The Kane family, Lorcan, Naiyana and their young son, relocate from Perth to Kallayee, an abandoned mining town in the Great Victoria Desert to start over again, free from their chequered past.
The town seems like the perfect getaway: Peaceful. Quiet. Remote. Somewhere they wonât be found.
But life in Kallayee isnât quite as straightforward as they hope. There are noises in the earth, mysterious shadows and tracks in the dust as if the town is coming back to life.
But the family canât leave. No one can talk sense into them.
And now, no one can talk to them at all.
Theyâve simply vanished.
Now it's up to Detective Emmaline Taylor to find them⊠before itâs too late.
** Praise for Vanished **
âDelargy manages to turn the wide-open deserted Outback into something intensely claustrophobic and chillingâ Russ Thomas
âIntense, insightful and impossible to put down, Vanished is a gripping tale of greed and betrayal, burning with tension under a harsh Australian sunâ Caz Frear
'Powered through this in two sittings. Vanished ratchets up the tension page after page, playing out in a perfect isolated setting with such a claustrophobic feel, and so vividly painted you could step right in' Rob Scragg
** Praise for 55 **
âA pulse-pounding psycho-thriller . . . splendidly-engineered plot and a masterly sense of pace allied to a haunting background make for a powerful debutâ Crime Time
âA clever concept for this fast-moving debut, fleshed out with a sympathetic hero haunted by grim memoriesâ Sunday Times Crime Club
âBrilliantly atmosphericâŠwith a sense of menace that pervades every page. Even more impressive than 55â Kate Rhodes
'Fabulously atmospheric, a splendid slice of outback noir for fans of Jane Harper. The intricately woven plot sucks you into a hostile world and keeps you sweating until the final page' Adam Southward
'A gripping race through the bleak Australian outback to find a missing family: Vanished captivated and intrigued me from page one' Louisa De Lange
'If you liked the Dry you will like this'
'I enjoy a good psychological thriller and this was up there with the best'
âI loved this book from start to finish . . . the ending is still on my mind todayâ
âA real page-turner. Gets a grip on you from the start. Best book Iâve read in years!â
âI found it impossible to tear myself away from this small, isolated community as they stumbled into a territory more hostile and unpredictable than any place on earth. LOVED ITâ