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The Dragon Man (Hal Challis Novel)

The Dragon Man (Hal Challis Novel)

by Garry Disher (Author)

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    Paperback 2007

    $18.42
Synopsis

It was as easy as that. Inspired, really. That first one, last week, she hadn't been a challenge at all. Drunk, half-drugged, hitchhiking, she'd been too easy. At least he'd got to use his head a little tonight. His headlights probed the darkness as he carried her away, high above the rottenness that was always there under the light of the sun. Its summer on the Mornington Peninsula near Melbourne. The heat's ramping up with the usual holiday madness building. Detective Inspector Hal Challis is already recycling his shower water and starting to dread Christmas. But this year there's something more - women abducted and murdered on the Old Highway, a pall of fear over the scorched paddocks. The media are demanding answers - and Challis' sleepy beat is set to explode.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 265
 Edition: UK ed.
 Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
Published: 02 May 2007
ISBN 10: 1904738230
ISBN 13: 9781904738237

Media Reviews
An intelligent, atmospheric police procedural...Fans of such gritty yet cerebral crime novelists such as Ian Rankin and Jack Harvey should be well pleased. Publishers Weekly The Dragon Man is unquestionably Disher's masterpiece, an astonishingly told caper that's tough, tender, poignant and totally captivating. Age A straightforward police story with a terrific plot, nuanced characters and solid procedures, served up on refreshing new turf. Done with smooth, assured mastery. New York Times Challis is a fine creation: strong and resourceful, yet with enough human frailty to satisfy the tastes of readers raised on Connelly, Rankin or Patricia Cornwell. This is intelligent, well-crafted fare, enlivened by a sharp awareness of society and the dark undercurrents beneath it. West Australian
Author Bio
Garry Disher grew up in South Australia. In 1978 he was awarded a creative writing fellowship to Stanford University, where he wrote his first short-story collection. A full-time writer for many years, he is the author of more than forty titles--fiction, children's books, anthologies, history textbooks, and books about the craft of writing. With considerable local and international success--including the prestigious German Crime Fiction Prize for Dragon Man--Disher is one of Australia's most exciting and diverse writers.