Exiles Jane Harper

Macmillan £16.99

Kim Gillespie left her baby in a pram at a country fair and jumped to her death in a reservoir. At least that’s what everybody reckons. Visiting Melbourne cop Aaron Falk has his doubts. Harper skilfully ratchets up the tension in this powerful, slow-burning portrait of small-town life and the secrets that fester even in the most close-knit group of friends. More evidence that Australia is producing highquality, atmospheric crime fiction.