The Dry by Jane Harper has won the UK Gold Dagger Award for the best crime novel of the year.
Almost everyone has something to hide in The Dry, Jane Harper’s Australian-set humdinger of a debut. With razor-sharp characterisation she skilfully peels back the layers of secrets and lies within a drought-ridden farming community – a perfectly-paced page-turner.
Read more in the SMH: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/jane-harper-wins-britains-top-crimewriting-award-20171027-gz9fu1.html
Read more about the Daggers here: https://thecwa.co.uk/the-daggers/