A Disappearing Act: 2025's new twisty psychological suspense from the bestselling author of The House...

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Jo Dixon

A Disappearing Act

2025's new twisty psychological suspense from the bestselling author of The House of Now and...

Jo Dixon

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01 November 2025

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Crime & Mystery; Thriller & suspense; Australian Crime Fiction

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

By: Jo Dixon
Imprint: HQ
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 472g
ISBN: 9781038909206
ISBN 10: 1038909201
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Jo lives in rural Tasmania, where she wrangles an ever-growing collection of animals and is kept busy transforming blackberry-infested paddocks into beautiful gardens. She has been a dental assistant, an event coordinator, and a sales rep in the travel industry. Now she 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's first novel The House of Now and Then was shortlisted for Best Debut in the Ned Kelly crime writing awards, the BAD Sydney Danger Awards and the Sisters in Crime Davitt awards. 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