BARREN CAPE, out now!

An abandoned resort seems the perfect place to hide, but is Barren Cape a refuge or a trap?

Former housemates Mac and Erika are homeless.

Well, Erika is fine, she just has to live with her parents until she can find another rental. Mac’s situation is much worse – family isn’t an option and she’s surfing the couches of her increasingly exasperated friends.

Driving around one lonely afternoon, Mac discovers Barren Cape. Once destined to be a luxury escape, now it’s just wire fence and grey cement. It’s stark, but quiet. There’s no harm in staying here a little while …

From the bestselling author of The Rush, this is the chilling result of people pushed to the fringes of society and forced to make unthinkable choices.

Pre-order Barren Cape today.

Praise for Barren Cape

“Prak hits all the right buttons. This story will keep you enthralled from the first word to the last”. ArtsHub

“Eerie, atmospheric setting and a plot filled with twists”, Books + Publishing

“Michelle keeps the suspense at a high level and the surprises coming. Recommended.” Jeff Popple

“A fine mix of menace and social awareness”, Lindy of Abbey’s Bookshop

“Michelle Prak knows how to press all the triggers of female fear”, ReadPlus

THE RUSH (2023)

Praise for The Rush

‘Michelle Prak doesn’t give you a minute to catch your breath on this Australian outback rollercoaster. Compelling and explosive.’
Hayley Scrivenor, author of Dirt Town

‘Buckle up. Prak’s about to take you on the ride of your life.’
Candice Fox, New York Times bestselling author

‘Tense, mysterious and unsettling, The Rush makes a nightmare out of the Australian landscape and will have you tearing through pages desperate to see how these threads come together―and who will survive when they do.’
Gabriel Bergmoser, author of The Hunted

‘Prepare to be terrified! A real rollercoaster of a debut.’
Nicci French, author of The Favour

‘The Rush absolutely delivers! It’s terrifying. It’s chilling. It’s a masterful Australian thriller, with echoes of Wolf Creek and rural noir, that is bound to become a classic.’
Josh Hortinela

‘The Rush is a first-rate outback thriller, and its excellence is all down to Michelle Prak’s meticulous storytelling choreography.’
Simon McDonald, Diary of a Bookseller

‘An electrifying outback thriller that’s unlike anything I’ve read – I couldn’t put it down.’
Shelley Burr, author of Wake

‘An utterly chilling read with an unexpected twist,
this crime novel is hard to put down.’
Vikki Petraitis, author of The Unbelieved

‘This book has it all: the wild and lonely outback, the threatening natural elements, sinister characters, and young naïve people unaware of what they are getting into.’
ReadPlus

‘The Rush is not your typical outback thriller…judging by early response of readers, we’ll be seeing a lot more from her.’
Notable Books, The Weekend Australian (20-21 May 2023)

Voted into the Better Reading Top 100 2024. Longlisted for Sisters in Crime Australia’s Davitt Awards.

Official author photos by:

Kalyn Woodbury.