The Dry
2016 • 300 pages

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A small town hides big secrets in The Dry, an atmospheric debut mystery by award-winning author Jane Harper.

After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for the first time in decades to attend the funeral of his best friend, Luke. Twenty years ago when Falk was accused of murder, Luke was his alibi. Falk and his father fled under a cloud of suspicion, saved from prosecution only because of Luke’s steadfast claim that the boys had been together at the time of the crime. But now more than one person knows they didn’t tell the truth back then, and Luke is dead.

Amid the worst drought in a century, Falk and the local detective question what really happened to Luke. As Falk reluctantly investigates to see if there’s more to Luke’s death than there seems to be, long-buried mysteries resurface, as do the lies that have haunted them. And Falk will find that small towns have always hidden big secrets.

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Aaron Falk is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by Jane Harper.

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The Dry
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Have heard so many rave reviews about this one and it didn't disappoint.

One of the downsides of being an author is being able to pick the plot twists and the bad guys and I picked both early in this one, but it didn't detract from my enjoyment as the story unfolded.

A real page-turner.

books set in Australia are always one of a kind to me as its my home and reading books set in australia is a huge comfort

characters were great but story... ehhh

I got this book as part of a First to Read pre-publication copy. The twists and turns made it a quick read. The murder mystery during a drought in a small town in Australia with prodigal son themes made it a good book!

4.5 stars. Really enjoyed this mystery and the twist was certainly unexpected.


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