A tense small-town mystery of disappearance and secrets
On her son Sam’s twenty-first birthday, Ro Crowley waits—but he never comes home, leaving only puzzling footprints and a town full of whispers. Five years later she returns for the memorial, determined to uncover what really happened in a community fractured by pressure, grief, and blame.
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A tense small-town mystery of disappearance and secrets
On her son Sam’s twenty-first birthday, Ro Crowley waits—but he never comes home, leaving only puzzling footprints and a town full of whispers. Five years later she returns for the memorial, determined to uncover what really happened in a community fractured by pressure, grief, and blame.
- Book Synopsis
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An unforgettable and deeply atmospheric small town mystery about a devastating unsolved disappearance from International No. 1 bestselling author Jane Harper. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Chris Whitaker and Elly Griffiths.
'Utterly brilliant . . . I could not put it down' - Marian Keyes, author of My Favourite Mistake
'A book to get lost in' - Ann Cleeves, author of The Killing Stones
'Heartbreaking and wonderful' - Andrea Mara, author of It Should Have Been You
'I was glued to it for days' - Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things
'Jane Harper delivers unbearable tension' Val McDermid
He had been here, that was clear from the marks in the dust. And he had been alone.
In a dying town, Ro Crowley waits for her son on the evening of his twenty-first birthday. Sam never comes home. His footprints in the dust of three abandoned houses offer the only clue to his final movements. One set in. One set out.
Five long years later, Ro returns to Carralon Ridge for the annual memorial of Sam's disappearance. The skeletal community is now an echo of itself, having fractured under the pressure of the coal mine operating on its outskirts. But Ro still wants answers.
Only a few people remain. If the truth is to be found in that town, does it lie among them?
Last One Out is a hugely atmospheric mystery from the author of The Dry, Force of Nature, The Lost Man, The Survivors and Exiles.
Ideal for readers who…
- love slow-burn, deeply atmospheric mysteries set in isolated, close-knit communities
- are drawn to unsolved disappearances and the long shadows they cast over families and towns
- enjoy emotionally driven crime fiction where grief, memory, and suspicion intertwine
- want a page-turner with a strong sense of place and mounting tension
- are fans of Jane Harper, Val McDermid, Chris Whitaker, Ann Cleeves, or Elly Griffiths
- About The Author
- Jane Harper is the multi-award-winning author of the international bestsellers The Dry, Force of Nature, The Lost Man, The Survivors and Exiles. Her books are published in forty territories with more than 3.5 million copies sold worldwide. The Dry and Force of Nature have been adapted into major motion pictures starring Eric Bana, with The Survivors released as a Netflix television series. Jane worked as a print journalist for thirteen years both in Australia and the UK, and now lives in Melbourne with her husband, two children, and two cats.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781035033980
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Macmillan, (14 April 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 384
- Weight
- 476 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 233 x 152 x 30 mm
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