![]() ![]() He does such a wonderful job with conveying emotion and highlighting the atmosphere. Falk grew on me though as the story went on.Īs for the audio format, I adored hearing Stephen’s narration. Admittedly, he is back in a town that views him as a pariah but I suppose I expected him to hold his head high rather than perpetually be on the verge of fleeing back to Melbourne. ![]() I really enjoyed that creative choice.Īaron Falk, our protagonist, was a complicated character that seemed to have very little presence in the beginning. ![]() I found Harper’s choice to keep the present day POV with Falk but still provided other perspectives in the flashbacks that shaped the Ellie Deacon mystery quite clever. The mystery surrounding the Hadlers’ deaths as well as the Deacon case kept me guessing and tense. I could feel the despair and helplessness that invades everyday life for the residents of Kiewarra as they fight to survive. The Dry is a stunning debut novel sporting the same depth and complexity that we have come to expect from heavy hitter mystery/thriller writers. It truly brings Australia and the characters alive for me. I may have had a fangirl moment when I discovered Stephen Shanahan narrated those books as well. I really enjoyed my time “in the outback” and decided I wanted to circle back and read Harper’s Aaron Falk series that had received so much praise from readers. I recently had the opportunity to listen and review Jane Harper’s The Lost Man after the publisher sent a review audio copy. ![]()
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