Jane Harper has become one of the bestselling thriller writers in the world, her books based in a variety of rural or small town settings in Australia. Anyone who has read one of her titles can testify as to their qualities - plots as tight as drum, whodunnits that aren’t revealed to the last page, rich and detailed settings, and rounded, believable characters. Oh, and she’s just a terrific writer.

There are five books in total - three in the Aaron Falk series, and two standalones. You could read the Falk series in any order you wanted, but you’d be missing out on his development as a character and learning about his past. There are also a couple of familiar faces that continue to pop up and reference is made to old storylines. Really, it’d be silly not to stay with the series. I personally know how important it is to read books in a sequential order - nothing annoys me more than references to events in a previous book, no matter how fleeting they are.

So don’t worry if you’re a newcomer - I’ve taken the time to make a Jane Harper books in order list. There are five altogether - I’m going to list the Aaron Falk series first, then the standalones. Naturally, there’s only one place to start…………

The Dry (Aaron Falk Book 1) 2016

Force of Nature (Aaron Falk Book 2) 2017

Exiles (Aaron Falk Book 3) 2022

The Lost Man (2018)

The Survivors (2020)

So there you have it. Those are the Jane Harper books in order - first you have the Aaron Falk series, then two stand-alones. In terms of publishing dates, it’s The Dry (2016) followed by Force of Nature (2017), The Lost Man (2018) The Survivors (2020) and then Exiles (2022).

The great thing about Harper is that she has delivered five books in seven years, all of the highest quality. If that continues to be her publishing rate, we have some happy reading years ahead of us.

I hope you enjoy the books as much as I did and if there is to be no more Falk, Jane Harper has shown she can deliver a superb thriller even without her star detective. Can’t wait to see where in Australia her next book is set.