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Bitter Wash Road
Bitter Wash Road | Garry Disher
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When Hirsch heads up Bitter Wash Road to investigate the gunfire he finds himself cut off without back-up. A pair of thrill killers has been targeting isolated farmhouses on lonely backroads, but Hirsch's first thought is that 'back-up' is nearby - and about to put a bullet in him. That's because Hirsch is a whistleblower. Formerly a promising metropolitan officer, now demoted and exiled to a one-cop station in South Australia's wheatbelt. Called a dog by his brother officers. Threats; pistol cartridge in the mailbox. But the shots on Bitter Wash Road don't tally with Hirsch's assumptions. The truth turns out to be a lot more mundane. And the events that unfold subsequently, a hell of a lot more sinister. Garry Disher has published almost fifty titles - fiction, children's books, anthologies, textbooks, the Wyatt thrillers and the Mornington Peninsula mysteries. He has won numerous awards, including the German Crime Prize (twice) and two Ned Kelly Best Crime Novel awards, for Chain of Evidence (2007) and Wyatt (2010). Garry lives on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. 'An absolute corker of a crime novel and puts him up there with the likes of Michael Connelly, Ian Rankin and John Harvey...This is a superbly well-plotted thriller, beautifully written - especially the descriptions of the harsh outback - and with an intriguing hero, an honest cop faced with dishonesty at every turn.' Shotsmag blog 'Disher's writing is lean, cold and spare - right to the point and never a word too many. The story starts flat-out and never lets up.' Herald Sun 'Smooth, assured mastery.' New York Times Book Review 'Disher is a fine writer about place and also people.' Sue Turnbull, Sydney Morning Herald 'Exceptional crime fiction.' Courier-Mail 'Disher's writing is as lean and relentless as his hero. No one does dryly poetic evocations of paranoia and human folly more seductively.' Australian 'Disher writes so clearly about the physical environment, the social atmosphere, the impact of change and the interaction between the people...that it is easy to overlook the depths of analysis that he provides.' Australian Book Review 'Easily the equal of those by John Harvey, Ian Rankin and other leaders of this form of crime-writing.' Canberra Times 'Disher is definitely not to be missed.' Globe and Mail Bitter Wash Road is superb. Weekend Australian Peter Temple and Garry Disher will be identified as the crime writers who redefined Australian crime fiction in terms of its form, content and style Dishers eye for detail is acute and his poetic analogies preciseBitter Wash Road continues the work of re-imagining the crime genre in a very Australian way, and does it beautifully. Age/Sydney Morning Herald Not a word is wasted: here the ancient, bare, distinctive landscape of the hardscrabble country bordering Goyders Line is conveyed with admirably atmospheric economy. Adelaide Advertiser A top-class writer. The Times Disher turns out to be a superb chronicler of macho pop culture.' Sunday Times
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TrishB
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A good start to a new detective series 👍🏻 took a while for the various threads to start coming together, but enjoyed the journey.
Thanks Carolyn- have managed to get number 3 in series for 99p. Will keep my eye out for number 2 on offer!

CarolynM Glad you liked it🙂 I think any of his books are probably worth 99p. 3y
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TrishB
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Thank you Carolyn ♥️ I‘m looking forward to starting a new series! I can‘t believe the dish arrived unscathed. I share your sentiments exactly in your card.
Hurrah for Litsy friends 😁♥️♥️

Cathythoughts Lovely gifts ❤️ 3y
squirrelbrain Lovely - and the book sounds right up your street! 3y
LeahBergen Lovely gifts! That @CarolynM is the best. ❤️❤️ 3y
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TrishB @Cathythoughts they definitely are 😁 3y
TrishB @squirrelbrain I thought that too. 3y
TrishB @LeahBergen she is 😘 3y
CarolynM It's arrived - yay! Hope you enjoy the book😘 3y
TrishB @CarolynM 😘 pretty sure I will. 3y
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CarolynM
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A hit & run that might not be an accident, a suicide that might not be a suicide & a bunch of thuggish, bullying colleagues are Police Constable Hirsch's welcome to his new placement in outback South Australia. Investigating against the wishes of his superior officer, & fending off attempts to compromise him in retaliation for blowing the whistle on his previous station, he uncovers a web of corruption, cronyism, rape & murder. A great read.

Cinfhen Ohhhh, intriguing 3y
charl08 I enjoyed this one so much I went straight on to the next one. 3y
LeahBergen Great photo! 3y
CarolynM @charl08 I read the next one last year, not realising this one existed🙄 I don't think it made a lot of difference to my enjoyment. I need to get the third now 3y
CarolynM @LeahBergen Thank you 😘 (edited) 3y
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charl08
Bitter Wash Road | Garry Disher

The only good thing to come out of it was an understanding in Hirsch. Police officers could drift over time, he saw. It wasn't always or entirely conscious; more like a loss of perspective. Real and imagined grievances festering; a feeling that the job a deserved greater and better public recognition. Or at least perks, rewards. More money, more or better sex, a promotion, a junket to an interstate conference. Greater respect in general.

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