'Disher is the gold standard for rural noir' CHRIS HAMMER 'The equal of Joseph Wambaugh and
James Lee Burke' THE TIMES 'A superb chronicler of cop culture' SUNDAY TIMES A DEADLY
DROUGHT. A BROKEN TOWN. It's the worst drought in a generation and the people of Senior
Constable Paul Hirschhausen's vast outback beat are suffering. Foreclosures. Failing
businesses. Petty quarrels on the brink of escalation. So when Annika Nordrum asks for help
Hirsch is relieved to feel useful. Her father's body was found at the bottom of a mineshaft six
years ago his death ruled an accident. But her mother hasn't been seen since. As Hirsch starts
investigating more questions arise: why was her father at a long-abandoned gold diggings? What
happened to his missing possessions? And who found his dog wandering alone with a bloodstained
collar? Tensions are high in Tiverton can Hirsch find his answers before the town reaches
breaking point? From the multiple Ned Kelly Award-winning author and king of Australian crime
comes the latest Paul Hirsch mystery for readers of Jane Harper Ian Rankin and Chris Hammer.
