He’s finding it hard to believe that Luke Hadler, his best mate from his teenage years, has actually murdered his wife, Karen, and their young son, Billy, before taking the gun to himself. In the late afternoon heat, where shade has become a fleeting commodity, Kiewarra has seen its paltry population dwindle even further after years of drought, hardship, and the debris of too many farmers struggling to make ends meet.Īaron arrives in a town that shimmers under days of burning blue sky. Set in the declining Northern Victorian town of Kiewarra, the plot takes off from the first page when close-cropped blond-hairedįederal agent Aaron Falk “drags his heels” up from Melbourne, trailing a cloud of dust and cracked leaves behind him. Writing with the seasoned authority of a longtime author, Harper delivers a slow-burn tale of small-town secrets and age-old animosities. Hard to believe that The Dry is Harper’s first novel.
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