Jane Harper
1) The Dry
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Deutsch
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Die schlimmste Trockenheit seit 100 Jahren lastet wie heißes Blei auf dem ländlichen Städtchen Kiewarra mitten im australischen Nirgendwo. Das Vieh stirbt, die Menschen fürchten um ihre Existenz. Als Luke Harding, seine Frau und ihr Sohn erschossen aufgefunden werden, glauben alle, dass der Farmer durchgedreht ist und erweiterten Suizid begangen hat. Aber Sergeant Raco hat seine Zweifel ...
Aaron Falk kehrt nach 20 Jahren zum ersten Mal nach Kiewarra...
2) A Seca
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Asa
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Portuguese
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No calor sufocante do deserto, uma pequena vila é abalada por um crime inexplicável. Luke Hadler, filho da terra e amado por todos, matou brutalmente a mulher e o filho, tendo-se suicidado em seguida. Dos alegres retratos de família apenas sobreviveu a pequena Charlotte, de 13 meses.Ninguém parece duvidar da explicação oficial para o crime exceto os pais de Luke, que tentam convencer o amigo de infância do filho, Aaron Falk, a manter a mente...
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Unequally Divided takes place during the late 1960s when the nation is split over the Vietnam War, civil rights issues, and political turmoil. Jorden Marshall, a young school teacher, from Columbus, Georgia is fighting to define her own beliefs. She and Lt. Alex Whelan, her future husband, present a united front not to be broken by the terrible war he is fighting in. Certainly, not by the friendship of Lt. Matt Ulster. Jorden and Matt are slated for...
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Aufbau digital
Pub. Date
2022
Language
Deutsch
Description
»Ein Meisterwerk.« Booklist.
Ein Sturm hat Kierans Lebens vor zwölf Jahren von einem Tag auf den anderen verändert: Ein Mädchen verschwand spurlos in der See, sein Bruder kam durch seine Schuld ums Leben. Als er nun in seinen Heimatort auf die australische Insel Tasmanien zurückkehrt, spürt er die Schuld noch immer. Nun aber hat er mit seiner Freundin Mia ein Kind und glaubt, die Vergangenheit hinter sich lassen zu
...5) Exiles
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"New York Times bestselling author Jane Harper is back with a new mystery featuring Aaron Falk, the detective from the bestseller and major motion picture The Dry. At a busy festival site on a warm spring night, a baby lies alone in her stroller, her mother vanishing into the crowds. A year on, Kim Gillespie's absence casts a long shadow as her friends and loved ones gather deep in the heart of South Australian wine country to welcome a new addition...
6) The lost man
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English
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Two brothers meet at the remote fence line separating their cattle ranches in the lonely outback. In an isolated belt of Western Australia, they are each other's nearest neighbor, their homes four hours' drive apart. The third brother lies dead at their feet. Something caused Cam, the middle child who had been in charge of the family homestead, to die alone in the middle of nowhere. So the eldest brother returns with his younger sibling to the family...
7) The dry
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Series
Aaron Falk novels volume 1
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English
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"A small town hides big secrets in The Dry. 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...
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Five women go on a hike. Only four return. Jane Harper, the New York Times bestselling author of The Dry, asks: How well do you really know the people you work with? When five colleagues are forced to go on a corporate retreat in the wilderness, they reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking down the muddy path. But one of the women doesn't come out of the woods. And each of her companions tells a slightly different story about what happened....
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English
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"Kieran Elliott's life changed forever on a single day when a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences. The guilt that haunts him still resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal town he once called home. Kieran's parents are struggling in a community which is bound, for better or worse, to the sea that is both a lifeline and a threat. Between them all is his absent brother Finn. When a body is discovered on the beach,...
10) Exiles
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Series
Aaron Falk novels volume 3
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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Black Salamandra
Pub. Date
[2019]
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Español
Description
When one member of a five-woman team of co-workers goes missing during a corporate retreat, federal police agent Aaron Falk uncovers dark secrets in his search for the woman, a whistleblower and major contributor to his latest case.
Cuando un miembro de un equipo de cinco mujeres de compañeros de trabajo desaparece durante un retiro corporativo, el agente de la policía federal Aaron Falk descubre secretos oscuros en su búsqueda de la mujer, una...
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Publisher
Izdatelʹstvo AST
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Russian
Description
"Shtat Kvinslend, samye zharkie i zasushlivye territorii Avstralii. Dva brata, Natan i Bab Braĭt, vpervye za neskolʹko let vstrechai︠u︡tsi︠a︡ na granit︠s︡e svoikh obshirnykh vladeniĭ. U mogilʹnogo kamni︠a︡, nastolʹko starogo, chto nikto uzhe ne vspomnit kto imenno tam pokhoronen, oni nakhodi︠a︡t telo ikh srednego brata, Kėmerona. Net ni sledov borʹby, ni kakikh-libo ulik. Vse govorit o tom, chto prichinoĭ smerti stali zhara...
13) The dry
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IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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For Aaron Falk, going back home is not going to be easy. After all, with the area facing an extreme drought, everyone is in a constant state of alert. It is against this strange backdrop that Falk stumbles into a mystery that is four decades old. Many years ago, a teenage girl died under mysterious circumstances. And the more that Falk investigates this cold case, the more he realizes that it may have something to do with the town's more recent tragedies....
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Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"This richly illustrated and vastly inclusive collection uplifts the works of authors who are often underrepresented in the literary world. Using their keen knowledge and deep love for all things literary, coauthors Jamise Harper (founder of the Diverse Spines book community) and Jane Mount (author of Bibliophile) collaborated to create an essential volume filled with treasures for every reader"--
This richly illustrated and vastly inclusive collection...
15) Animal espionage
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
How can animals be studied when the researcher cannot get close to it? Camera traps and drones are revolutionizing wildlife biology by recording the secret lives of animals, from whales and tigers to giant armadillos, all without disturbing them.