Force of Nature, Jane Harper
Force of Nature, Jane Harper
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Force of Nature
A Novel

Author: Jane Harper

Narrator: Stephen Shanahan

Unabridged: 9 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/06/2018


Synopsis

"Narrator Stephen Shanahan...makes it sizzle to the very end. Both story and narrator are not to be missed." — AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner

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"I love Jane Harper's Australia-based mysteries." —Stephen King
Goodreads Choice Award Finalist (Mystery & Thriller, 2018)
BookBrowse Best Books of 2018
Winner of the Prix Polar Award for Best International Novel
BookRiot’s 25 Best Suspense Books from 2018
Davitt Awards shortlist for Adult Crime Novel 2018
Dead Good Reads shortlist for Best Small Town Mystery 2018

Five women go on a hike. Only four return. Force of Nature begs the question: How well do you really know the people you work with?

When five colleagues are forced to go on a corporate retreat in the wilderness, they reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking down the muddy path.

But one of the women doesn’t come out of the woods. And each of her companions tells a slightly different story about what happened.

Federal Police Agent Aaron Falk has a keen interest in the whereabouts of the missing hiker. In an investigation that takes him deep into isolated forest, Falk discovers secrets lurking in the mountains, and a tangled web of personal and professional friendship, suspicion, and betrayal among the hikers. But did that lead to murder?

Praise for Force of Nature:

"All the novel's characters have been drawn with exceptional complexity, and none more so than Aaron Falk...So much more than a conventional detective, the reflective and compassionate Falk provides the book's moral compass." — New York Times Book Review

"Harper yet again delivers a very satisfying mystery from beginning to end, perfect to curl up with...Stephen Shanahan does an excellent narration with his calm, deep, Australian accented voice." — BookRiot

“Force of Nature bristles with wit; it crackles with suspense; it radiates atmosphere. An astonishing book from an astonishing writer.” — A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window

"Set against the fascinating backdrop of a wild, rural location in south Australia, Harper's sequel to her acclaimed Ned Kelly Award-winning debut, The Dry, presents an intriguing crime that might not actually exist and potential suspects with realistically complex and possible motives." — Library Journal

About Jane Harper

Australian author, Jane Harper, is an international bestselling crime novelist. She received her education in the UK, where she was born, but returned to Australia in 2008 where she had gained citizenship. By 2011 she had a position with the Herald Sun in Melbourne. In 2014, she submitted her first short story that won a place in The Big Issue's annual Fiction Edition.

After her short story received acclaim, she was inspired to pursue a serious role in creative writing. Her first novel was The Dry, which won a literary award in 2015, and will be released as a feature film in the future. Her premier novel was followed by The Force of Nature, and The Lost Man.

Harper's crime novels have won her numerous top awards. She now resides in bayside Melbourne with her husband and daughter.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May on November 14, 2018

But now, as he stood in front of that forlorn cabin, he could almost hear an insistent whisper in his own mind. Get away. Run. 4 1/2 stars. Oh, I liked this book a lot. I ended up enjoying it even more than Harper's The Dry because, though both were compelling, this one felt less formulaic. And w......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on September 26, 2022

4.5 STARS "Later, the four remaining women could fully agree on only two things. One: No-one saw the bushland swallow up Alice Russell. And two: Alice had a mean streak so sharp it could cut you." It's no secret that I adored Jane Harper's 2017 (US) debut The Dry, but that didn't ensure I would love h......more

Goodreads review by Yun on January 21, 2022

Even when Jane Harper writes a story I don't quite connect with (trekking through the wilderness with co-workers *shudders*), I still end up enjoying it. Five women go on a corporate retreat into the wilderness, but only four return. The missing woman, Alice, had been helping federal agent Falk with......more

Goodreads review by Meredith (Trying to catch up!) on January 31, 2018

I love the subtle elegance of Harper's writing. Force of Nature didn't have the magic of The Dry (at least for my reading experience), and I wish there had been more of Aaron Falk. However, this is still a worthy read! Five women take part in a corporate retreat in the Gralong Ranges. They are su......more

Goodreads review by Debra on February 20, 2018

4.5 stars Five women go on a hike. Only four return..... Another great one by Jane Harper! Five people go on a corporate retreat - they are going to hike and camp in the wilderness. They are to leave their cell phones behind and rely on themselves and each other. This is going to be team work at its b......more


Quotes

AudioFile Earphones Award Winner
"...[S]econd powerhouse audiobook from [Jane] Harper...Narrator Stephen Shanahan puts his clear Australian accent to good advantage as he portrays Aaron Falk...Harper may have created this amazing whodunit, but Shanahan makes it sizzle to the very end. Both story and narrator are not to be missed." -AudioFile

"If you’re wondering if you want the audiobook, Stephen Shanahan does an excellent narration with his calm, deep, Australian accented voice–so yes!" -BookRiot


Awards

  • Amazon.com Best Books of the Year