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Exiles: The heart-pounding Aaron Falk thriller from the No. 1 bestselling author of The Dry and Force of Nature (Aaron Falk, 3)

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I was able to listen to the audiobook of this story while having the digital copy in front of me, a great way to enjoy Stephen Shanahan's voice while being able to see the spelling of names and places at the same time. Shanahan represents Harper's stories to me. I've now listened to him so much that I can understand his accent, which fits Aaron's so much. During last year's Food and Wine Festival, a woman named Kim Gillespie disappeared, leaving her baby daughter Zoe alone in her stroller.

Kim Gillespie is still missing a year later and Falk reluctantly looks into the disappearance for his friend, Greg Raco while taking on the duties of godfather. Most of the characters are not particularly memorable or interesting, perhaps because of the sheer number of people Harper introduces; the only characters who feel compelling are the narrator Falk himself and the missing woman Kim, whose psychological and emotional states are developed and dissected throughout the novel. Her absence is tantalizing, and the various clues and dead ends dropped throughout the novel raise question after question, leaving expectations high for the mystery to be revealed. Tasked with trying to determine what would make Kim abandon her son, Aaron is also drawn to another woman. Not having enough on his plate, he finds another mystery to solve as well. Kim Gillespie had been part of the extended Raco family for close to twenty-five years, Falk knew. Since that long-ago autumn afternoon when she’d first ridden her bike past the Racos’ house, teenage ponytail swinging, until the night last year when she’d disappeared under the bright festival lights. The christening had been immediately canceled after Kim went missing. It had taken the Raco family a full twelve months to reschedule.Old friends gathered, new people were introduced, and people waved to each other across the crowds. Happy times. Exiles is the third book in the Aaron Falk series and this new addition works really well in this series and for our main character. I was eagerly loving forward to reading the third book featuring Aaron Falk, and it did not disappoint. I did not find it as impactful as ‘The Dry’ was though.

As he looks into Kim’s case, long-held secrets and resentments begin to come to the fore, secrets that show that her community is not as close as it appears. Exiles by Jane Harper is the very highly recommended procedural and the third installment of the series featuring Aaron Faulk. MY THOUGHTS: Marralee is a small town in the heart of the South Australian wine country. A small, pretty A truly wonderful read. Rich in detail, landscape and character and deeply satisfying on all levels." Sarah Hilary I have always enjoyed reading how Aaron solves cases. He is extremely dedicated and has lost many close relationships due to his commitment to his work. In this book, we see Aaron seeking out more personal relationships.

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The police found Kim's shoe in a reservoir near the fairgrounds, and concluded the missing woman committed suicide. However Kim's body was never found, and Kim's teenage daughter Zara - from a previous relationship with Charlie Raco (Greg's brother) - refuses to believe Kim killed herself. Aaron Falk, a Melbourne police officer of the AFP Financial Division, is off to attend a delayed christening of the child of one of his closest friends. Falk looks forward to spending time with this family and is honored as godfather. But the "delay" sits heavily upon everyone. And that's the story to tell. Thank you to Jane Harper, Macmillan Audio with a fine narration by Stephen Shananhan, and NetGalley for the ability to listen to this story, which published on January 31, 2023. Federal Investigator Aaron Falk is on his way to a small town deep in Southern Australian wine country for the christening of an old friend's baby. But mystery follows him, even on vacation.

Falk is at a crossroads in his life. He works nonstop and, as a result, has lost almost all of his close relationships. However, he now must choose between his career and a chance at finding love. The one minor gripe that I have involves two chapters told from the point of view of two additional characters. I wish Harper didn't include them--they explain what happened to one character and add insight into another, but because their chapters come near the very end, they pulled me out of the narrative and disrupted the flow of events. FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AND AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR JANE HARPER COMES EXILES, A CAPTIVATING MYSTERY ABOUT A MISSING MOTHER A truly wonderful read. Rich in detail, landscape and character and deeply satisfying on all levels.” Jane Harper gifts us with the presence of Aaron Falk, once again, in her third installment of this series. Not to worry. Exiles reads perfectly as a standalone. But when you come front and center with the caliber of Jane Harper, you should read The Dry #1 and Force of Nature #2. They are that good.Aaron Falk is the character who started my whole writing journey so he’ll always be special to me," Jane said.

Aaron Falk is asked to come to the South Australian wine country for his godson's baptism. The last time he was in this area, a mother disappears at a festival and leaves her daughter alone in a baby carriage. I loved the sense of family that surrounds Raco and Rita, whom we first encountered in The Dry. Falk is welcomed, even embraced, in this family and it stirs the feeling that maybe work isn't everything, that maybe there could be more if he would just open himself to the possibility.

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This is the last in Falk’s series, and Harper has congregated the old and new characters around him smoothly. They have helped him mellow, loosen up, and live a little. Yeah. Well, no, the appeal, actually.” Rohan looked tired as he fastened his daughter into her car seat. “But we’ll go to the christening as well.” Kim used to be married to Greg’s brother Charlie, and the Racos knew her well. Leaving her infant alone and disappearing is completely out of character for Kim.

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