Writing: 4/5 Plot: 5/5 Characters: 5/5
Aaron Falk from Harper’s The Dry reappears with previous partner Greg Raco in this suspenseful story of a once local woman who disappears at the town’s annual Festival, leaving her six week old baby and purse in a stroller on the grounds. As always, Harper is a master of suspense, painting the every day lives of a rural Australian community amidst the slow understanding that not all was what it seemed. I can never stop reading any of Harper’s books once I’ve started them. Well written, characters that I would love to spend time with, and some well done detailed reflection on what a policeman sees, thinks, and handles that little niggling in the back of a trained mind that whispers “you’re missing something.”
Thank you to Flatiron Books and NetGalley for providing an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. The book will be published on January 31st, 2023.
Books to look forward to ... 
I haven’t encountered Harper, so I’m looking forward to reading her.
I finished A Force of Nature in one sitting. Thanks for putting Jane Harper on my radar screen. I loved the characters and the weaving together of the plots and subplots. The ending was a surprise but it made perfect sense. I’m on the waiting list at the library for Exiles.