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The Survivors

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The Survivors

By: Jane Harper
Narrated by: Stephen Shanahan
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Coming home dredges up deeply buried secrets in The Survivors, a thrilling mystery by New York Times best-selling author Jane Harper.

Kieran Elliott's life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences.

The guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal community he once called home.

Kieran's parents are struggling in a town where fortunes are forged by the sea. Between them all is his absent brother, Finn.

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

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books

"[Harper is] a master at creating atmospheric settings, and it’s easy to fall under her spell.... A layered and nuanced mystery.” (Kirkus)

“As always, Harper skillfully evokes the landscape as she weaves a complicated, elegant web, full of long-buried secrets ready to come to light.” (New York Times Book Review)

©2021 Jane Harper (P)2021 Macmillan Audio International Mystery & Crime Thriller & Suspense Mystery Crime Thrillers Small Town & Rural Exciting Genre Fiction
Compelling Mystery • Atmospheric Setting • Authentic Narration • Unexpected Twists • Vivid Imagery • Excellent Delivery

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This author has become one of my favorites. And Stephen Shanahan narration is amazing...again. This book was just released yesterday and already, I can’t wait for the next one. I have listened to the previous 3 books twice, and I will be listening to this one again.

Jane Harper did again

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I think a third of this book could have been edited out. The author goes on quite a bit about everything making the story drag a bit at times. The biggest challenge for me was that there were 16 characters! Hard to keep track of who was who. I eventually started a cheat sheet and wished I had done so sooner, as it was a huge help. Let me help you with a basic cast of characters:

Verity and Brian Elliott – two sons: Kieran and Finn
Trish Birch – two girls: Olivia and Gabby
Toby Gilroy - friends with Finn and Gabby
Mia – Kieran’s partner - they have a child named Audrey
Sean - friend of Kieran's
Julian - restaurant owner
Bronte' - restaurant server
G.R. Barnum – author who moved from Sydney
Wren (sp?) local policeman
Sue Pendlebury - policewoman

Good story, but slow to develop

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The isolated Tasmania coast community was rocked by a tragic storm 12 years earlier. Now grief and guilt from those events boil over setting family against family and friend against friend. The Survivors started more slowly than previous books by Jane Harper. But as I got through it I realized this gave her the time to peel back the layers of the characters more dramatically. This built to one of her most riveting endings yet and made it all worthwhile.

Best Psychological Thriller in past year

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I liked all of it. Very interesting story with a lot of complex characters and story lines.

The destruction and loss

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Jane Harper & Stephen Shanahan make a TERRIFIC PAIR!! the narrator's voice instantly transports me to Australia, i can't wait for Jane's next book & I'm going to research any other books Stephen has narrated. Thank you for bringing this great read to life. Sincerely, Liz Jardine

What a wild ride!!

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