Force of Nature (Aaron Falk Book 2)

 by Jane Harper

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This story continued the tale of Aaron Falk and his next case. The story was slow and steady, a tad creepy and a lot more going on than I first thought. There was no particular hook that grabbed me making me read faster, but perhaps the author is clever with her subtlety as I had to know whodunnit.
I hope my company never puts together adventures like this, not even glamping.
This group of woman strayed off the path, Alice is missing...do any of the others really care?
The author brought the area to life, I could almost smell it...well it's close to home for me so I'd know (this is fictional but could be any ranges surrounding me).
Fabulously woven tale of mystery keeping me guessing all the way.

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From the international bestselling author of The Dry and new novel The Survivors.

Lost, Cold, Desperate ... Danger Runs Deep

Five women reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking along the muddy track. Only four come out the other side.

The hike through the rugged Giralang Ranges is meant to take the office colleagues out of their air-conditioned comfort zone and teach resilience and team building. At least that is what the corporate retreat website advertises.

Federal Police Agent Aaron Falk has a particularly keen interest in the whereabouts of the missing bushwalker. Alice Russell is the whistleblower in his latest case - and Alice knew secrets. About the company she worked for and the people she worked with.

Far from the hike encouraging teamwork, the women tell Falk a tale of suspicion, violence and disintegrating trust. And as he delves into the disappearance, it seems some dangers may run far deeper than anyone knew.

WINNER OF THE READERS' CHOICE DAVITT AWARD 2018
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 SPECSAVERS (UK) NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS INTERNATIONAL AUTHOR OF THE YEAR

The Dry

 Jane Harper 

Amazon

I guess I'm a new fan of this author now. I didn't know the story until I saw the movie trailers and it caught my eye.
I read until late evening as I just couldn't put it down until I found how who and why.
Murder, more than one mystery happening here, are they connected?
Aaron left town with his father when he was 16. Returning as an adult for his mates funeral, dealing with small town animosity he is determined to find out what happened now and in the past.
A town dealing with a long time drought, tempers are frayed and yet people still find money for drinking and gambling which creates more trouble.
I loved the way the author wove all the pieces of this tale together. I really didn't see it coming, some of it maybe but not that missing link.
Brilliant story set in my home....I work in Footscray but stay out of alleys lol
Loved every moment and I'm looking up the next story now.

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A 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.