![]() ![]() It is a shocking event, even in a community that faces life-and-death choices every day.įalk’s visit is meant to be fleeting-he has no desire to linger in a place he and his father fled 20 years earlier after accusations swirled following the suspicious drowning of a young woman. Luke Hadler seems to have broken under the strain of his harsh life, shooting his wife and son, then himself. Federal Agent Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown of Kiewarra for the funeral of a childhood friend. Harper’s remarkable debut, set in the parched, rural landscape of Australia, combines exquisite slow-build storytelling with a terrific sense of place and richly drawn characters that provoke a range of emotions in the reader. And we’d all definitely want to see more. ![]() ![]() If there was an X Factor for crime debutants, then Jane Harper would get a standing ovation and cries of “You’ve just got something special” from ecstatic judges. ![]()
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