Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dry | 2016 | Jane Harper | Buy |
| 2 | Force of Nature | 2017 | Jane Harper | Buy |
| 3 | Exiles | 2023 | Jane Harper | Buy |
The Aaron Falk series follows a federal financial crimes investigator working in the Australian outback and rural towns. Created by Jane Harper, the series began with The Dry in 2016, which won multiple awards and launched Harper’s career as a crime writer. Each book places Falk in isolated Australian settings where drought, bushfire, and the landscape itself become characters in the story.
Falk is a methodical investigator who grew up in the country before escaping to Melbourne. The series explores his complicated relationship with rural Australia - he understands these communities but no longer belongs to them. Harper draws on her background as a journalist to create authentic portraits of small-town life under pressure from both economic hardship and old secrets.
The books have been international bestsellers and earned Harper numerous awards including the British Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger. The success of The Dry film adaptation with Eric Bana has brought the series to an even wider audience.