I experienced this as a hopeful bird trying to take wing (yes, I unfairly compared it to Colleen McCullough's Thorn Birds). The missed opportunities for the author to magnify the DRY instead of the lackluster created a story that felt only small in its hugeness instead of withered, shrunken, dried up and desperate. Transitions between time periods were confusing, requiring most of your concentration to leave the narration and figure out exactly *when* you are at the moment. Dry felt slow to me, and shackled by too much dialogue that kept the story moving at a choppy pace. But, I was a little bored, and felt I'd read it all before in a more lively version. Australia as the setting is scenic, a parched land sucking the life out of the residents as well as the farms and businesses. Dry has the underpinnings of a good story it has good diverse characters that are bound together by a mystery and come together again as adults facing a bigger and more dangerous puzzle to solve. I was just not the right reader for this one, and I think I can blame some adrenaline from my last book still coursing through my veins. And Falk will find that small towns have always hidden big secrets.Ī captivating title, high ratings and great reviews, featured as one of Amazon's Best Books of the Month, this debut novel by Harper had everything going for it until I came along. 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. But now more than one person knows they didn't tell the truth back then, and Luke is dead.Īmid the worst drought in a century, Falk and the local detective question what really happened to Luke. 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. Twenty years ago when Falk was accused of murder, Luke was his alibi.
"One of the most stunning debuts I've ever read.Every word is near perfect." (David Baldacci)Ī small town hides big secrets in The Dry, an atmospheric debut mystery by award-winning author Jane Harper.Īfter 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. Harper dreams up.You'll love sleight of hand.A secret on every page." ( The New York Times) "A breathless page-turner, driven by the many revelations Ms.
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