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Third book in the Aaron Falk series and as always Harper has a knack for writing well developed characters and descriptions of the Australian scenery. In this story, Falk is visiting the South Australian wine country to attend the christening of the son of his friend Raco. It took me a long time to get into this book as there are many characters including the three Raco sons and their wives and children, various people involved with a local festival and law enforcement personnel among others There is a couple of mysteries but one is the focus; a woman named Kim who was previously married to Charlie Raco and the mother of his seventeen year old daughter, has disappeared from the festival leaving behind her small baby in a carriage. It has been a year since her disappearance and the town is still talking about it, especially her daughter, Zara. There is also a mystery which happened several years before that and involved the disappearance and death of a local accountant. Falk becomes involved in looking into these mysteries as he is getting to know Gemma, the festival director who becomes a romantic interest for Aaron.

The novel is long and most of it is spent on long, lazy days drinking wine and talking about the residents of the small town they are in and how those people are related or involved in the mysteries. It is more of a book about characters moving on in their lives with the mysteries in the background. I found myself putting the book down a lot and didn't become really engaged until the last few chapters where the excitement factor that I expect from Harper rises back up. No real surprises but it had a fitting ending and I did enjoy the setting and Aaron himself who is a great character. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free ARC in exchange for a review.