Jane Harper’s newest mystery takes place in the picturesque wine country of South Australia, where readers are introduced to Harper’s characters with an easy, casual familiarity. Through the eyes of AFP investigator Aaron Falk, the reader gets to unravel the mystery surrounding the disappearance of a member of a tightknit community breadcrumb by breadcrumb. It isn’t until the end that you realise that the clues were hidden in the trivial details of the everyday all along. With a realistic approach to finding answers, the reader gets caught up in the undercurrent of yearning for closure for the families and friends involved. In Harper’s penmanship, the brooding landscape serves not only as a backdrop, but also as an active agent in shaping events, people, and their lives. Even as he wrestles with his own unanswered questions, will Falk take a chance at finding contentment on his own journey? In her fifth crime novel, Harper delivers a compelling human story once again – perhaps her best yet.
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