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The Ned Kelly Award-winning master of Australian noir shows us the darker side of the Peninsula. A meth-related crime has Inspector Hal Challis on his backfoot, while Sergeant Ellen Destry hunts down an elusive serial rapist.
A pair of hit men working a job for a meth kingpin have a very bad day, and the resulting bush...
The Ned Kelly Award-winning master of Australian noir shows us the darker side of the Peninsula. A meth-related crime has Inspector Hal Challis on his backfoot, while Sergeant Ellen Destry hunts down an elusive serial rapist.
A pair of hit men working a job for a meth kingpin have a very bad day, and the resulting bushfire draws attention to a drug lab and two burned bodies in a Mercedes. Sergeant Ellen Destry—newly minted head of her department’s sex crime unit—and Inspector Hal Challis return in this newest installment of Garry Disher’s Peninsula-based crimes series. With meth-related crime on the rise, interdepartmental tensions mount, and Challis soon finds himself fighting to keep control of his case. Meanwhile, Destry is hunting for a serial rapist who is extremely adept at not leaving clues. A tense, human, and at times darkly funny entry into Disher’s celebrated Ned Kelly Award–winning series.
Media
“Top-notch . . . Trust me, mate: Readers will want to make a return visit to Disher's Australia.”
—The Christian Science Monitor
“Terrific plot, nuanced characters and solid procedures, served up on a refreshing new turf. ”
—The New York Times Book Review
“There are so many felonies in this quiet corner of Australia, in fact, that jurisdictional squabbles loom larger and larger as the criminals get tangled in multiple nets before Disher sorts it all out with consummate professionalism and just a trace of regret.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Excellent . . . A searing commentary on the meth crisis and its tremendous toll on users and communities alike.”
—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“Tough and gritty . . . Fans of the series will dive into this one, and here’s the best part: the book works as a stand-alone, which means it’s a great way for newbies to make Challis’ acquaintance.”
—Booklist
“A nicely rendered procedural with complex plotting, a high level of character development, and a vibrant setting.”
—Mystery Scene
“The reader becomes immersed in her sense of place laid out with authenticity and care, and quickly gets a feel for the community.”
—Mystery Scene
“A fine police procedural marked by well-developed characters and social issues that add depth.”
— Library Journal
“Signal Loss comes through loud and clear as a crime novel that will send us back to Garry Disher’s Australia for more.”
—New York Journal of Books
“There's no need to read the previous six books in the series to enjoy SIGNAL LOSS. Disher's an old hand who knows how to build a book that can stand on its own. But then - why deny yourself the pleasure?”
—Reviewing the Evidence
“Clear the schedule if you can—here's your winter vacation between the covers in a 345-page "Down Under" romp through twinned cases that are hard to control, and incredibly satisfying to solve.”
—Kingdom Books
“Disher's vivid prose captures small-town Australia, and he skillfully interweaves three police investigations into an intriguing whole. The setting may be unfamiliar for most American readers, but they are sure to recognize the excellence of the mystery.”
—Shelf Awareness
“Disher’s narrative has frequent asides full of descriptive power and sometimes pungent wit . . . The power of Disher’s novel is the almost casual evocation of the characters as real people who occupy a segment of the social setting that is the breeding ground of noir fiction.”