Jane Harper
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| Title | : | The Dry (Aaron Falk #1) |
| Author | : | Jane Harper |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 352 pages |
| Published | : | May 31st 2016 by Macmillan Australia |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Crime. Thriller. Mystery Thriller. Cultural. Australia. Audiobook |
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A small town hides big secrets in this atmospheric, page-turning debut mystery by award-winning author Jane Harper.In the grip of the worst drought in a century, the farming community of Kiewarra is facing life and death choices daily when three members of a local family are found brutally slain. Federal Police investigator Aaron Falk reluctantly returns to his hometown for the funeral of his childhood friend, loath to face the townsfolk who turned their backs on him twenty years earlier. But as questions mount, Falk is forced to probe deeper into the deaths of the Hadler family. Because Falk and Luke Hadler shared a secret. A secret Falk thought was long buried. A secret Luke's death now threatens to bring to the surface in this small Australian town, as old wounds bleed into new ones.
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| Original Title: | The Dry |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Aaron Falk #1 |
| Setting: | Australia |
| Literary Awards: | Barry Award for Best First Novel (2018), Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction (2017), Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Unpublished Manuscript (2015), Australian Independent Booksellers Indie Book Award for Book of the Year & Debut Fiction (2017), Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) for Book of the Year, for General Fiction and Nominee for The Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year (2017) CWA Gold Dagger Award (2017), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Mystery & Thriller & for Debut Goodreads Author (2017) |
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Ratings: 4.04 From 135979 Users | 12986 ReviewsCritique About Books The Dry (Aaron Falk #1)
I was drawn to this arid Australian crime thriller by a desert storm of five-star reviews, not to mention the fact that this was The Sunday Times Crime Book of the Year.Hmmm*Fold his arms and sighs*I'm not saying that this was a bad book it was OK though the storyline (for me) was flat, improbable, slow-paced and bereft of suspense.Apart from that, it was fine!Bland federal agent, Aaron Falk, returns to the small Outback town of his childhood for the funeral of his best friend (and also hisWhoa, well done, Harper! I did not see that twist coming and just when I thought I had it all figured out, that theory was shot to hell. Brilliant.This story is set in the bush in Kiewarra, Australia, where a murder suicide has taken place in a community where a drought is on. Falk, a cop who has come back for the funeral, is coaxed into staying to dig into the truth of what really happened to the family. A past is reawakened, secrets are kept close and many don't want him there for the ties he
I know it's early days, but I have a feeling this will be a top read of 2017 for me; I'll go as far as saying if I had read it last year it would have been in my top 2016 reads. The writing is excellent, the pacing was quick with fully fleshed characters, and the ending was satisfying without being too cut and dry. Half the fun of this story is, even if you guess at the who, you probably won't guess the why until it's revealed. This was a perfect example of a book being extremely dark and
*4.5 stars!*What a book. I had to sleep on this one. Not like, right on top of it, it was just a little to the left of my pillow, but I needed time to process. Its not as though this read was so incredibly intoxicating that I couldn't wrap my head around itquite the contrary, actually. The pace is steady and slow, verging on dull at times but never quite crossing that line. The plot itself is packed with twists, but they felt gentle and weren't especially shocking. So what did it for me? The
2 Stars I don't get it? I am reading all these 5 star rave reviews for The Dry and I'm just left here thinking, what the hell am I missing? This book was a bit of a chore for me to read. I literally had to force myself to read it, and I know what people are think, then why didn't you just stop reading it? And I have two answers for that: 1. I'm a stubborn bitch 2. I kept thinking the next chapter was going to blow my mind and then I'll understand these rave reviews, but as chapters went by I
4.5 Stars The Outback is impossible, forever and its freeNo way can I find an end to what it means to me Sing You the Outback John WilliamsonMere days ago, I was inundated by water. Water, water, everywhere Rivers overflowing and suddenly I find myself transported to a land where rain hadnt fallen in nearly two years.The drought had left the flies spoiled for choice that summer. The farmers told themselves that the drought wouldnt last, said those words to each other, and to themselves,
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