The Dry: A Novel

The Dry: A Novel

INSTANT 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.Review?Ms. Harper is not one to drop a fact...without using it later. She has jampacked her swift debut thriller with sneaky moves that the reader has to track with care? It?s hard to believe this is her first novel? The Dry is a breathless page-turner, driven by the many revelations Ms. Harper dreams up....??The New York Times, Janet Maslin"One of the most stunning debuts I've ever read. I could feel the searing heat of the Australia setting. Every word is near perfect. The story builds like a wave seeking the purchase of earth before it crashes down and wipes out everything you might have thought about this enthralling tale. Read it!" ?David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Guilty?Leads down a convoluted page-turning trail to an explosive ending. It will have you wearing out the pages flipping back looking for the well-disguised clues. You may find this is the best mystery you have read all year.? ?Florida Times-Union?A stunner?It?s a small-town, big-secrets page-turner with a shocker of an ending?Recommend this one to fans of James Lee Burke and Robert Crais, who mix elements of ?bromance? into their hard-boiled tales.??Booklist, starred review?Devastating debut?a suspenseful tale of sound and fury as riveting as it is horrific.? ?Publishers Weekly, starred review?A nail-biting thriller?A chilling story set under a blistering sun, this fine debut will keep readers on edge and awake long past bedtime.??Kirkus, starred review"The Dry is one of the most talked-about debuts of the new year....Harper?s story is tightly plotted and moves briskly, the tension as brittle and incendiary as the dried-out crops on the Kiewarra farms. But it is the beautifully evoked landscape and the portrayal of a gloomy outpost on the edge of a desert that are the stars of the show."?BookPage?A thrilling procedural that pays off on every level.??Shelf Awareness"Harper writes with precision and creates a tense atmosphere on the brink of combustion."?Real Simple "With The Dry, Jane Harper immediately takes her place among the elites in the mystery world. If this book doesn't garner an Edgar (Best First Novel) or two (Best Novel), there is no justice. Terrific characters, unique and evocative setting, knockout plot construction. This book has it all." ?John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author of The Fall"It?s extremely rare and exciting to read a debut that enthralls from the very first page and then absolutely sticks the landing. Told with heart and guts and an authentic sense of place that simply cannot be faked, The Dry is the debut of the year.??C.J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Off The Grid"Every so often a debut novel arrives that is so tightly wov