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** THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ** 'A sizzling debut' - NEW YORK TIMES 'A genuinely thrilling ride' - LISA GARDNER 'A page-turner that I finished in one sitting' - PATRICIA WOLF One girl escaped. But the forest took another... A young girl wanders into the small town of Koraha, her hands stained with blood. She won't speak, but her path is tracked through New Zealand's unforgiving wilderness to a cabin - and the scene of a double murder. The townsfolk know this cabin; it has a violent history. Twenty years ago, another girl was forced to flee, leaving her siblings and father behind. But now that her family's secrets have led to more victims, Effie has no choice but to return to the bush and face the truth of what happened there... and why she ran. Flooded with atmosphere and full of twists, The Vanishing Place is perfect for readers of Lucy Clarke and Sarah Pearse.
A debut thriller, with the wild atmosphere of Kristin Hannah's The Great Alone and propulsive pace of Abigail Dean's Girl A
About the Author
Zoe Rankin grew up in Scotland. She studied International Relations with Arabic before going on to qualify as a teacher. She spent many years travelling in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and eventually settled in New Zealand. Her father was in mountain rescue in Scotland, and so her passion for the outdoors grew early. She spends a lot of time hiking and cycling with her husband and two young children in New Zealand, and the more remote locations inspired the idea for her debut novel The Vanishing Place.
Reviews
[A] sizzling debut... a reminder that memory is slippery, that people are capable of both unspeakable cruelty and unbelievable heroism and that the reader shouldn't jump to conclusions about the characters too soon * New York Times *
Rankin's knockout debut unfurls at a brisk clip * Washington Post *
A devastatingly beautiful book. Zoe 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
Book Information
ISBN 9781805227373
Author Zoe Rankin
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Viper
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 320g
Dimensions(mm) 202mm * 130mm * 30mm
A debut thriller, with the wild atmosphere of Kristin Hannah's The Great Alone and propulsive pace of Abigail Dean's Girl A
About the Author
Zoe Rankin grew up in Scotland. She studied International Relations with Arabic before going on to qualify as a teacher. She spent many years travelling in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and eventually settled in New Zealand. Her father was in mountain rescue in Scotland, and so her passion for the outdoors grew early. She spends a lot of time hiking and cycling with her husband and two young children in New Zealand, and the more remote locations inspired the idea for her debut novel The Vanishing Place.
Reviews
[A] sizzling debut... a reminder that memory is slippery, that people are capable of both unspeakable cruelty and unbelievable heroism and that the reader shouldn't jump to conclusions about the characters too soon * New York Times *
Rankin's knockout debut unfurls at a brisk clip * Washington Post *
A devastatingly beautiful book. Zoe 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
Book Information
ISBN 9781805227373
Author Zoe Rankin
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Viper
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 320g
Dimensions(mm) 202mm * 130mm * 30mm
