathed in thick layers of dust, the skeletal town is all but abandoned, with just a handful of residents clinging onto what remains. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter years of scorning those who left the Ridge behind as it fell into ruin, Ro never imagined she'd become one of them. But everything changed when she lost her son. Five years ago, Sam vanished while visiting during a break from college, leaving behind a rental car with his belongings inside. Sam had loved Carralon Ridge, and had been working on an oral history of the town to preserve its legacy before it vanished altogether. It wasn't long after his disappearance that the rest of the family began to crumble away too. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Ro returns to Carralon Ridge to be with her husband and daughter on the anniversary of Sam's disappearance, she begins to suspect that something important was overlooked in his case. Because while nothing can stop Carralon Ridge from dying, someone seems to want to make sure that its secrets die with it. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/01\/2026 pg. 36 (EAN 9781250291394, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/02\/2026 (EAN 9781250291394, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250291394, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/15\/2026 (EAN 9781250291394, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eHarper, Jane\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJane Harper \u003c\/b\u003eis the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Dry, Force of Nature, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003e The Lost Man\u003c\/i\u003e. 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