People go to the isolated Karpathy farm looking for a new life - and are never seen again. A chilling thriller from the award-winning and bestselling author of Australian noir, Shelley Burr.

Lane Holland's crime-solving career ended the day he went to prison. With his parole hearing approaching, he faces the grim reality that an ex-con can never work as a private eye. Yet one unsolved case continues to haunt him: the disappearance of Matilda Carver two decades ago.

Never one to follow the rules, Lane finds a lead - a mysterious farm community led by the enigmatic Samuel Karpathy. His farm attracts lost souls. People who want a more meaningful life. People who are hiding from their pasts. People with nowhere else to go.

But those who go to the farm seem to vanish without a trace.

Is it a commune? Is it a cult? Is it something even more dangerous? Lane goes undercover at the farm to find its dark secret - but will he himself be intoxicated by the prospect of a new life on the land?

Inspired by a real-life criminal case, VANISH is a nail-biting novel of suspense by the Number One-selling author of WAKE and RIPPER.

Praise for Shelley Burr's sensational novels:

'Compulsive, propulsive, addictive' New York Times

'Outstanding . . . A gripping mystery' The Guardian

'A yarn that feels so plausible and terrifying, it stays with you' The Australian Women's Weekly

'Shelley Burr is a bright new talent in Australian crime fiction' CHRIS HAMMER

'Stunning, masterfully written, thought-provoking and intense, it is Aussie noir at its finest' Sunday Express