The Survivors

I have seen a lot of hype surrounding Jane Harper???s previous books, particularly The Dry. I knew that I should check them out as I enjoy a good mystery and all the reviews I had seen where full of praise. I decided to try out the latest release on Netgalley and I am so glad I did. Spoiler alert: a lot more praise coming from me.

Coming home dredges up deeply buried secrets???

Kieran Elliott???s life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences. The guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal community he once called home.

Kieran???s parents are struggling in a town where fortunes are forged by the sea. Between them all is his absent brother, Finn. When a body is discovered on the beach, long-held secrets threaten to emerge. A sunken wreck, a missing girl, and questions that have never washed away???

Kieran hoped the numbness would set in soon. The ocean???s icy burn usually mellowed into something more neutral, but as the minutes ticked by he still felt cold. He Braced himself as a fresh wave broke against his skin. The water wasn???t even too bad, he told himself. Not at the tail end of the summer with the afternoon sun doing its best to take the edge off. Definitely goosebumps rather than the hypothermia. Kieran knew he had personally described water far colder than this as ???nice???. Only ever here in Tasmania, though, where sea temperatures surrounding the small island were relative.???

But no, Kieran was serious. Because all he could think of was Finn???s warning. If you???re in here at high tide, you are not coming out.