And Falk will find that small towns have always hidden big secrets.Īustralian Book Industry Awards, General Fiction Book of the Year, winner, 2017. A small town hides big secrets in The Dry, an atmospheric, page-turning debut mystery by award-winning author Jane Harper. The Dry is a 2020 Australian mystery drama thriller film directed by Robert Connolly, from a screenplay by Connolly and Harry Cripps, and is based on the 2016 book of the same name by Jane Harper. 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. Winner of the Victorian Premiers Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript, The Dry is her first novel with rights sold to over twenty territories.

Amid the worst drought in a century, Falk and the local detective question what really happened to Luke. But now more than one person knows they didn't tell the truth back then, and Luke is dead. 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 ago when Falk was accused of murder, Luke was his alibi. Book, Online - Google BooksĪfter 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. The Dry by Jane Harper About the Book A mystery that starts with a sad homecoming quickly turns into a nail-biting thriller about family, friends, and forensic accounting according to the first line of the Kirkus review.

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