Consolation TPB

***ONE OF THE TIMES BEST CRIME BOOKS OF 2021*** *** WINNER OF THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL *** *** THE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB STAR PICK *** A superb chronicler of cop culture - SUNDAY TIMES The greatness of Garry Disher IAN RANKIN The equal of Joseph Wambaugh and James Lee Burke - THE TIMES ________________________________________ SMALL CRIMES CAN HAVE TERRIBLE CONSEQUENCES Winter in Tiverton, and Constable Paul Hirschhausen has a snowdropper on his patch. Someone is stealing womens underwear, and Hirsch knows how that kind of crime can escalate. Then two calls come in: a child abandoned in a caravan, filthy and starving. And a man on the rampage at the primary school. Hirsch knows how things like that can escalate, too. An absent father who isnt where hes supposed to be; another who flees to the back country armed with a rifle. Families under pressure can break. But its always a surprise when the killing starts. A hugely atmospheric police procedural set in the dust of the Australian outback. Perfect for readers of Jane Harper, Chris Hammer and Dervla McTiernan. ________________________________________ Disher is the gold standard for rural noir - CHRIS HAMMER The Hirsch novels are Dishers finest work - DOMINIC NOLAN This is a book that cannot be praised enough. Read it - HERALD SUN Peter Temple and Garry Disher will be identified as the crime writers who redefined Australian crime fiction - SYDNEY MORNING HERALD