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Force of Nature
by Harper, Jane
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good/Not Applicable
- ISBN 10
- 1760554766
- ISBN 13
- 9781760554767
- Seller
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Buttaba, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney, Australia: Pan Macmillan Australia, 2019. Book. Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Medium softcover, reprint, 312gms, 380 pages. Five women reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking along the muddy track. Only four come out the other side. What has happened to Alice Russell? Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings..
Reviews
On Sep 20 2018, a reader said:
"It wasn't any one thing that went wrong, it was a hundred little things. It all kept adding up until it was just too late."
Force of Nature is the second book in the Aaron Falk series by award-winning Australian journalist and author, Jane Harper. A late-night call has AFP agent Aaron Falk and his Financial Intelligence Unit partner Carmen Cooper heading for the Giralong Ranges. A corporate team-building weekend has gone wrong and one of the participants, Alice Russell, is missing. Alice is the whistle-blower in their current case, so Falk and Cooper are concerned that her actions have been exposed to their target, resulting in some sort of retaliatory action.
But when they arrive, the local Police Sergeant shares his own concerns: that Alice may be a victim of Sam Kovac, the son of notorious serial killer, Martin Kovac, whose killing field was in the Giralang Ranges. And as they question the remaining members of the party, they become aware of just how unpopular Alice was with her colleagues. Could she have come to harm at their hands? Or has the pressure simply become too much, prompting her to disappear off the scene? Has it anything to do with certain photos and clips spreading on social media?
Falk's second outing is easily as fine as his first. The narrative alternates between Falk's observations as he investigates, and the account of events during the weekend from the perspective of each of the four remaining participants. It soon becomes apparent that none of those questioned is completely candid about what happened, or what they know. The storyline is highly credible, with several twists and red herrings keeping the reader guessing right up to the exciting climax.
Harper effortlessly evokes the Australian winter mountain landscape, and her characters are typical of those one might encounter in an office environment. Falk's inner monologue and his dialogue with Cooper give the reader insight into his career choice and personal history, and reinforce his integrity. This is another excellent example of Aussie Crime Fiction and, whether or not it features Aaron Falk, more from Jane Harper will be eagerly anticipated.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reading Habit
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AUSFIC21212
- Title
- Force of Nature
- Author
- Harper, Jane
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Not Applicable
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 1760554766
- ISBN 13
- 9781760554767
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan Australia
- Place of Publication
- Sydney, Australia
- Date Published
- 2019
- Keywords
- Australian, General Fiction, Jane Harper, Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Detective
- Bookseller catalogs
- Australian Fiction;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.