Under the Cold Bright Lights
Garry Disher
ISBN: 9781641290579
Published: July 2, 2019
Pricing
Hardcover $26.95
eBook $14.99
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Description
A cold-case investigator will stop at nothing to find justice in this gripping standalone by Australian crime legend Garry Disher.
The young detectives think Alan Auhl is washed up, but that doesn’t faze him. He does things his own way—and gets results.
He still lives with his ex-wife, off and on, in a big house...
A cold-case investigator will stop at nothing to find justice in this gripping standalone by Australian crime legend Garry Disher.
The young detectives think Alan Auhl is washed up, but that doesn’t faze him. He does things his own way—and gets results.
He still lives with his ex-wife, off and on, in a big house full of random boarders and hard-luck stories. And he’s still a cop, even though he retired from Homicide some years ago.
He works cold cases now. Like the death of John Elphick—his daughters are still convinced he was murdered; the coroner is not so sure. Or the skeleton that’s just been found under a concrete slab. Or the doctor who killed two wives and a girlfriend, and left no evidence at all.
Auhl will stick with these cases until justice is done. One way or another.
Media
“Winner of the Ned Kelly Lifetime Achievement Award from the Australian Crime Writers Association.”
“Top-notch . . . Trust me, mate: Readers will want to make a return visit to Disher’s Australia.”
—The Christian Science Monitor
“In any novel by old pro Disher (Port Vila Blues), the characters have substance, the plots are strong, the action is credible and swift. This outstanding work will appeal to all detective-o-philes.”
-Library Journal, Starred Review
“The cases are interesting enough, but what lends above-average texture and interest is Auhl himself...A bighearted brooder who’s been part of the justice system long enough to see many instances of justice unserved, Auhl may just be primed to tackle things on his own. As always, Disher writes with clear eyes and a sure hand. Strongly recommended.”