Novel set in the first half of the 20th Century HUNGARY
Win 1 of 3 copies of Hangman’s Gap by Rachel Amphlett – QUEENSLAND, Australia
10th May 2026
Win 1 of 3 copies of Hangman’s Gap by Rachel Amphlett – Queensland, Australia.
Entries from UK, Canada, Australia and the USA all welcome
Could one man’s obsession with the truth be a fatal mistake?
When Detective Sergeant Blake Harknell is seconded to an active investigation in the hinterland of south east Queensland, he discovers the police station understaffed and the local population wary of his presence in Hangman’s Gap.
After a body is found in suspicious circumstances following a bush fire, the victim of a three-month old fatal car accident may be the only clue to recent events in the small rural town.
But when a third man is bludgeoned to death in his own home, the local police officers close ranks and Blake is left alone to discover what connects the three deaths.
There are too many secrets in Hangman’s Gap, and the more Blake attempts to uncover the truth, the more he risks exposing his past.
Hangman’s Gap is a page-turning Australian mystery by Rachel Amphlett, the USA Today bestselling author of the Detective Kay Hunter series and perfect for readers who love Jane Harper’s “The Dry”.
(Please note, the winners’ copies will be unsigned copies)
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WINNERS
DandK
Dora White
Nicole Barker
The Dry by Jane Harper.
I haven’t read any book sets from Australia. This would be a good place to start.
The unforgettable A Town Like Alice – Nevil Shute
The Thorn Birds
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
My favourite is A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
the dry – jane harper
here one moment – Liane moriarty
Bluebottle by Belinda Castles
big little lies, liane moriarty
Last one out by Jane Harper
Homecoming by Kate Morton
The Wild Dog Dingo is my fav, it’s from my childhood, that’s why
On the Beach by Nevil Shute
The Lost Man by Jane Harper. I have recently got Last One Out so looking forward to her new book too!
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds
What Alice Forgot – Liane Moriarty
the cry
Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty
Sunburned Country
Jo Nesbo – The Bat
Great book and a real surprise (to me) that it’s set in Oz.
My favourite book set in Australia is “A Town Like Alice” by Nevil Shute
I loved The Outback by Sarah Ochs.
Last one out by Jane Harper – a gripping atmospheric Australian small town mystery
It has to be The Thorn Birds
Picnic at Hanging Rock – so intriguing and eerie!
The Light Between Oceans by ML Stedman is a great read. I found it a very emotional read.
Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
The Thorn Birds.
The Thorn Birds, a classic.
The Dry
The Sun in Her Eyes by Paige Toon
Garry Disher “Bitter Wash Road”
for me it’s The Thorn Birds
Picnic at Hanging Rock
A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
Only one I recall is thorn birds
The Thornbirds
NEIGHBOURS.
The Dry by Jane Harper.
The Secret River by Kate Grenville
The Dry by Jane Harper
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden.
The Dry by Jane Harper — nothing captures the heat, tension and atmosphere of Australia quite like it.
One I have just read A Far Flung Life by M L Steadman was very good but my all time favourite has to be The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Haven’t read the book, but did enjoy the TV series ‘The Dry’ based on Jane Harpers novel x
The Thorn Birds
I have never read a book set in Australia
The Forgotten Garden
Kate Morton
Big Little Lies
It has to be The Thorn Birds
Exiles by Jane Harper
The Thorn Birds!
The Thorn Birds
Terra Nullius
CROCODILE DUNDEE.
Homecoming by Kate Morton
The Secret River by Kate Grenville
I can’t think of one.
The Thorn Birds.
A Far Distant Land by David Field
the Thorn Birds
Absolutely loved the series
Nevil Shute – A town like Alice
The Dry by Jane Harper
The Thorn Birds
The Dry
A Town Like Alice by Neville Shute