The Dry
Where the truth lies.
CrimeThrillerMysteryaustraliasmall towndrowningbased on novel or bookfuneralgambling debtinvestigationgraveflashbackmurdertragic pastfamily tragedy
A brooding mystery thriller that uses a homecoming to excavate buried trauma, family secrets, and the weight of an unsolved death in a drought-ravaged small town.
Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.
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