Garry Disher is one of Australia's best-known novelists. He's published over forty books in a range of genres, including crime, children's books, and Australian history. His Hal Challis and Wyatt crime series are also published in the US by Soho Crime. He lives on the Mornington Peninsula, southeast of Melbourne.
Praise for Snapshot
“Disher’s stories are tough-minded, character-rich, and strong on
social conscience . . . For me, a writer like Disher—old-fashioned
in the best sense of the term—is the most satisfying.”
—The Philadelphia Inquirer
“[Disher’s] police procedural novels rival American notables for
crisp plotting and strong emphasis on character.”
—Baltimore Sun
“Full of surprises . . . [Disher] has packed this police procedural
with the kind of detail that enthralls fans of the genre and with
deftly sketched characters . . . the coolly contemporary and finely
grained Snapshot lives up to the immediacy of its title.”
—Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
Praise for the Hal Challis series
"This series boasts careful, realistic casework, but there’s enough
darkness and ambiguity to suit John Harvey fans and a kind of
which-way-is-up sense of the police force that recalls early James
Ellroy. Moody, inventive, and extremely hard to put
down."
—Booklist
Fans of grim, uncompromising police procedurals will welcome Australian Disher's gritty, well-plotted third novel to feature Insp. Hal Challis (after 2005's Kittyhawk Down). A dedicated but haunted man, the Melbourne homicide detective is still recovering emotionally from his late wife's attempt to kill him. When Janine McQuarrie, a therapist who happens to be the daughter-in-law of Challis's police superintendent, is gunned down in front of her seven-year-old daughter, Challis and his longtime partner, Ellen Destry, get on the case. Their discovery that the victim had recently sent pictures from an orgy to some of its participants-including her own husband-leads to a number of suspects, including their boss. Soon, more bodies turn up, suggesting that McQuarrie may have been mistaken for someone else. A fully realized character, Challis is the fitting center of what will hopefully be a long series. (July) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
Praise for Snapshot
"Disher's stories are tough-minded, character-rich, and strong on
social conscience . . . For me, a writer like Disher-old-fashioned
in the best sense of the term-is the most satisfying."
-The Philadelphia Inquirer
"[Disher's] police procedural novels rival American notables for
crisp plotting and strong emphasis on character."
-Baltimore Sun
"Full of surprises . . . [Disher] has packed this police procedural
with the kind of detail that enthralls fans of the genre and with
deftly sketched characters . . . the coolly contemporary and finely
grained Snapshot lives up to the immediacy of its title."
-Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
Praise for the Hal Challis series
"This series boasts careful, realistic casework, but there's enough
darkness and ambiguity to suit John Harvey fans and a kind of
which-way-is-up sense of the police force that recalls early James
Ellroy. Moody, inventive, and extremely hard to put down."
-Booklist
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