Day's End

Disher is the gold standard for rural noir, praised by critics as the equal of Joseph Wambaugh and James Lee Burke. The novel follows Constable Paul Hirschausen, who patrols the low hills of South Australia, dealing with a range of problems from unlicensed driving to arson. However, the pandemic has warped these communities into something angry and unrecognisable, and Hirsch is seeing stresses heightened and social divisions cracking wide open. When a roadside fire reveals a body in a suitcase that is not her son's, Janne Van Sant, an international visitor, knows more about forensic evidence than Hirsch.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 03 August 2023
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Disher is the gold standard for rural noir, a literary masterpiece that rivals the works of Joseph Wambaugh and James Lee Burke. The Times has hailed Chris Hammer as a superb chronicler of cop culture, and the Sunday Times has praised him as a superb chronicler of cop culture. When Hate Runs Deep, the Innocent Sufferer follows Constable Paul Hirschausen as he patrols the rural beat in the low hills of South Australia. From dawn to dusk, dirt roads and dust are his constant companions, as he deals with a wide range of problems that beset small towns and isolated properties, from unlicensed driving to arson.

However, just as Hirsch begins to feel like he knows the fragile communities under his care, the isolation and fear of the pandemic have warped them into something angry and unrecognisable. Hirsch is witnessing heightened stresses and social divisions cracking wide open. His own tolerance is being tested, and people are getting close to the edge.

Today, Hirsch is driving an international visitor around: Janne Van Sant, whose backpacker son went missing while the borders were closed. They are checking out his last photo site, his last employer. A feeling that the stories don't quite add up.

Then, a call comes in: a roadside fire. Nothing much, a suitcase soaked in diesel and set alight. But two noteworthy facts emerge. Janne knows more than Hirsch about forensic evidence. And the body in the suitcase is not her son's.

From the multiple Ned Kelly Award-winning author of Consolation comes a stunning new thriller, for readers of Jane Harper, Ian Rankin, and Chris Hammer.

Weight: 256g
Dimension: 129 x 198 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800817371
Edition number: Main