Barren Cape
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Barren Cape
Barren Cape
Edgy, gripping and full of menace Hannah Richell
An abandoned resort seems the perfect place to hide, but is Barren Cape a refuge or a trap?
Former housemates Mac and Erika are homeless.
Well, Erika is fine, she just has to live with her parents until she can find another rental. Mac's situation is much worse – family isn't an option, and she's surfing the couches of her increasingly exasperated friends.
Driving around one lonely afternoon, Mac discovers Barren Cape. Once destined to be a luxury escape, now it's just wire fence and grey cement.
It's stark, but quiet. There's no harm in staying a little while…
From the bestselling author of The Rush comes a spine-chilling thriller about what happens when people are pushed to the edge and forced to make unthinkable choices.
‘Taut, terrifying and timely’ B.M. Carroll
‘Prak’s books keep you reading long into the night’ Vikki Petraitis
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781761428432
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 April 2025
Country: Australia
Imprint: Simon & Schuster Australia
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Michelle Prak is a professional communicator with a thirty-year career in PR, social media, politics and journalism. Her short stories have been shortlisted in several competitions, and she was runner-up in the Furphy Literary Award 2021. Her debut thriller, The Rush, was published in 2023. Michelle lives in Adelaide and teaches communication subjects at the University of South Australia.
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