Jennie Jacques Instagram – Luke Hadler, father of two small children, is found dead; “staged” as though he’s committed suicide? Or did he take his own life? On the floor of the family home lies the bodies of his wife (Karen) & young son (Billy) murdered… their youngest, just a baby, spared, wails in her cot. “It wasn’t as though the farm hadn’t seen death before, and the blowflies didn’t discriminate. To them there was little difference between a carcass and a corpse.” Set in a small town called Kiewarra, in the middle of one of the worst Australian draughts, the intensity is as unbearable as the environment; pathetic fallacy working it’s magic. I gained an insight into some of the harsh struggles rural Australian’s have to face. It’s not obnoxiously gruesome, despite the horror of the slaughter, but def ain’t for the faint hearted. If you like a solid “crime/thriller” fizzing with mystery & red herrings, read THE DRY. The plot is thick from the get go & the author intertwines not one murder mystery, but two. Aaron Falk’s a cop who moved away at a young age but returns for Luke Hadler’s funeral; growing up, they were besties. The author reveals secrets from their past (& the present) through flashbacks, letters, discrepancies at the local pub & Luke Hadler’s Dad who puts the pressure on (blackmails) Aaron to stick around/help solve the case. I burnt through the book fast. I just gave my copy away to a stranger before I had chance to take a pic with it for this #bookeecommendation so swipe for a selfie 🤳 I’d sent to a friend last week, in an MS Centre Oxygen Chamber #hbot Easy to read & kept me guessing. I’m not going to give more away re characters/storyline… it’s on fire 🔥 & it’s a whopping full marks from me 5/5 #bookstagram #readersofinstagram @janeharperauthor #thedry