VANISH

‘A sure-fire page-turner that keeps readers guessing’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

‘Shelley Burr does not take prisoners. Crime fiction at its effortless best – beautifully drawn characters, rich relationships, fast and fascinating plot, and twists that make you go “ah”‘ LAINIE ANDERSON

‘VANISH delivers a surprising climax worthy of Shelley’s reputation as one of Australia’s most exciting new crime writers’ THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY

‘Everything you want from an Australian crime thriller’ WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN


People go to the isolated Karpathy farm seeking a new life – but not everything is as it seems. Is it a commune? A cult? Or something far more insidious?

Lane Holland’s crime-solving career ended the day he went to prison. Yet one unsolved case continues to haunt him: the disappearance of Matilda Carver two decades ago.

Against the odds, Lane finds a lead – a mysterious farm community where Matilda lived briefly, led by the enigmatic Samuel Karpathy. The farm attracts lost souls. People looking for answers. People hiding from their pasts. And people who have nowhere else to go.

But some of those who go to the farm vanish without a trace . . .


‘A sizzling, boldly original page-turner – an intense and utterly gripping thriller’ ROSE CARLYLE

‘A constant unnerving undercurrent bubbling away on every page’ DARCY TINDALE

‘Wonderfully twisty. A compelling read that combines complex characters with a gripping mystery’ CANBERRA WEEKLY

‘Addictive’ WOMAN’S DAY