Brilliant! Jane Harper has hit it out of the park with the third installment in the Aaron Falk series. Like her other novels, this work really evokes the beauty and vastness of Australia as well as the character of its people. I really enjoyed the developments in Falk’s personal growth in this novel as well as insights into his skills as a police investigator.
Harper juggles many characters in this mystery and manages adeptly to make each a unique and well developed person.
While there is definitely sadness and anguish (this is a murder mystery after all) what shines in this novel are the characters - both people and places - she shares with us. Looking forward to the next installment in Falk’s journey!

The Exiles is the latest entry in Jane Harper’s Aaron Falk series, and remains one of my favorite police procedurals of all time. Harper captures the Australian countryside in such exacting detail that you feel like you’re right there. While The Dry still remains my favorite book of the series, The Exhiles finally sees Falk enjoying some personal happiness as he visits his dear friends the Raco’s for the delayed Christening of baby Henry. This is the first time a mystery has brought me to tears and I highly recommend this series for all mystery readers. I’m already impatient for the next book!