The Survivors

2022 Longlist

Kieran Elliott’s life changed forever on a single day when a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences. The guilt that haunts him still resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal town he once called home.

Kieran’s parents are struggling in a community which is bound, for better or worse, to the sea that is both a lifeline and a threat. Between them all is his absent brother Finn.

When a body is discovered on the beach, long-held secrets threaten to emerge in the murder investigation that follows. A sunken wreck, a missing girl, and questions that have never washed away.

About the Author/Translator

Jane Harper’s international bestsellers The Dry, Force of Nature and The Lost Man have been published in more than forty territories worldwide. Jane has won numerous awards including the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel, the British Book Awards Crime and Thriller Book of the Year and the Australian Indie Awards Book of the Year.

Librarian’s Comments

The Survivors was selected on the basis of literary merit by vote by Victorian public library staff. State Library Victoria, Australia