![]() ![]() The lone survivor of the murder-suicide is baby Charlotte, who is found unharmed in her cot at the family farm. However, the community is still stunned when Luke Hadler, a respected local farmer, kills his wife Karen and six-year-old son Billy, before turning the shotgun on himself. The Dry is set in Kiewarra, a small farming community a few hours from Melbourne in south-eastern Australia, which for the past two years has experienced a horrendous drought and sustained financial pressure. I’d heard on the grapevine that this Australian debut was fantastic, and following a reminder from my mum (who likes to read The Times crime recommendations down the phone to me), finally managed to get hold of it. If you haven’t read The Dry yet, then drop everything. Jane Harper, The Dry (Little, Brown/Abacus, 2017 Hachette audiobook)įirst line: Even those who didn’t darken the door of the church from one Christmas to the next could tell there would be more mourners than seats. ![]()
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