Last One Out: The gripping and atmospheric Australian small-town mystery from the bestselling author of The Dry
Apr 2026 · Pan Macmillan
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The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller
‘A book to get lost in’ – Ann Cleeves
‘Utterly brilliant. I could not put it down’ – Marian Keyes
HER SON NEVER CAME BACK. SHE NEVER GAVE UP.
Five years ago, Sam Crowley vanished on his twenty-first birthday. The only clues were his footprints in the dust of three abandoned houses.
One set in. One set out.
Now, his mother Ro returns to the dying town of Carralon Ridge. The community is a ghost of its former self, fractured by the encroaching mining operation and years of unspoken grief.
Ro is looking for answers. But in a town where everyone is leaving, the few who remain are guarding closely held secrets.
In this disappearing landscape, can Ro find the truth before the dust settles forever?
‘I was glued to it for days’ – Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things
‘An exquisite lament for a lost son, a lost marriage and a lost town with a dark mystery at its heart’ – Daily Mail
‘The drama grows to a spectacular crescendo that will leave you gasping’ – Daily Express
‘A book to get lost in’ – Ann Cleeves
‘Utterly brilliant. I could not put it down’ – Marian Keyes
HER SON NEVER CAME BACK. SHE NEVER GAVE UP.
Five years ago, Sam Crowley vanished on his twenty-first birthday. The only clues were his footprints in the dust of three abandoned houses.
One set in. One set out.
Now, his mother Ro returns to the dying town of Carralon Ridge. The community is a ghost of its former self, fractured by the encroaching mining operation and years of unspoken grief.
Ro is looking for answers. But in a town where everyone is leaving, the few who remain are guarding closely held secrets.
In this disappearing landscape, can Ro find the truth before the dust settles forever?
‘I was glued to it for days’ – Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things
‘An exquisite lament for a lost son, a lost marriage and a lost town with a dark mystery at its heart’ – Daily Mail
‘The drama grows to a spectacular crescendo that will leave you gasping’ – Daily Express
The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller
‘A book to get lost in’ – Ann Cleeves
‘Utterly brilliant. I could not put it down’ – Marian Keyes
HER SON NEVER CAME BACK. SHE NEVER GAVE UP.
Five years ago, Sam Crowley vanished on his twenty-first birthday. The only clues were his footprints in the dust of...
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8 reviews
Gareth Hancock
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October 11, 2026
Caught the atmosphere of rural Australia and explored family dynamics. The mystery disappearance was not handled convincingly and the book wallowed in sentimentality at the end.
Colin Potts
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September 23, 2026
Although I love the writer I found it rather slow moving . very well written with well drawn characters
Christine Müller
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September 27, 2026
very drawn out
About the author
Jane Harper is the author of six internationally bestselling Australian mysteries, including The Dry. Her books are published in forty territories and have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. Jane has won numerous top awards including the CWA Gold Dagger, the British Book Awards Crime and Thriller Book of the Year and the Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the Year. The 2021 movie adaptation of The Dry, starring Eric Bana, is one of the highest grossing Australian films of all time.
Jane worked as a print journalist for thirteen years in both Australia and the UK, and now lives in Melbourne with her husband, daughter and son.
Jane Harper is the author of six internationally bestselling Australian mysteries, including The Dry. Her books are published in forty territories and have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. Jane has won numerous top awards including the CWA Gold Dagger, the British Book Awards Crime and ...
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