Jasper Cliff

From the winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Fiction.

When Toby Bowman vanishes, his brother Lachlan retraces a road trip to the last place Toby phoned from – a remote northern town called Jasper Cliff. There, Lachlan finds himself marooned at the dying town’s pub, and soon learns that his brother is just one of many to have gone missing in recent years. Like Toby, his brother becomes obsessed with finding the Rift, a deep hole in a ravine somewhere in the hills. But what will Lachlan learn, and what will he see, if he stares into the Rift, too?

PRAISE FOR THE BOOK 

‘This is a complex mystery and Kemp has clearly done his research into the novel’s distinct setting and culture, with the vast outback landscape and isolated township rendered in visceral detail … There is plenty of suspense and several gripping moments, all of which ad up to a thrilling ending that will engage readers who enjoy Stephen King, Anna Snoekstra’s Out of Breath and Lucy Campbell’s Lowbridge.’ Books+Publishing

‘Jasper Cliff does work overt horror elements into its psychological suspense, with mysticism and historical violence and eldritch fantasy lurking in the distance. It’ll suck you in like a desert mirage, though don’t expect a neat ending with all loose ends tied.’ Sydney Morning Herald

‘Jasper Cliff is a masterclass in using the landscape to antagonise characters and driving them to do the unimaginable.’ Writing WA