Second in the Aaron Falk series, this time he’s pulled into heavily forested land to find a missing woman, who he’d “recruited” to help him uncover financial wrongdoings at the company where she works. The company planned the team-building retreat, but Alice doesn’t make it back. Meanwhile, her young teenage daughter is undergoing her own trauma. The convoluted story finally all comes together to reveal a surprising ending. If I had any complaint, the rapid jumping back and forth between the retreat itself and the search for Alice gets a bit tedious. But it works! I will definitely read the next in the series and anything else this author writes. ( )

Thriller

Good mystery with a few interesting red herrings. I liked this one a bit more than The Dry but both were very good. I’m enjoying getting to know Aaron Falk and look forward to his next case. ( )

A disappointment after "The Dry." Let's hope this is just the common "sophomore slump" as I would like to read more about Aaron Falk and, now, Carmen. ( )

A group of women participating in a corporate teambuilding exercise in the Australian bushland stray off track and become lost, and one of the women doesn't make it out. Agent Aaron Falk and his partner Carmen, who were already working on a case related to the company in question, head to the remote area to investigate.

I'm enjoying this mystery series as a break from the genres I'm typically drawn to. Harper is a skilled writer and storyteller. I found myself attempting to guess all possible scenarios and explanations for the way the characters acted and the story played out. She kept me guessing. Will for sure continue the series. ( )