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Confusion reigns! Both my Audible book and my NetGalley ARC are about police who reluctantly return to their home towns to solve a murder ... and both have suspicious deaths of friends in their pasts. My brain is frazzled trying to keep them both straight! 🧠 😖

Finished my second book for Dewey's Reverse Readathon. This was a great mystery. I liked the character and the atmosphere of the setting. The mystery was good - I did not guess the culprit until I was supposed to, yet after the reveal I can see the clues were there. Will definitely put the next one in the series on my TBR. #reversereadathon #deweysreadathon

I don't know which one to read first. 🙈🙊

Have you read any of these? What are your thoughts? 😃

Aaron falk may become a favourite detective, and whilst not battling with the Scandinavian cold, he certainly has personal demons to battle as well as big spiders as he returns to his childhood home for the funeral of the halder family killed at the hands of the father luke, aarons old friend. A cracking story which i couldn't put down.

I‘ve been curious about this one for a long time so I was excited that it won the vote to be our July book club pick! I listened to it and while I enjoyed the surprising plot and unique setting, I would have loved to read it more I think because some of the transitions were a bit hard to follow while #AudioColoring so I did a bit more rewinding than usual! Still, I‘m looking forward to discussing this and am starting the sequel right away!!

I don't often give 5 stars to mystery/thrillers, but I LOVED this book. I've already started the second book in the Aaron Falk series. And although it has no bearing on the story, I'm now terrified of huntsman spiders.

This great mystery/thriller is on sale for the #kindle today!

#kindledeal #ebookdeal

I'm only 3 chapters in, but I'm impressed so far. I can feel the oppressive heat, hear the birds or the silence, and sense the discomfort of the characters.

Federal Agent Aaron Falk returns to Kiewarra for his childhood friend‘s funeral and begins to ask questions, but the town folks let him know he is not welcomed, as Kiewarra is a small town that hides big secrets.

I really enjoyed this debut from Harper, very good but my favourite is her latest, The Lost Man.

#WanderingJune #SmallTownBoy

I really enjoyed this Australian mystery. It‘s a great summer read.

Currently reading The Dry by Jane Harper, and I am enjoying it a lot. It has made me realize that I'm craving atmospheric crime fiction atm.

Weekend read. Don‘t tell Scooby that he‘s not going to the beach 🏖 🐱Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
@Stacypatrice Have you read this one? Really good so far...

This is only the 3rd or 4th Australian crime novel I‘ve read, and I really liked it. Is Australian noir the new Scandinavian noir? 🤔 #howjessreadsin2019

Just started this - it's one of the 30+ books that I have recently bought.

Good audiobook, great narration, interesting mystery story.

This debut mystery had a great plot and exceptional pacing throughout. Set in a small rural farming town in Australia experiencing a long drought, it follows an investigation into the murder of the Hadler family. Did Luke Hadler really kill his wife and child in an apparent murder-suicide or is something else going on?

We‘re already addicted 😻

Current audiobook !

I had this book in audiobook format! This is the author‘s first novel and wow was it great! Nice Australian accent and suspenseful pacing with reveals all the way to the end!

Looking for a slow burn mystery that'll have you hooked? The Dry is full of unspoken secrets, small town rivalries, and desperate acts. Great read!

Just finished and recommend! Looking forward to seeing the movie when it comes out!

Such a great book!

One of the best books I have read so far this year! I couldn‘t put it down, so good!

Spent the afternoon finishing this up. I‘m relatively new to mysteries, but this one definitely kept me well intrigued the whole time. I‘ll be checking out the next in this series for sure!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

The best of Jane Harper, loves this book so much, so emotional. CANNOT wait until the movie

My life is just too busy at the moment so I hardly have time to read which is really annoying because I'm actually enjoying this book but I feel like I'm not focused enough and my thoughts are everywhere. I guess that's why I haven't really made any progress with Anna Karenina this week and I'm terribly behind on all my reading challenges 🙈

1. Friday
2. SPRINGSTEEN!
3. Work. Nap (getting over a cold)
4. Tagged book
#PreMondayVibes @pepsicola

Very good book. A lot of tropes used but great characters with depth and heart.

This one seemed to start off a bit slow, but quickly had me hooked! I didn‘t expect the ending. Short review - but I definitely recommend this one! #SeriesRead

This is a great novel. Had me hooked from start to finish and I did not see the end coming at all.

4.5🌟
My first Jane Harper book, won't be my last. This story is set in rural Australia during a 2 yr drought. Aaron Falk returns after 20 yrs to his best friends funeral, the friend who killed his wife, child and himself. Falk wants to put his demons to bed. Read the rest for yourself!

Thank you so much for doing something you definitely didn't have to @BookishMarginalia ! You are one of the kindest people I have "met" on here and you deserve all the good karma coming your way. ??
I have never read any Jane Harper but boy am I about to!

#currentlyreading 😊

#janeharper #thedry #bookworm

I love a good mystery where there are interesting characters forced to interact with a harsh landscape and a landscape that effects people in different ways - it adds a layer of complexity that I appreciate. I am inspired to travel to Australia.

This book was fantastic! It pulled me in immediately with a wonderfully written prologue and kept me hooked through the layers of small town drama and periodic flashbacks from multiple perspectives. It worked well to have parallel mysteries, decades apart. I would definitely read this author again! Thanks for recommending it as my next read @Mitch @Librarybelle @LapReader @gradcat @BarbaraBB !

My tentative TBR for @24in48 . Most of these are books I started but didn‘t finish cuz life happened. And Touch is for a book club that‘s meeting this Sunday cuz procrastination is the game. Starting my #24in48 with The Dry

We had a good #bookclub discussion about this book, but more than that we got to meet Sebastian, the latest foster cat! He had a few things to say as we talked about what books to read for future months.

Meanwhile, in true book club serendipity, this is also the March selection for my other mystery book club. It‘s a good thing I liked the book!

I have been MIA on Litsy due to no internet but I'm back now! this is what I've been reading over Christmas, and so far in January

Never stop reading that's my motto!!! 😃👏🏻📚

#lmpbc #round4 #groupx
#newyearwhodis
#listsyreadingchallenge2018

A good page turning mystery. I really wanted to read Force of Nature but picked this one up first. I‘m glad I did - I devoured this in two days.

From the heat to the spiders to the despair/anger of the town's inhabitants I almost felt like I was there watching the events unfold. The characters, the settings, and the mysteries were all interesting. I'm pretty late to this party (as usual) but I'll be reading more of her books. I'm now off to find something light, possibly with a rainy setting, to read next.

The Dry, I really enjoyed this mystery thriller set in Australia
So my alcoholic drink of choice is vodka,my favorite vodka is Ciroc by p diddy and ciroc coconut with seltzer water, sounds boring but you have to try all the ciroc flavors yum amazing !🤪
@gradcat #birthdaygiveaway
Happy birthday 🎉

I wanted to buy books but I didn't want to add anything to La TBR, so I bought a bunch of stuff for my dad.

New year, new read. Come at me, 2019 📚

#janeharper #thedry #newyear #2019

I'd heard a lot about this book when it first came out and meant to read it but it slipped my mind. I got the second in the series as a deal of the day and liked (not loved) it. Almost didn't give this one a try, but I'm glad I did - I thought it was definitely worth the hype! Loved the suspense!

When it‘s the wettest year in your city, read about a crippling drought, cranky Australian farmers, and scary spiders!

Gripping mystery with lots of red herrings that should make for a good #bookclub discussion in a few weeks. There‘s apparently also going to be a movie adaptation.

Set in Australia, The Dry opens with Federal Agent Aaron Falk returning to his drought-crippled hometown to attend the funeral of a childhood friend, Luke, dead in an apparent murder-suicide that also took the lives of his wife and son. Falk must grapple with the secrets and lies that forced him to leave his home while struggling to understand what happened to Luke and his family. This was a truly exceptional thriller, one I won't soon forget.

This is a great Australian crime drama. I will definitely be reading more Jane Harper in the future. Elements of the novel remind me of Peter Temple's flawed dectectives with dark pasts. Read this in a week whilst on holidays. Life has become busy for me in the last few years so I don't remember the last time I did that.

Very proud to be a part of bringing this to the big screen.

Just finished my re-read of this wonderful novel for #lmpbc #groupx #round4. Because I already knew "whodunnit" I could more appreciate Jane Harper's skills as a writer and identify many of the techniques she used. I'm going to send this on by express post so it doesn't get caught up in the Christmas mail.

My #newyearwhodis list courtesy of @Librarybelle love the options on this list! I enjoyed The Stepford Wives too! And The Handmaids Tale!