![]() ![]() ![]() There’s also unfinished business waiting for our hero in this town, in the form of the unsolved death of another of his childhood friends. While it certainly takes cues from that genre (particularly the grim, fly -infested opening scene), the plot has much more to do with Falk’s personal relationship with the town’s inhabitants. ![]() Eventually after placing his own life in the balance several times and nearly getting fingers/toes/beloved wife’s head chopped off, dashing detective finds and detains serial killer (applause). Dashing detective arrives, playing deadly cat and mouse game with serial chopper. I won’t lie – there is such a vast number of books with front covers and intriguing captions like The Dry that I nearly didn’t pick it up.īased on the cover I was expecting: Nasty serial killer chops people up. ![]() But can this really be the same kid he knew growing up? Luke, his best friend from his teenage years, has murdered his wife and son before turning the shotgun on himself. In this one, he returns to his not-so-sweet home after tragedy draws him back. The Dry is the first in what promises to be a series of novels featuring Aaron Falk, our Federal Agent hero. When should you read ‘The Dry’? When it’s grey and miserable – reading ‘The Dry’ makes your brain instantly think it’s too hot. ![]()
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