Product Description
The Outback
Author: Sara Ochs
Format: Paperback
Get ready for the trip of a lifetime, with the most gripping and tense thriller of the summer.
'Incredible pace, terrifically intriguing plot, wonderfully flawed characters and a searing hot setting.'
- Andrea Mara, bestselling author of It Should Have Been You
'A total page-turner. Compelling, immersive, and highly entertaining' — Allie Reynolds, author of The Bay
'A summer thriller so evocative that you can almost feel the Australian summer heat.' — Katie Bishop, author of The Girls of Summer
It was supposed to be paradise.
For one group of friends, it's a study abroad program like no other: a month-long adventure filled with sunshine, whirlwind romances, and all-night parties. But it isn't long before their trip of a lifetime unravels into betrayal, heartbreak, and one missing girl.
Until one of them didn't come home.
Ten years later, the girl's remains are found, and it's time for the group to return to Australia. All of them have secrets, but only one knows what really happened the night the girl went missing.
And they'll do anything to keep the truth buried...
Readers love The Outback***
'There's so many twists and turns, this book will have you staying up reading well into the night.' — Five Stars
'Red herring after red herring. Twists and turns galore.' — Five Stars
'Fast paced, and gripping.' — Five Stars
'This is the best book I have read in quite some time!' — Five Stars
About the Author
A self-admitted travel addict, Sara Ochs has built a life around visiting beautiful and sometimes dangerous destinations. While learning to scuba dive on a remote island off the coast of Thailand, Sara heard that two backpackers had recently been murdered not far from her hotel. Horrified that something so terrible could happen in such an idyllic location, she knew she had found the inspiration for her debut novel, The Resort.
As well as being an author, Sara is an attorney and law professor, who splits her time between the United States and Sweden. You can find Sara on Instagram @saraochsauthor and on Twitter @OchsWrites.
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