

Nothing ever happens in a Jane Harper book, at least in the present, but she has an uncanny ability to slowly peel away the social dynamics and tenuous relationships of an otherwise small and friendly community. The 'Last One Out' documents the dying embers of a small town besieged by a mine that's slowly crowding out its residents and the environment, while also threatening to bury secrets from its sordid past. Harper reveals how nostalgia for a long-gone place can have real-world effects and steal whatever good remained in its people.
Nothing ever happens in a Jane Harper book, at least in the present, but she has an uncanny ability to slowly peel away the social dynamics and tenuous relationships of an otherwise small and friendly community. The 'Last One Out' documents the dying embers of a small town besieged by a mine that's slowly crowding out its residents and the environment, while also threatening to bury secrets from its sordid past. Harper reveals how nostalgia for a long-gone place can have real-world effects and steal whatever good remained in its people.