The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1) in Aussie Readers

Jun 28, 2016 Brenda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: aussie-authors, mystery, 2016-release, crime, own-read

Federal Police Investigator Aaron Falk found himself returning to Kiewarra for the first time in twenty years, and it was for the funeral of his best friend from his youth. The shock of what Luke Hadler had done to his wife and son, then himself still resounded with him – but he had no intention of staying longer than the few hours necessary in the town where he knew he wasn’t welcome.

Kiewarra hadn’t changed much over the years – the drought was intense; farmers were worried and the town seemed ...more

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May 06, 2017 Kathryn rated it really liked it

Shelves: reading-list-2017, fiction, 4-5-stars, bookclub, kathryns-aty-2017

This was a great read - it took a little while for me to get drawn in, and I never felt like I fully connected with the main character, Aaron, but the questions about what was originally thought to be an open-and-shut case grew and grew and I wanted answers to my questions!! There were a few slight inconsistencies, but not enough to hinder my enjoyment of the story.

I felt for the inhabitants of the small fictional town of Kiewarra - the sense of hopelessness that could be alleviated if only the ...more

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Jun 02, 2017 Josie rated it really liked it

Ok so firstly I need to point out that earlier this year I read an amazing book, by one of my favourite authors of all time that was similar to "The Dry", so I couldn't not compare the 2.
I have purposely rated this lower than the other book, as I did enjoy that one more.

Ok that over with, what do I have to say about "The Dry".....
I did really enjoy this book and it did stack up to the majority of the hype that has been around it since taking out "book of the year" prize at the Indie Awards back ...more

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May 24, 2017 Robin rated it it was amazing

Federal police investigator Aaron Falk returns to the town where he grew up to attend the funeral of his childhood friend Luke Hadler, who killed his wife and child before turning the gun on himself. However, Aaron starts to doubt the murder-suicide charge and while he is investigating he is also dealing with gossip, childhood secrets and the reason he left the town in the first place.

The story takes place in an Australian rural town and the setting and characters are lyrically and evocatively ...more

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