Constable Paul
‘Hirsch’ Hirschhausen is a whistle-blower. Hated and despised, he has been
exiled to a one-cop station in the middle of dusty nowhere. There are fugitive
killers on the loose, the body of a sixteen-year-old girl, grumpy locals, and
gun-toting landowners; more than one constable can handle, that’s for sure.
This book was everything I wanted from
an Australian crime novel: a stoic but scrupled cop, the baking Aussie landscape,
and a series of call-outs and crimes where everything comes together perfectly
at the end.
By the finale of this book, I was so caught up
with Hirsch and the atmosphere of this desolate Australian town I went
straight to the next book in the series and didn’t stop until I reached the
end. I recommend you do the same.
'Disher shows that he is a top-class writer' - THE TIMES
'Vivid and visceral, combined with Disher's usual deft plotting' - GUARDIAN
'One of Australia's most admired novelists' - SUNDAY TIMES ________________________________________
ONE DEAD-END POSTING. ONE DEAD BODY. A TRAGIC ACCIDENT? THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO THINK...
Constable Paul 'Hirsch' Hirschhausen is a whistle-blower. Formerly a promising metropolitan detective, now hated and despised, he's been exiled to a one-cop station in South Australia's wheatbelt. So when he heads up Bitter Wash Road to investigate gunfire and finds himself cut off without backup, there are two possibilities. Either he's found…
I
love a serial killer book, especially one that can bring something different
and original to the table. This book was exactly that.
The book does not tell the story of Ansel Packer, a serial killer due to die on death row; it focuses on the lives of the
women around him. Of Saffy, the detective trying to track him down; Hazel, twin
sister of his wife; and Lavender, his mother. The tragedy of this tale is shown
through their eyes and the shock waves he leaves in his wake.
Beautifully written, poignant, and heart-rendering; I adored
this book.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE 2023 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL • NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR
“Defiantly populated with living women . . . beautifully drawn, dense with detail and specificity . . . Notes on an Execution is nuanced, ambitious and compelling.” —Katie Kitamura, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW (Editors' Choice)
"A searing portrait of the complicated women caught in the orbit of a serial killer. . . . Compassionate and thought-provoking." –BRIT BENNETT, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Half
Everybody recommended Jordan Harper to me. This can
be both a blessing and a curse; could expectations be met? Of
course, they were. Exceeded and then some.
This book tells the story of Luke, visiting family for the first
time in years and discovering that The Combine, a gang run by his uncle, no
longer feels like home. But as he tags along with his childhood friend, Callie,
he gets caught up in a gang war and is forced to join them in order to save
everything he holds dear.
Harper
is an exquisite writer with a distinctive style all of his own. He approaches
acts of extreme violence with a critical eye and a straightforward manner,
leaving you racing through the chapters, desperate to know what happens, at the
same time as trying to savor every single word.
Sometimes to find yourself, you have to go back to where you came from. You just might not like what you find.
After failing in his new life, Luke decides to go home, back to the one place where he'd once felt he belonged. But that was a long time ago and now he has to face the life that he chose to run away from: The Combine. The gang that his uncle now leads, but which his father still runs from prison. Brutal, unforgiving . . . family.
A shocking crime scene. DCI Adam Bishop is rocked by a chilling discovery: five murder victims, each marked with a number. And, the spray-painted daubs reveal a horrific truth: the killer is counting down.
A case that twists and turns.
When Dr Romilly Cole learns of the murders, she is forced to confront a past she had hoped to bury. But getting involved with the case means colliding with Bishop, a risky move with a complicated history.
A race against time to stop a killer.
As the bodies keep falling, Adam and Romilly link the crimes to an old case, and only Romilly holds the key. But the clock’s ticking, and as the numbers edge toward zero, the murders get closer to home.
