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Oct 01, 2021midori_hon rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
i vaguely remember a lot of buzz around 'the dry' when it was published some years ago but didn't get around to reading until now. so happy i did. immersive writing that made me feel hot and parched and vaguely scratchy, imagining a…
Oct 23, 2020maipenrai rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Excellent mystery - interweaves the past and present well. Recommend. Kristi & Abby Tabby p.s. fun to listen to with the Australian dialect.
Aug 04, 2020ReadingAdviser_Sally rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Oh wow, that was a doozy! I can see why it was a top pick from 2017. It is a suspenseful mystery that keeps you twisting and turning all the way through.
Jan 31, 2019Tigard_AnnieS rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Aaron Faulk, Federal Investigator has been called from Melbourne back to his hometown to attend the funeral of his childhood best friend Luke, and his family. While not there in an official capacity, Luke's parents implore him to work…
Jan 15, 2019
A note to audio-book (CD) borrowers: I borrowed the CD set which states it is 8 discs. Upon inserting the 8th disc, the narrator informed me it was disc 9. Sure enough, there was a noticeable gap in the story. I borrowed a print copy to…
Sep 16, 2018ArapahoeSarahD rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Get ready, this book's descriptive narrative will leave you feeling waves of heat, the mystery will chill your bones and the action will quicken your heart. This is an Outback story you can't miss.
Mar 13, 2018DCLadults rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I felt drawn into the story by the texture given to the characters and their never ending struggle to survive, and stay sane, in a parched and harsh Australian landscape. However it jumped around a lot which made it hard to follow and it…
Aug 09, 2017susanchyn rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Absorbing, lyrical and fresh, this Aussie tale tracks two events in drought-ridden Kiewarra. It's no fluke that this book is already being fast-tracked for movie production. The audio is fabulously rendered, the cadences pure and…
May 10, 2017ArapahoeChristineS rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Slow and steady paced but page turning crime mystery. Beautiful descriptive writing and great Aussie accented narration. The setting is a small town in the harsh drought riddled outback. Tensions in the town run as high as the…