A devastatingly beautiful book. Zoė Rankin is a brilliant new talent -- Alice Clark-Platts, author of THE FLOWER GIRLS Deeply atmospheric, eerily unnerving, and full of intrigue. Solving the mystery of this family and their history is a treacherous trip through the murky jungle-bush, where you can never quite see what might be hiding in the shade... -- Philippa East, author of LITTLE WHITE LIES From the deep dark wilds of the New Zealand bush to searing memories of sins past, The Vanishing Place breaks new ground in a genuinely thrilling ride -- Lisa Gardner, author of THE KILLING HOUR A wilderness thriller you'll love to lose yourself in, a place where the remote forest echoes a knot of tangled secrets hidden in the turbulent past of a troubled family. An evocative, intelligent, five-star read -- Janice Hallett, author of THE APPEAL A page turner that I finished in one sitting, The Vanishing Place mesmerised me with the menace and wonder of its deep green forest setting, the lonely and violent world of secrets that it hides and two fragile yet feisty protagonists, who had me rooting for them from page one -- Patricia Wolf, author of OUTBACK Hopeful, affecting and hugely compelling, The Vanishing Place stole a little piece of my heart. I was captured from the first word -- Marion Todd, author of OLD BONES LIE For fans of Jane Harper and Garry Disher... A compelling and beautifully written tale of love and loss, of facing your worst fears and finding yourself - and your childhood sweetheart - all over again. I absolutely adored it -- Sam Holland, author of THE PUPPET MASTER Harsh and beautiful in equal measure, The Vanishing Place will stay with me for a very long time -- J.M. Hewitt, author of THE LIFE SHE WANTS Evocative, haunting and filled with emotional truth, The Vanishing Place gripped me from the very first page. A mesmerising journey into memory, trauma, and identity. I couldn't put it down -- Joanna Wallace, author of YOU'D LOOK BETTER AS A GHOST A fantastic debut thriller for anyone who loved Emma Donoghue's Room... Heartbreaking and heart racing in equal measures -- Tina Baker, author of CALL ME MUMMY Richly evocative and simmering with tension, The Vanishing Place is a white-knuckle tale of evil and love -- Charity Norman, author of AFTER THE FALL A hauntingly atmospheric tale of family secrets... Will keep you up late at night -- Rose Carlyle, author of THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR A hauntingly memorable story of love, murder and buried secrets. Zoe Rankin brilliantly brings to life the unforgiving backwoods of New Zealand, and the dark memories hidden within it -- Guy Morpuss, author of A TRIAL IN THREE ACTS A triumphant thriller... Rankin expertly manages the parallel timelines, drawing out key questions about Effie's past as the narrative toggles back and forth, and her prose is often ruggedly beautiful. This is a must-read for fans of Jane Harper * Publishers Weekly * A twist-filled saga that drops readers right into the dangerous landscapes... One to remember, and a must for fans of Barbara Kingsolver's Poisonwood Bible and Alisa Alering's Smothermoss * FirstClue *
