“Fans of Jane Harper’s thrillers and their atmospheric Australian settings will be riveted by this gripping novel set in a small town deep in the Tasmanian rain forest. When Celia Lily goes missing, the evidence points to her husband, Jack, who is suspected of murdering her, although there is also the possibility that she has become another victim of the dangerous Vanishing Falls. Joelle Smithton knows that her neighbors view her as simpleminded, but she is clever in her own way. However, as she listens carefully and sorts out the details, she unwittingly places herself in danger. Joelle was implicated in a tragic crime as a young teen and has guarded that secret even from her husband, who has a past of altercations with the Lily family. Jack has plenty to hide, too, as does the down-on-their-luck couple he and Celia befriended. Many secrets, many motives. The reader will be hard put to figure this one out and will be amazed by the unique and amazingly resilient protagonist, who is revealed in clear and steadily paced prose.”

“This literary thriller paints as vivid a landscape as any book coming out this summer, setting its story in a mysterious town within a Tasmanian rainforest. The mystery centers on the disappearance of a local socialite and eccentric, but the story soon widens to encompass the secrets kept by seemingly everyone in this odd little corner of the world. Gee creates a lush, tantalizing world that readers will want to travel into deeper and deeper.”

“The lush, rich landscape of the Tasmanian rain forest is the setting for Poppy Gee’s VANISHING FALLS, a novel that blends crime and women’s fiction with a mystery at its heart. Gee deals with themes of class, the legacy of wealth, and a divided society as relevant to those in the U.S. as it will be to those familiar with the razed fruit orchards and petering out roads of Vanishing Falls. Best of all, this novel introduces us to an unforgettable heroine, Jo-Jo, who will tug at your heartstrings even as you cheer for her to solve the crime.”

“VANISHING FALLS is a game of Clue in the Tasmanian rainforest with a rich cast of characters and a flawlessly sketched locale. Poppy Gee has written the perfect kind of mystery: a world that feels at once fresh and familiar with a story that drives at a frenzied clip.”

“VANISHING FALLS is an addictive, cleverly plotted mystery-within-a-mystery set in a vividly painted Tasmania. The cast of complex, secret-laden characters will draw you in and keep you riveted until the final page. Twisty and darkly atmospheric, Poppy Gee has created a chilling gem of a novel with a surprising heart at the center.”

“I loved it… I want to read more.”