Many thanks to NetGalley, Flatiron Books, and Jane Harper for the opportunity to read and review this book - amazing! I'm so sad that I didn't read the first in this series - The Dry - even when it was such a smash hit last year. I'm definitely going back to read it now! However, you don't have to have read that book to get every bit of enjoyment you can out of Force of Nature. It's a stand-alone book on its own merit.
5 women and 5 women go on a corporate retreat to the wilds of Australia for 5 days. At the end of the time period, all of the men are awaiting the women's return. Hours later, only 4 women emerge from the woods. Each of the survivors tells their version of events but are they being truthful? What really happened while they were lost in the woods?
Federal Police Agent Aaron Falk, along with his partner Carmen, are called in to help investigate the woman's disappearance. Could it have anything to do with a case they are working on that one of the women was helping with?
The story is told in alternating time periods - the current investigation and the 5 days of the women's adventure into the wilderness. This was so effective because we see the tension between the women and learn parts of each of their stories at the same time that the investigation is looking into these women.
Highly recommended - a great read that I couldn't put down. I can't wait for the next one in this series - bravo!
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