During a blistering summer, drought has depleted the precious resources of Thornfield Reservoir, uncovering the remains of a small village called Hobb's End - hidden from view for over forty years.
For a curious young boy this resurfaced hamlet has become a magical playground. until he unearths a human skeleton.
Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks, unpopular with his superiors for having challenged the system once too often, is given the impossible task of identifying the victim - a woman who lived in a place that no longer exists, whose former residents are scattered to the winds.
IN A DRY SEASON is a searing suspense novel: an insightful and haunting story of past crimes and present evil.