Stereotypes Revealed By Aaron Falk

As a freshman in highschool, I had never heard of Jane Harper, or read any of her books before this. My English teacher challenged me to pick up a book and read it. Instantly, the cover caught my eye. The book looked like a very compelling novel, so I decided to read it. It just came out in September of 2016, so it is a very new book.

Aaron Falk. An FBI agent for the government in Australia. Aaron used to live in the small town of Kiewarra, Australia, but moved as a child, because of being accused of murdering his childhood best friend, Ellie Deacon. Falk and his other best friend, Luke, were asked where they were at the time Ellie had died. Luke covered for Falk, and told everyone that Falk and him were off hunting in the fields, far away from where Ellie had died. Even though Falk and Luke weren’t

You lied. Be at the funeral” (pg 7)

Falk never thought that he would ever come back to the small town of Kiewarra. Once he had left town, he never came back. He became an FBI agent, ones that deal with the money side of things, that is. 20 years later, his alibi for Ellie’s murder, Luke, had died. Luke’s entire family was dead, including his wife, and 8-year old son, except for their newborn baby, Charlotte, who was spared. Everyone had said Luke murdered his family and then killed himself. But Falk knew better.

Falk’s plan was to stay in town for the funeral, and then leave as soon as it was over. He didn’t want people questioning why he was back in town, people still thought that he murdered Ellie Deacon. Luke’s parents asked Falk if he can try to figure out if Luke killed his family. Aaron politely accepted the request, and then worked with the local police, Raco, to find the killer. Falk wasn’t really committed to the idea at first, but later was obsessed with it. Lies, motives, alibis were the only things that consumed his life at the time. Trying to fit the pieces together. Falk soon realized that small towns, do in fact, hide many big