Force of Nature

n nGoodreads Choice Award Finalist (Mystery & Thriller, 2018) nBookBrowse Best Books of 2018 nWinner of the Prix Polar Award for Best International Novel nBookRiot's 25 Best Suspense Books from 2018 nDavitt Awards shortlist for Adult Crime Novel 2018 nDead Good Reads shortlist for Best Small Town Mystery 2018 n nFive women go on a hike. Only four return. Jane Harper, the New York Times bestselling author of The Dry, asks: How well do you really know the people you work with? n nWhen 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. n nBut one of the women doesn't come out of the woods. And each of her companions tells a slightly different story about what happened. n nFederal 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? n nForce of Nature bristles with wit; it crackles with suspense; it radiates atmosphere. An astonishing book from an astonishing writer. n--A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window n nSelect praise for The Dry: nOne of the most stunning debuts I've ever read. Every word is near perfect. Read it n--David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author n nA breathless page-turner ... Ms. Harper has made her own major mark. n--The New York Timesn