As no clear leads or answers to this baffling case arise a year on from this mother’s disappearance, hope begins to fade in finding Kim Gillespie alive. A mother goes missing from this busy community celebration, leaving her baby in her pram alone. In this new chapter from Jane Harper, a crime talks place at a wine country festival. A story of dark town secrets, suspect movements, altered appearances, locked truths, murky circumstances and a bevy of questions without clear-cut answers, Exiles is a slow-tempo read.Įxiles sees the welcome return of federal investigator Aaron Falk, who is best known for his policing efforts in Jane Harper’s debut The Dry. With an intriguing and speculative tagline on the cover, I was keen to delve into the latest blockbuster crime mystery novel from Australian powerhouse Jane Harper. Between Falk’s closest friend, a missing mother, and a woman he’s drawn to, dark questions linger as long-ago truths begin to emerge. But as he soaks up life in the lush valley, he begins to suspect this tight-knit group may be more fractured than it seems.

Joining the celebrations is federal investigator Aaron Falk. Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery, Suspense, ThrillerĪt a busy festival site on a warm spring night, a baby lies alone in her pram, her mother vanishing into the crowds.Ī year on, Kim Gillespie’s absence casts a long shadow as her friends and loved ones gather deep in the heart of South Australian wine country to welcome a new addition to the family.

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