The Dry
Aaron Falk (Book 1)
- Author Jane Harper
- Narrator Stephen Shanahan
- Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date 12 January 2017
- Run Time 9 hours and 38 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction.
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What to expect
'A riveting murder mystery and a beautifully wrought picture of a rural community under extreme pressure' Mail on Sunday Thriller of the Week
'Packed with sneaky moves and teasing possibilities that keep the reader guessing...The Dry is a breathless page-turner' Janet Maslin, New York Times
WHO REALLY KILLED THE HADLER FAMILY?
I just can't understand how someone like him could do something like that.
Amid the worst drought to ravage Australia in a century, it hasn't rained in small country town Kiewarra for two years. Tensions in the community become unbearable when three members of the Hadler family are brutally murdered. Everyone thinks Luke Hadler, who committed suicide after slaughtering his wife and six-year-old son, is guilty.
Policeman Aaron Falk returns to the town of his youth for the funeral of his childhood best friend, and is unwillingly drawn into the investigation. As questions mount and suspicion spreads through the town, Falk is forced to confront the community that rejected him twenty years earlier. Because Falk and Luke Hadler shared a secret, one which Luke's death threatens to unearth. And as Falk probes deeper into the killings, secrets from his past and why he left home bubble to the surface as he questions the truth of his friend's crime.
Praise for The Dry
'Riveting' Mail on Sunday
'Stunningly atmospheric' Val McDermid
A WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS CRIME THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR
A CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD WINNER
An Amazon.com's #1 Pick for Best Mystery & Thriller
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| Author | Jane Harper |
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| Narrator | Stephen Shanahan |
| Series | Aaron Falk |
| Duration | 9 hours and 38 minutes |
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| ISBN | 9781405535151 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Genre | Crime and mystery fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction |
| Collections | As Seen On Screen |
| Availability | GB, IE |
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