Zoë Rankin – författare

** THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER *** SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA ILP JOHN CREASEY FIRST NOVEL DAGGER AWARD ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE MCILVANNEY PRIZE FOR SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR ** LONGLISTED FOR THE NGAIO MARSH AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL ** 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 MAILOne 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

Instant #1 International Bestseller • A New York Times and Washington Post's Best Thriller of 2025A shocking murder in the New Zealand bush—and the witness who looks all too familiar—draws a woman back to the very place she swore she’d never return to in this breakneck debut thriller. A child who ran from the forest. A woman who must return to itGrowing up with her younger siblings in the unforgiving New Zealand bush, Effie believed their parents had cut them off from civilization because they loved Nature. She never suspected that their reasons might be more menacing. After witnessing a terrifying episode of violence, she escaped the wilderness to forge a life for herself halfway across the globe.Now, when she learns the only witness to a murder is a little girl who looks just like her, Effie is compelled to return to the scene of her troubled childhood, where the secrets of her upbringing and the terrors of her past come rushing back to the surface. In order to find out once and for all what became of her family—and possibly help this mysterious girl who could be her younger self—Effie must face her greatest fears once more.