Asked to be the godfather for his old friend's young son, Aaron travels to their small town deep in Southern Australian wine country for the christening. Jane Harper weaves together another perfect mystery, leaving you guessing up until the very satisfying ending.įederal Investigator Aaron Falk is back, though this time it is personal. As always, Jane Harper's mysteries are not just "who did it" but deeply explores the personal and societal factors that lead to it all. We also get to see how this shapes the next generation growing up in their homes, including Kim's teenage daughter who is determined to prove her mother did not kill herself.
As the story develops we learn more and more about Kim's close knit circle of friends, many of whom have known each other since they were teens, and how the things that happened then have continued to shape their lives now. In fact, the one disappointment from Exiles is knowing this is the last book in the Aaron Falk series! In Exile's Aaron starts digging into the disappearance of Kim Gillespie from the local wine festival a year earlier, a festival Aaron attended because it was the eve of his godson's christening. I heard somewhere that this may be the last Falk novel, and although I'd hate to lose him, I was wholly satisfied with where Harper left him in Exiles.Īll of Jane Harper's books are must reads for me and Exiles did not disappoint. The mystery here may be a slow burn, but there is so much to enjoy along the way: intelligent and well-drawn supporting characters a richly-realized, atmospheric setting and of course, Aaron Falk himself, who is a fascinating protagonist.
And as a bonus, this one features lots of wine! Her books always activate my wanderlust in a major way. In Exiles, she again transports readers to a small Australian town with a vivid cast of characters: a beautiful, insular place riddled with secrets and scandals. Her mysteries are so well-executed, with resolutions that make perfect sense but never fail to surprise me, and are both literary and character-driven, taking the time to delve deeply into the characters' psyches and relationships. Harper writes a specific kind of crime fiction that moves along at an almost languorous pace, until she rocks your world with a perfectly-timed twist or reveal.
Aaron Falk is back in Jane Harper's new novel, and this time he's drawn into investigating the disappearance of a mother in Southern Australia's wine country.
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