** THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ** " A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR * * A WASHINGTON POST BOOK OF THE YEAR * 'A sizzling debut' - NEW YORK TIMES 'Raw, emotional and haunting' - DAILY MAIL One girl escaped. But the forest took another... A young girl wanders into the small town of Koraha, her hands stained with blood. She won't speak, but her path is tracked through New Zealand's unforgiving wilderness to a cabin - and the scene of a double murder. The townsfolk know this cabin; it has a violent history. Twenty years ago, another girl was forced to flee, leaving her siblings and father behind. But now that her family's secrets have led to more victims, Effie has no choice but to return to the bush and face the truth of what happened there... and why she ran. Flooded with atmosphere and full of twists, The Vanishing Place is perfect for readers of Lucy Clarke, Liz Moore and Chris Whitaker. 'A genuinely thrilling ride' - LISA GARDNER 'Absolutely gripping, genuinely terrifying and yet profoundly humane' - LIZ NUGENT 'A page-turner that I finished in one sitting' - PATRICIA WOLF 'Zoë Rankin is a brilliant new talent' - ALICE CLARK-PLATTS 'An eerie and intriguing thriller. Absolutely gripping' - ALLIE REYNOLDS 'An evocative, intelligent, five-star read' - JANICE HALLETT

Rankin's evocation of physical and emotional landscapes is well worth exploring * The Times *
[A] sizzling debut... A reminder that memory is slippery, that people are capable of both unspeakable cruelty and unbelievable heroism and that the reader shouldn't jump to conclusions about the characters too soon * New York Times *
Raw, emotional and haunting * Daily Mail *
A haunting story, with an atmosphere that turns increasingly menacing * Herald *
Rankin's knockout debut unfurls at a brisk clip * Washington Post *
This mesmerising thriller plunges the reader straight into the murky New Zealand wilderness... Nothing is off limits for Rankin, and it likely won't be long before she's climbing the bestseller charts and sitting amongst the literary greats in a well-earned space * Irish Examiner *
Haunting * Crime Monthly *
An incredible story of surviving dysfunctional families, and the elements in the New Zealand bush. Absolutely gripping, genuinely terrifying and yet profoundly humane. I loved it -- Liz Nugent, author of STRANGE SALLY DIAMOND
A wilderness thriller you'll love to lose yourself in, a place where the remote forest echoes a knot of tangled secrets hidden in the turbulent past of a troubled family. An evocative, intelligent, five-star read -- Janice Hallett, author of THE APPEAL
From the deep dark wilds of the New Zealand bush to searing memories of sins past, The Vanishing Place breaks new ground in a genuinely thrilling ride -- Lisa Gardner, author of THE KILLING HOUR
An eerie and intriguing thriller set in the New Zealand wilderness. Absolutely gripping -- Allie Reynolds, author of SHIVER
A page turner that I finished in one sitting, The Vanishing Place mesmerised me with the menace and wonder of its deep green forest setting, the lonely and violent world of secrets that it hides and two fragile yet feisty protagonists, who had me rooting for them from page one -- Patricia Wolf, author of OUTBACK
A devastatingly beautiful book. Zoë Rankin is a brilliant new talent -- Alice Clark-Platts, author of THE FLOWER GIRLS
Deeply atmospheric, eerily unnerving, and full of intrigue. Solving the mystery of this family and their history is a treacherous trip through the murky jungle-bush, where you can never quite see what might be hiding in the shade... -- Philippa East, author of LITTLE WHITE LIES
Hopeful, affecting and hugely compelling, The Vanishing Place stole a little piece of my heart. I was captured from the first word -- Marion Todd, author of OLD BONES LIE

Zoë Rankin grew up in Scotland. She studied International Relations with Arabic before going on to qualify as a teacher. She spent many years travelling in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and eventually settled in New Zealand. Her father was in mountain rescue in Scotland, and so her passion for the outdoors grew early. She spends a lot of time hiking and cycling with her husband and two young children in New Zealand, and the more remote locations inspired the idea for her debut novel The Vanishing Place.