The Dry makes the Australian Outback come alive and breeds respect for its survivors.

Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States

I absolutely loved The Lost Man. I devoured it in a day. Her best yet!

Liane Moriarty, New York Times No.1 bestselling author of Big Little Lies

In just a couple of years, Jane Harper has soared into the first rank of contemporary crime writers

Sunday Times

Harper's intricate, beautifully woven mystery is a little masterpiece

Daily Mail

Harper has already made her own major mark

Janet Maslin, The New York Times

In The Lost Man, Jane Harper surpasses her achievement in The Dry

Weekend Australian

Harper manages to touch on something mythic in the Australian experience of the land

Sue Turnbull, Sydney Morning Herald
Australian Jane Harper, author of Exiles, The Survivors, The Lost Man, The Dry and Force of Nature

Jane Harper

Author

Jane Harper is the multi-award-winning author of 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, with The Survivors released as a Netflix series.
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quotegraphicNew York Times

Harper skillfully evokes the landscape as she weaves a complicated, elegant web.

quotegraphicWashington Post

Harper's vivid depictions of Australia make for a rich, moody and atmospheric reading experience.

quotegraphicDaily Mail UK

Harper has a fine gift for making her readers comfortable in inhospitable territory.

Sunday interview

After The Dry

Jane talks with the Sydney Morning Herald's Jason Steger about Exiles – a last hurrah for her detective hero. More...

 

Coming April 2026

Last One Out announced as sixth novel. More...

Netfix series

Out now

The Survivors has been adapted for TV. More...

Making news

Tour de Force

Tour de Force

Force of Nature on streaming after $7.3m box office run.  More...

Ned Kelly win

Ned Kelly win

Exiles named Best Crime Fiction at celebrated Aussie awards.  Click here

Interview

Interview

Jane discusses Exiles and more with Brigid Delaney at The Guardian.  Click here

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