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The Dry : THE ABSOLUTELY COMPELLING INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

by Jane Harper
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Tense murder mystery set in drought-stricken Australia.

The Dry would be a great read for fans of gripping murder mysteries with a strong sense of atmosphere. Set in a small town suffering from a severe drought, the tension is palpable as the investigation into a brutal family murder unfolds. The main character, Aaron Falk, is a complex and interesting protagonist whose personal history adds an extra layer of intrigue to the story. With a cleverly plotted mystery and vividly depicted setting, The Dry is a gripping and satisfying read that will keep you guessing until the very end.

  • Barry Award for Best First Novel (2018) and Nominee for Best Novel of the Decade (2020)
  • Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction (2017)
  • Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Unpublished Manuscript (2015)
  • Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel (2017)
  • Australian Independent Booksellers Indie Book Award for Book of the Year & Debut Fiction (2017)
  • Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) for Book of the Year, for General Fiction and Nominee for The Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year (2017)
  • CWA Gold Dagger (2017)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Mystery & Thriller & for Debut Goodreads Author (2017)
  • RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Mystery (2018)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Dry : THE ABSOLUTELY COMPELLING INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

by Jane Harper
$11.06 Now $7.74 Save 30% more
ISBN: 9780349142111
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $14.39
Authors: Jane Harper
Publisher: Abacus
Date of Publication: 2016-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Mystery/Crime/Thriller, Contemporary
Related Topics: Suspense, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Goodreads rating: 4.06
(rated by 235973 readers)

Description

A small town hides big secrets in this atmospheric, page-turning debut mystery by award-winning author Jane Harper.In the grip of the worst drought in a century, the farming community of Kiewarra is facing life and death choices daily when three members of a local family are found brutally slain.Federal Police investigator Aaron Falk reluctantly returns to his hometown for the funeral of his childhood friend, loath to face the townsfolk who turned their backs on him twenty years earlier. But as questions mount, Falk is forced to probe deeper into the deaths of the Hadler family. Because Falk and Luke Hadler shared a secret. A secret Falk thought was long buried. A secret Luke's death now threatens to bring to the surface in this small Australian town, as old wounds in bleed into new ones.
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Tense murder mystery set in drought-stricken Australia.

The Dry would be a great read for fans of gripping murder mysteries with a strong sense of atmosphere. Set in a small town suffering from a severe drought, the tension is palpable as the investigation into a brutal family murder unfolds. The main character, Aaron Falk, is a complex and interesting protagonist whose personal history adds an extra layer of intrigue to the story. With a cleverly plotted mystery and vividly depicted setting, The Dry is a gripping and satisfying read that will keep you guessing until the very end.

  • Barry Award for Best First Novel (2018) and Nominee for Best Novel of the Decade (2020)
  • Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction (2017)
  • Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Unpublished Manuscript (2015)
  • Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel (2017)
  • Australian Independent Booksellers Indie Book Award for Book of the Year & Debut Fiction (2017)
  • Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) for Book of the Year, for General Fiction and Nominee for The Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year (2017)
  • CWA Gold Dagger (2017)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Mystery & Thriller & for Debut Goodreads Author (2017)
  • RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Mystery (2018)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.