Blood Moon: An Inspector Hal Challis and Sergeant Ellen Destry Investigation - Hardcover

Disher, Garry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1569475636 ISBN 13: 9781569475638

Publisher: Soho Crime, 2009

Synopsis

Praise for Garry Disher:

“[A] first-rate Australian author.”—The New York Times Book Review

“While many readers want their thrillers with gouts of gore and endless gunplay, for me, a writer like Disher—old-fashioned in the best sense of the term—is the most satisfying. The humanity that his officers bring to the story, their interactions, their doggedness and determination, are the real reasons to give his series a try.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Delightful. . . . BUY IT!”—New York Magazine

“Engrossing. Disher builds his books carefully, creating inexorable tension. . . . Reads you can't put down.”—St. Petersburg Times

“Disher has a slick, fast style that's delightfully free of filler and extraneous plotlines. Once the hook is set, he just lets the story pull you along.”—Globe & Mail (Toronto)

“[Disher] has packed this police procedural with the kind of detail that enthralls fans of the genre and with deftly sketched characters.”—Ft. Worth Star-Telegram

“Disher creates the kind of complex, edgy, principled yet flawed characters it’s a pleasure to worry about.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Challis and his team investigate the brutal beating of the chaplain of a prestigious school and the murder of the woman in charge of punishing local land use violations. But will Hal Challis and Ellen Destry’s new romantic relationship interfere with their work?

Garry Disher is the author of over forty books for adults and children. The previous mystery in the Inspector Hal Challis series, Chain of Evidence, won the Ned Kelly Award for best Australian crime novel.

About this title

About the Author:

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. Another mystery in the Inspector Hal Challis series, Chain of Evidence, won the Ned Kelly Award for best Australian crime novel. His Wyatt crime series is also published in the US by Soho Crime. He lives on the Mornington Peninsula, southeast of Melbourne.


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From Publishers Weekly:

Two major crimes occupy Det. Insp. Hal Challis and his subordinate and now lover, Sgt. Ellen Destry, in this superior police procedural from Australian Disher, the fifth entry in the Ned Kelly Award–winning series (after 2007's Chain of Evidence). Challis and his team of Waterloo, Queensland, officers investigate the brutal assault on a private school chaplain as well as the murder of a public official in charge of enforcing compliance with land use regulations. Extra pressure for the first case's resolution comes from a prominent politician who already has an axe to grind with the police. That Challis's relationship with Destry violates police regulations complicates matters. Disher has a gift for terse description (e.g., Challis's boss wore the look of a man who'd been adored but only by his mother and long ago). While the deus ex machina solution to the official's murder may disappoint some, the personal interactions among Challis and his colleagues will quickly engage even newcomers. Author tour. (Apr.)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Soho Crime
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1569475636
• ISBN 13: 9781569475638
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368