2017 GOLD DAGGER AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL
Australia is experiencing the worst drought in a century, and in the small town of Kiewarra, it hasn't rained for two whole years. Tensions simmering within the community become unbearable when three members of the Hadler family are found dead. Everyone believes that the head of the Hadler family, Luke, committed suicide after killing his wife and six-year-old son.
Police officer Aaron Falk returns to his hometown for the funeral of his childhood best friend and, against his will, is drawn into the investigation. As questions multiply and suspicion spreads through the town, Falk is forced to confront secrets from his own past that resurface as he questions the truth about his friend's crime.