Jane Harper

"I love Jane Harper's Australia-based mysteries." --Stephen KingNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM IFC FILMS STARRING ERIC BANAINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"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"One of the most stunning debuts I've ever read... Every word is near perfect." --David BaldacciA 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.

In a town without rain, some secrets are never washed away...

Australien härjas av en svår torka och invånarna i den lilla avfolkningsorten Kiewarra tvingas dagligen fatta desperata beslut på grund av vattenbristen. Under mystiska omständigheter tar Luke Hadler livet av sin familj och sedan sig själv. Poliskommissarie Aaron Falk kommer tillbaka till sin barndoms hemtrakter för att närvara vid begravningen. Luke var hans bäste vän, men de delade även en mörk hemlighet. Under århundradets värsta torka börjar Falk ifrågasätta vad som verkligen hände med Luke. Han bär på en bestämd känsla av att något inte stämmer – men ju mer han nystar i fallet, desto mer börjar gamla sår att blöda. Sedan länge begravda lögner tar sig upp till ytan, och Falk tvingas konfronteras med sina egna värsta minnen. Hetta är en atmosfärisk thriller med mörka familjehemligheter - True Detective möter Liane Moriarty. Den utspelar sig i Australiens karga inland.

I den lille byen Kiewarra, Australia, har det ikke regnet på to år. Spenningen er spent på bristepunktet, og den blir uutholdelig etter dødsfallene til tre medlemmer av Hadler-familien. Alle tror Luke Hadler, som begikk selvmord etter å drept sin kone og seks år gamle sønn, er skyldig. Politimann Aaron Falk drar tilbake til byen han er oppvokst i for å delta i begravelsen og blir ufrivillig trukket inn i etterforskningen.