"I love Jane Harper's Australia-based mysteries." --Stephen King
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"A breathless page-turner, driven by the many revelations Ms. Harper
dreams up...You'll love [her] sleight of hand...A secret on every
page." --The New York Times
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"One of the most stunning debuts I've ever read... Every word is near
perfect." --David Baldacci**
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A small town hides big secrets in The Dry, an atmospheric,
page-turning 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.
