'Full of atmosphere and shocks' THE TIMES 'One of the best Aussie thriller debuts since Chris Hammer's Scrublands' PETERBOROUGH TELEGRAPH 'The pace spirals and the twists multiply' S. R. WHITE , author of international bestseller Hermit ------------ Ten years ago, six teenagers hiked into the Blue Mountains wilderness - and only five came out alive. The survivors have barely seen each other since the tragic bushwalk. Yet when an invitation arrives to attend a 10-year memorial of their friend's death, Hugh, Charlotte, Alex, Laura and Jack find themselves travelling back into the rugged landscape where it all began. The weekend at an isolated homestead in the bush - no phone signal, no distractions - should be a chance to reflect and reconnect. But each of the friends has been carrying secrets from the fateful hike. And someone will stop at nothing to get the truth. The Dry meets The Hunting Party in this gripping thriller set in the isolated Australian bush, where five friends will wish they never returned . . . ------------ 'An unputdownable debut that kept me guessing until the final page' EMMA STYLES 'A real page-turner that keeps you engrossed from the beginning to the final surprising twist' CANBERRA WEEKLY 'A gripping, twisty read . . . I raced through it in one sitting!' LIZA NORTH 'Tense and twisty' HUNTER VALLEY NEWS