The Lost Man by Karen Harper

Wow! When someone goes out alone in the Australian Outback there are survival rules in place - you never have your radio off, you always have more than you need of water and food and you always tell someone where you are going. Even when you follow these rules, bad things can happen and they do for Cam, the middle brother of a second generation ranching family. Just a few days before Christmas, one of the warmest times of the year, Cam goes off to fix something and is found dead sometime later away from his truck with no supplies and in an area with no shelter from the blistering sun. The whole family gathers for a somber funeral and wants answers. Why was he out there alone and was it suicide? There are more questions than answers in much of the story as you are pulled deeper and deeper into this complex family saga with its many tangled relationships. Jane Harper is a master of suspense and creating tension. This book reels you in from page one - unputdownable!