My excitement level over a new Jane Harper book was raised even higher by the welcome return of federal investigator, Aaron Falk.
In "Exiles", Aaron travels to the wine country of South Australia, where he will gather with his dear friends, Rita and Greg Raco to become godfather to their baby, George. This christening which has been postponed a year will be celebrated by the Racos' extended family and close friends. The ceremony was canceled exactly a year ago when a family member disappeared suddenly, leaving her infant daughter abandoned in her pram at the community's annual festival.
A year later, there are no answers and only speculation about what happened to Kim Gillespie. Greg, a police officer, asks Aaron to take a look at the thick file he has gathered about her disappearance. Aaron goes through this information as well as talking to friends, family, and various town's people in hopes of finding out what happened to her.
Harper takes the reader along on Aaron's journey as he works his way through the file and the interviews. As he does, the reader can feel the tension and anxiety mounting ever higher on the way to discovering what really happened! I found this book to be a wonderfully, satisfying mystery!