iditarod99's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
prity_b's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
3.5
Review: An intriguing read.
Federal Agent Falk returns to the small Austrian town he and his father ran away from, almost 20 years ago.
He was accused of murder. And this small backward town did not let his family forget for a single moment.
Murder drove him away and murder brought him back.
His old friend Luke, his wife and boy were shot dead. The distraught parents force Falk to look into the murders. What slowly unravels are the secrets the town is desperate to hide. A secret is what ruined Falk, a secret is what got Luke and his family killed.
A secret is what bleeds the town dry.
A page turning thriller.
Recommended for mystery lovers
Federal Agent Falk returns to the small Austrian town he and his father ran away from, almost 20 years ago.
He was accused of murder. And this small backward town did not let his family forget for a single moment.
Murder drove him away and murder brought him back.
His old friend Luke, his wife and boy were shot dead. The distraught parents force Falk to look into the murders. What slowly unravels are the secrets the town is desperate to hide. A secret is what ruined Falk, a secret is what got Luke and his family killed.
A secret is what bleeds the town dry.
A page turning thriller.
Recommended for mystery lovers
ljjohnson8's review against another edition
4.0
A solid, enjoyable mystery. It reminded me a lot of a Linda Castillo book, and that's certainly decent praise!
kt01's review against another edition
4.0
Fast paced, easy read. Perfect insight into an Aussie small country town. Engaging plot and characters. Excellent debut
L**
S*
M**
L**
S*
M**
nicoleh's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
_tilly_'s review against another edition
3.0
"How short was the road from that decisions to this moment? The question ached like a bruise."
I was excited to say the least about reading THE DRY this year, I was hearing so many good things about the Aaron Falk series as well as about Jane Harper as a writer.
THE DRY is a great debut novel and I agree with most people that Jane Harper’s writing is clever and addictive. I found the book easy to read and it started out very fast paced. Unfortunately for me the story began to slow down after about 250 pages. The story itself did pick back up again towards the end and the characters never faulted, they all had strong personalities but then the conclusion happened and I found myself feeling disappointed.
"Death rarely changes how we feel about someone. Heightens it, more often than not."
THE DRY is a typical mystery thriller where the reader is left guessing ‘who done it’ until the very end. I was guessing throughout the whole story and I never guessed who the killer was, although I am happy that it was never made easy for the reader to guess the ending, I did end up feeling let down. When the killer was revealed I thought it felt anti-climatic. Throughout the full book there’s build up, there’s secrets from Falk’s childhood, it’s very tense and I felt the conclusion didn’t follow suit, it ended up actually being somewhat disconnected to all of the build up.
As I’ve said though, you cannot fault Jane Harper’s writing, I still wanted to read the book to the very end and I’m looking forward to reading the next in the series, FORCE OF NATURE.
Full review on my blog https://littlereaderxoxo.wordpress.com/
I was excited to say the least about reading THE DRY this year, I was hearing so many good things about the Aaron Falk series as well as about Jane Harper as a writer.
THE DRY is a great debut novel and I agree with most people that Jane Harper’s writing is clever and addictive. I found the book easy to read and it started out very fast paced. Unfortunately for me the story began to slow down after about 250 pages. The story itself did pick back up again towards the end and the characters never faulted, they all had strong personalities but then the conclusion happened and I found myself feeling disappointed.
"Death rarely changes how we feel about someone. Heightens it, more often than not."
THE DRY is a typical mystery thriller where the reader is left guessing ‘who done it’ until the very end. I was guessing throughout the whole story and I never guessed who the killer was, although I am happy that it was never made easy for the reader to guess the ending, I did end up feeling let down. When the killer was revealed I thought it felt anti-climatic. Throughout the full book there’s build up, there’s secrets from Falk’s childhood, it’s very tense and I felt the conclusion didn’t follow suit, it ended up actually being somewhat disconnected to all of the build up.
As I’ve said though, you cannot fault Jane Harper’s writing, I still wanted to read the book to the very end and I’m looking forward to reading the next in the series, FORCE OF NATURE.
Full review on my blog https://littlereaderxoxo.wordpress.com/
jamiepatterson's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
phantasmaboo's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0