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'Five women reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking along the muddy track. Only four come out the other side.
'The hike through the rugged Giralang Ranges is meant to take the office colleagues out of their air-conditioned comfort zone and teach resilience and team building. At least that is what the corporate retreat website advertises.
'Federal Police Agent Aaron Falk has a particularly keen interest in the whereabouts of the missing bushwalker. Alice Russell is the whistleblower in his latest case - in just a matter of days she was to provide the documents that will bring down the company she works for.
'Falk discovers that far from the hike encouraging teamwork, the women tell a tale of suspicion, violence and disintegrating trust. But does it include murder?' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: For Pete and Charlotte, with love.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Large print.
- Sound recording.
- Dyslexic edition.
Works about this Work
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Killer Takes a Hike
2017
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1 October 2017; (p. 20)'With 150,000 copies in print, rights sold to 20 countries and the movie option bought by Reese Witherspoon, Jane Harper’s debut novel The Dry is the runaway success story of Australian publishing this year.
'Set in the fictional Victorian town of Kiewarra, The Dry, published in February, introduces Melbourne federal police officer Aaron Falk. He travels home to investigate the alleged murder-suicide of his best friend and his family.' (Introduction)
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Jane Harper : Force of Nature
2017
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— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 23-29 September 2017;'“Later, the four remaining women could fully agree on only two things. One: No one saw the bushland swallow up Alice Russell. And two: Alice had a mean streak so sharp it could cut you.” Jane Harper sure knows how to start a novel, and with a beginning like that, who could resist?' (Introduction)
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Jane Harper : Force of Nature
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 23-29 September 2017;'“Later, the four remaining women could fully agree on only two things. One: No one saw the bushland swallow up Alice Russell. And two: Alice had a mean streak so sharp it could cut you.” Jane Harper sure knows how to start a novel, and with a beginning like that, who could resist?' (Introduction)
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Killer Takes a Hike
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1 October 2017; (p. 20)'With 150,000 copies in print, rights sold to 20 countries and the movie option bought by Reese Witherspoon, Jane Harper’s debut novel The Dry is the runaway success story of Australian publishing this year.
'Set in the fictional Victorian town of Kiewarra, The Dry, published in February, introduces Melbourne federal police officer Aaron Falk. He travels home to investigate the alleged murder-suicide of his best friend and his family.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2018 shortlisted Davitt Award — Best Adult Crime Novel
- 2018 shortlisted Australian Booksellers Association Awards — Booksellers Choice Award
- 2018 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian General Fiction Book of the Year
- 2018 shortlisted Indie Awards — Fiction
- Giralang, Belconnen area, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,