Online
Wheatley Book Group
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Join us for an online book group discussion of this month’s title, The Dry, by Jane Harper.
Read at your own pace and then join us at 6pm on Tuesday, May 25th for a lively digital discussion. A link will be sent to the email address associated with your library card one day prior to the event.
For more information or to get a copy of the book, please contact Elizabeth Barrett at EBarrett@RichlandLibrary.com.
A small town hides big secrets in The Dry, an atmospheric, page-turning debut mystery by award-winning author Jane Harper.
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 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.