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A Disappearing Act: The new twisty Tasmanian suspense from the bestselling author of The House of Now and Then. Perfect for readers of Nicola Moria

A Disappearing Act: The new twisty Tasmanian suspense from the bestselling author of The House of Now and Then. Perfect for readers of Nicola Moria

2025's new twisty psychological suspense from the bestselling author of The House of Now and Then. Perfect for readers of Nicola Moriarty and Sally Hepworth

by Jo Dixon
Paperback
Publication Date: 28/10/2025

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From the bestselling author of The House of Now and Then comes a taut and twisty psychological mystery perfect for readers of Sally Hepworth and Nicola Moriarty.

Bestselling author Marnie Elliott has invited her three oldest friends to a secluded holiday house in Tasmania. On the surface it’s an excuse to catch up and drink champagne — but really, Marnie’s there to escape the fallout from an upcoming exposé. Sure, she’s told some lies over the course of her career... but this time the allegations go further... Did Marnie even write the books that made her millions?

As the days unfold, it becomes clear that time has pulled the women apart, and that perhaps they don’t know each other as well as they thought they did. And when long-buried secrets and resentments rise to the surface, tensions spiral out of control.

And then one of them disappears.

No one can survive the harsh elements of a Tasmanian winter for long, and soon panic sets in. Did she get lost? Run away? Or is something far more sinister at play?

And does it have anything to do with what happened twenty-five years ago, when the four of them lived together in a rambling warehouse, fuelled by ambition, and where nothing — absolutely nothing — mattered more than being part of the group?

From the bestselling author of The House of Now and Then comes a taut and twisty psychological mystery that asks: How well do we really know our closest friends?

PRAISE FOR A DISAPPEARING ACT:

'Jo Dixon brings some of my favourite plot elements together in one place in this novel - new friends that make you long to fit in, a writer with a secret, old friends that bring their own baggage, and a bit of rugged, wild Tasmania thrown in for good measure. I guarantee that A Disappearing Act is a book you will absolutely tear through.' - Hayley Scrivenor, internationally bestselling author of Dirt Town and Girl Falling

PRAISE FOR JO DIXON:

‘A flawless slow-burn thriller about female friendship ... unputdownable.’ - The Australian

‘Jo Dixon delivers on every front with this impossible to second-guess thriller...’ - Australian Women’s Weekly

ISBN:
9781038909206
9781038909206
Category:
Thriller / suspense
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
28-10-2025
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
384
Dimensions (mm):
233x156x32mm
Weight:
0.47kg
Jo Dixon

Over ten years ago, Jo moved from suburban Brisbane to rural Tasmania. Since then, she's been wrangling an ever-growing collection of animals, bringing up two sons, and attempting to transform blackberry-infested paddocks into beautiful gardens. Now, she also writes full-time, creating twisty, suspenseful stories that feature flawed characters who've made mistakes, but who turn out to be stronger than they think. Jo has been a dental assistant, an event co-ordinator, a travel agent, and has run an online shop-never really believing her passion for writing could lead to anything.

In 2015, while living in Bangkok with her husband and kids, she completed an MA in writing-realising along the way that she had to stop procrastinating and just write (and finish) at least one book. So with the mantra 'if not now, when?' stuck to her computer, she did. The House of Now and Then is her debut novel. She is now working on her second book. You can find Jo on Instagram at @jo.dixon.writes; on Facebook at Jo Dixon, Writer; or on her website jo-dixon.com. Photo Credit: Karen Brown Photography

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