The Dragon Man

Hal Challis Investigation 1

Garry Disher author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Profile Books Ltd

Publishing:13th Feb '25

£9.99

This title is due to be published on 13th February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

The Dragon Man cover

The first novel with Detective Inspector Hal Challis and Sergeant Ellen Destry, from Australia's King of Crime

'A master storyteller' - GUARDIAN 'A superb chronicler of cop culture' - SUNDAY TIMES 'The equal of Joseph Wambaugh and James Lee Burke' - THE TIMES THERE'S DANGER ON THE OPEN ROAD Summer is approaching on the Mornington Peninsula. The heat is ramping up, a drought has been forecast, and Detective Inspector Hal Challis is already recycling his shower water and dreading the upcoming holiday madness. But then he's called to the sleepy town of Waterloo, where there's something more to fear. Women are being abducted, their bodies found along the Old Highway. The media demand answers, and with a team who cause as much trouble as they solve, Challis is under increasing pressure. But this killer's business is far from over... From the multiple Ned Kelly Award-winning author of Consolation and Day's End comes the first Hal Challis investigation, for readers of Jane Harper, Ian Rankin and Chris Hammer.

A terrific plot, nuanced characters and solid procedures, served up on refreshing new turf. Done with smooth, assured mastery * New York Times *
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 *
Unquestionably Disher's masterpiece, an astonishingly told caper that's tough, tender, poignant and totally captivating * Age *
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 *
A first-rate piece of crime writing * Washington Post *

ISBN: 9781805224327

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

352 pages

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