Exiles
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- Author：Jane Harper
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Summary
At a busy festival site on a warm spring night， a baby lies alone in her pram， 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 to the family。
Joining the celebrations is federal investigator Aaron Falk。 But as he soaks up life in the lush valley， he begins to suspect this tight-knit group may be more fractured than it seems。
Between Falk’s closest friend， a missing mother， and a woman he’s drawn to， dark questions linger as long-ago truths begin to emerge。
An outstanding novel， a brilliant mystery and a heart-pounding read from the author of The Dry， Force of Nature， The Lost Man and The Survivors。
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 to the family。
Joining the celebrations is federal investigator Aaron Falk。 But as he soaks up life in the lush valley， he begins to suspect this tight-knit group may be more fractured than it seems。
Between Falk’s closest friend， a missing mother， and a woman he’s drawn to， dark questions linger as long-ago truths begin to emerge。
An outstanding novel， a brilliant mystery and a heart-pounding read from the author of The Dry， Force of Nature， The Lost Man and The Survivors。
Reviews
Angie Pemberton
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Love her books and this was no exception。 Slow start but then I was hooked。
Nioke
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Jane Harper can do no wrong。 I shockingly solved the mystery but the journey to the end was enjoyable as always。 Love her atmospheric reads。
Cary Wood
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I love everything by Jane Harper。 And I love Aaron Falk as a character。 This one I didn’t expect the twist at all。 Loved it！
Debbie
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3。8 stars for me。 Not quite 4 stars as the book seemed to be a bit slow to start， with no ideas as to what happened to kim。 Was a bit surprised when it all was revealed， so a good surprise
Lauren Tomlinson
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This was fine， just soo slloowww
Michelle
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Overall good！ Wouldn’t consider this a “thriller” as it was pretty slow， but good plot and characters。 Liked all the family relationships and found family。
Vicky
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Kim Gillespie has gone missing。 And even more mysterious？ She’s left her baby in her pram right in the middle of a carnival。 I’m not sure I could imagine any mother I know willingly walking away from her baby in that setting， so suffice to say， those closest to her expect the worst。 But there are those who think maybe having another baby after so many years was just too much。 So which was it？The story opens on the first anniversary of Kim’s disappearance。 Our key characters are her teen daughter Kim Gillespie has gone missing。 And even more mysterious？ She’s left her baby in her pram right in the middle of a carnival。 I’m not sure I could imagine any mother I know willingly walking away from her baby in that setting， so suffice to say， those closest to her expect the worst。 But there are those who think maybe having another baby after so many years was just too much。 So which was it？The story opens on the first anniversary of Kim’s disappearance。 Our key characters are her teen daughter， ex husband， new husband， and her tight-knit circle of friend， many of whom Kim has known since her school days。 Learning their stories was really one of the richest parts of the book。 And the backdrop of the mystery definitely added a level of intrigue。I’ve long been a Jane Harper fan and was so excited when Netgalley granted me a advanced audio book galley to review。 In fact， Exiles marks my very first audiobook review for Netgalley！ I’ve listened to audiobooks pretty religiously for the past couple years and I really enjoy this alternate way of experiencing a book。I enjoyed the narration。 I thought the narrator did an excellent job， but it the story itself did drag a bit for me throughout the middle part。 Once we got closer the end， I was totally enthralled and thoroughly enjoyed the story。 I did have to go back at the end， because I felt I had missed something。 But I think the main issue is that some of the ending is more subtle than relates well to an audio version。Special thanks to Netgalley and MacMillan Audio for an advanced audiobook of this title。 This one is available now。 。。。more
Martha
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So， without spending 24 hours on planes and in airports， this series featuring Melbourne federal cop， Aaron Falk， takes you right into the Australian countryside and the homes and lives of friends who have experienced a death—murder， of course。 Aaron met his now friend， Greg Marco in his own old hometown when he traveled there for a funeral。 Now Aaron is to be the godfather of Greg’s son and is in his hometown for the christening。 But the family joy is overshadowed by the disappearance the previ So， without spending 24 hours on planes and in airports， this series featuring Melbourne federal cop， Aaron Falk， takes you right into the Australian countryside and the homes and lives of friends who have experienced a death—murder， of course。 Aaron met his now friend， Greg Marco in his own old hometown when he traveled there for a funeral。 Now Aaron is to be the godfather of Greg’s son and is in his hometown for the christening。 But the family joy is overshadowed by the disappearance the previous year of Greg’s niece’s mother during an annual food and wine festival。 How does a woman vanish into thin air？ And what must have been her mental state to leave her younger daughter， a mere 6 weeks old， behind in a carriage by the festival gates？ And then there was another unsolved incident six years before， a hit and run that took the life of the husband of a woman Aaron had met （and liked very much） in Melbourne some time before。 While Aaron enjoys the hospitality of Greg’s extended family at his brother vineyard， he and Greg and the rest of the family participate in an appeal to festival goers to report anything relating to the missing woman’s absence they may have observed the year before。 Aaron had been there the year before and， while maybe a bit distracted by the woman he had met several months before， feels that there’s something obvious that he missed。 And it’s a two-for when some things begin to make sense about the hit and run that killed his lady-love’s husband。 。。。more
Kelsey
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Ready to go work at a small winery in rural Australia now。。。
Elaine Dreyer
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Always engrossing， interesting characters， interesting story lines and personalities。 Enjoy Falk's process of solving mysteries and I was not suspicious of any of the guilty parties。 Always engrossing， interesting characters， interesting story lines and personalities。 Enjoy Falk's process of solving mysteries and I was not suspicious of any of the guilty parties。 。。。more
Liz Owen
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Really good thriller， following on from her earlier books about Falk。 She tells a good tale， with very believable characters。 Recommended！
Joanna
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Pretty disappointed with this one。 It was incredibly sloooowwwwwwww。 Love the other two in the series though。
Shana Shilliday
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I love this series。 Jane Harper is such an amazing writer and creates such rich characters。 You definitely feel emotionally attached to the characters in the book。This was a slow burn about two different mysteries。 I thoroughly enjoyed it！！
Niamh
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I’ve really enjoyed Jane Harper’s other books but I didn’t find this one as compelling。 It was all grand… characters were grand。。 story was interesting but very slow to unfold… ending grand …。 All quite forgettable。
Carrie
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Aaron Falk visits his cop friend and family on their South Australian vineyard during the yearly festival。 It is the one year anniversary of the disappearance of a mother， who left her new baby in her stroller under the Ferris wheel and seemingly vanished into thin air。 Her teenage daughter gives a moving speech and a plea for anyone who was at the last year's festival and might have seem her mother to come forward with any information。 Aaron Falk visits his cop friend and family on their South Australian vineyard during the yearly festival。 It is the one year anniversary of the disappearance of a mother， who left her new baby in her stroller under the Ferris wheel and seemingly vanished into thin air。 Her teenage daughter gives a moving speech and a plea for anyone who was at the last year's festival and might have seem her mother to come forward with any information。 。。。more
Cyn （RaeWhit）
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What a writer！ I looked forward to this book for months， and wasn't disappointed。 She's a clever storyteller， writes concise， realistic dialogue， and paints Australia so vividly， you can smell it and see it。 What a writer！ I looked forward to this book for months， and wasn't disappointed。 She's a clever storyteller， writes concise， realistic dialogue， and paints Australia so vividly， you can smell it and see it。 。。。more
Lynn Peterson
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4。5。 I absolutely love this series with Aaron Falk an Australian police officer。 And this latest did not disappoint。 Suspenseful - two deaths in the past 6 years。 No one caught for the first and no body found for the supposed second。
Sara
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I was actually yelling， "it was _______！ It was ______！！！！" And I was RIGHT！ very satisfying。 Another good one from Jane Harper。 I was actually yelling， "it was _______！ It was ______！！！！" And I was RIGHT！ very satisfying。 Another good one from Jane Harper。 。。。more
Karen D
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3。75 stars rounded up While this was good， I didn't love it quite as much as I had hoped， and it took me a long time to get into it。 *The third in the Aaron Falk series， he is visiting friends for their baby's christening but it's also the one year anniversary of one of their close friends disappearing。 Falk gets involved in that as well as another mystery that has haunted the town。 *I really liked the ending of this， how everything came together。 There were no obvious red herrings， which was an 3。75 stars rounded up While this was good， I didn't love it quite as much as I had hoped， and it took me a long time to get into it。 *The third in the Aaron Falk series， he is visiting friends for their baby's christening but it's also the one year anniversary of one of their close friends disappearing。 Falk gets involved in that as well as another mystery that has haunted the town。 *I really liked the ending of this， how everything came together。 There were no obvious red herrings， which was an interesting approach， and meant every guess I made about what happened was just that， a wild guess， and unsurprisingly I was completely wrong。 *I did think there were a lot of characters to keep track of， especially since the relationships overlap， and it took me a long time to feel emotionally connected to the story。 I think maybe if this had taken place immediately after the woman's disappearance instead of a year later， it would have been more engaging with a sense of urgency？ I'm not sure， but I didn't feel compelled to keep reading until about 2/3 through。 * Still good though， I'm glad it stuck it out， and I will definitely keep reading the series！ 。。。more
Hilary Mak
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I will devour anything Jane Harper writes- slow burn character driven mystery/ thriller。Think this is the best yet！
Karen
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4。25 I have enjoyed Harper’s 3-book series。 This one is set in lush wine country and revolves around 2 unsolved murders。
Kelly Parker
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Audiobook
jacinta
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jane harper the author that you are。。。。。
thebookishkimmy
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First Harper book and I’ve read it for book club。 To be honest， I haven’t had a huge desire to read any of these before now， but I enjoyed this one so might go read the start of the series。 Good pacing and well written， kept me interested the whole way。 Recommended。
Lisa Rose
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I usually love Jane Harper’s books， but this one really dragged， evident by how long it took me to read （I was very busy also）。 There were too many characters and subplots and I found myself not engaging with large chunks of the story。 Good beginning and end and few other good bits throughout but overall disappointing。
Daniela
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Good premise。 Beautiful cover。 Pleasant writing style。 But no crime puzzle but a boring love story and family drama （all those wasted parts about the little kids， and babys and relationships， blahblahblah - eyeroll）。 Dull dialog。 Annoying resolution。 Cliché， Cliché。 Plus the one epiphany about the case I had long， long before Aaron Falk。 Come on！But the worst was: After 80% Harper changed POV to the victim to tell us what happend because the hero couldn't。 That's a cheap move and lazy writing。 I Good premise。 Beautiful cover。 Pleasant writing style。 But no crime puzzle but a boring love story and family drama （all those wasted parts about the little kids， and babys and relationships， blahblahblah - eyeroll）。 Dull dialog。 Annoying resolution。 Cliché， Cliché。 Plus the one epiphany about the case I had long， long before Aaron Falk。 Come on！But the worst was: After 80% Harper changed POV to the victim to tell us what happend because the hero couldn't。 That's a cheap move and lazy writing。 I skimmed the last 20 to 30 pages so mad I was at the outcome。 Bummer！ The Dry was great。 。。。more
Angela Davidson
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A fitting end to the Aaron Falk Trilogy。Without giving away any spoilers， there is more than one mystery to solve here and more than one story to be told。I love the interaction and relationships between the characters and I love that Jane Harper keeps me interested （and theorising） throughout the whole book。As with the other books in this series， I went back and forward guessing these answers right up to the end。 Absolutely gripping and a truly un-put-downable book。Am I glad I read it - yes， wit A fitting end to the Aaron Falk Trilogy。Without giving away any spoilers， there is more than one mystery to solve here and more than one story to be told。I love the interaction and relationships between the characters and I love that Jane Harper keeps me interested （and theorising） throughout the whole book。As with the other books in this series， I went back and forward guessing these answers right up to the end。 Absolutely gripping and a truly un-put-downable book。Am I glad I read it - yes， without a doubt。Was it a waste of my time - definitely not。Would I sit down and read it all over again - I certainly would。Would I read more by this author based on this book - yes， I am a fan。I listened to the Bolinda Audio version of this book。 I found the narrator great to listen to and perfectly suited to the story。 。。。more
Sarah
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I don't usually enjoy slow-burn mysteries， but something about Jane Harper's writing always keeps me hooked。 I enjoyed this book the best out of the Aaron Falk series， because though the Dry had a more interesting story， I think this one was better written， which made it more compelling for me。 I don't usually enjoy slow-burn mysteries， but something about Jane Harper's writing always keeps me hooked。 I enjoyed this book the best out of the Aaron Falk series， because though the Dry had a more interesting story， I think this one was better written， which made it more compelling for me。 。。。more
Michele
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This is such a good series。 It was so hard to put the book down。 The characters are so well written。 It wasn’t hard to become completely immersed in the story。 The people seemed so real。
Hannah
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She’s an auto read author for me。 Love me some Aaron Falk and so glad to have had a new one for him！
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions or preferences， but I can provide information about the book "Exiles。" "Exiles" is a historical fiction novel written by Australian author， Christina Baker Kline。 The story is set in the mid-19th century and follows the lives of characters who have been exiled to Tasmania， an island in southern Australia， from various parts of the world。 The characters include Irish housemaid， Evangeline， who is pregnant and has been convicted of stealing a silver spoon， a teenage Aboriginal girl， Mathinna， who was taken from her family and adopted by the governor of Tasmania， and Charles， a drunkard and failed literary critic who is seeking redemption。 The novel explores themes of identity， belonging， loss， and redemption。 It also sheds light on the history of the treatment of Indigenous Australians and convicts in colonial Australia。 "Exiles" has received positive reviews for its historical accuracy， vivid imagery， and well-drawn characters。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal preferences。 However， 'Exiles' is a novel by Ron Hansen， published in 2008， which explores the lives of four nuns on a journey from Spain to America in the seventeenth century。 The novel is based on a true story and is a compelling exploration of faith， spirituality， hardship， and the human spirit。 It has been praised for its vivid characterizations and excellent writing style， making it a perfect choice for anyone looking for a well-written historical fiction novel。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions or preferences。 However， I can provide some information about the book "Exiles" by Ron Hansen。 "Exiles" is a novel published in 2008 by American author Ron Hansen， known for his historical fiction works。 The story is based on the true events of the wreck of the steamship "SS Deutschland" off the coast of England in 1875。 The novel follows the lives of five passengers， including the poet and Jesuit priest Gerard Manley Hopkins， as they try to survive the disaster and cope with the aftermath。 The novel has received generally positive reviews for its poetic language， historical accuracy， and vivid portrayal of the characters。 It has been praised for its exploration of faith， redemption， and the human condition。 Overall， if you enjoy historical fiction， poetry， and character-driven stories， "Exiles" might be worth checking out。
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