The Dry

After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for the first time in decades to attend the funeral of his best friend, Luke. Twenty years ago when Falk was accused of murder, Luke was his alibi. Falk and his father fled under a cloud of suspicion, saved from prosecution only because of Luke’s steadfast claim that the boys had been ...

After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for the first time in decades to attend the funeral of his best friend, Luke. Twenty years ago when Falk was accused of murder, Luke was his alibi. Falk and his father fled under a cloud of suspicion, saved from prosecution only because of Luke’s steadfast claim that the boys had been together at the time of the crime. But now more than one person knows they didn’t tell the truth back then, and Luke is dead.

Amid the worst drought in a century, Falk and the local detective question what really happened to Luke. As Falk reluctantly investigates to see if there’s more to Luke’s death than there seems to be, long-buried mysteries resurface, as do the lies that have haunted them. And Falk will find that small towns have always hidden big secrets.

【作者】

珍·哈珀 Jane Harper

作家，新闻记者，已从事记者行业十三年。《迷雾中的小镇》是她的首部小说，仅凭手稿便已售出13国的版权，目前该书授权超过20个国家和地区，奥斯卡影后瑞茜·威瑟斯彭力荐该书并抢下电影版权，影片正在筹备当中。威瑟斯彭的公司曾拍摄过《消 失的爱人》《大小谎言》等著名影视作品。

【译者】

戚悦，女，山东济南人，自由译者。浙江大学英语文学学士，北京大学英语翻译硕士。译著有《被囚禁的女孩》《迷雾中的小镇》《保持沉默》等。