Chain of Evidence - Hardcover

Disher, Garry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1569474613 ISBN 13: 9781569474617

Publisher: Soho Crime, 2007

Synopsis

Inspector Hal Challis, head of Australia's Mornington Peninsula Crime Investigation Unit, has been summoned to his boyhood home, Mawson's Bluff in the Australian Outback. His father is dying.
Sergeant Ellen Destry is left to head an investigation into a ring of pedophiles. A little girl has been abducted from the fairgrounds of the annual Waterloo Show. Her mother failed to report her absence until the next day. After twenty-four hours, hope is slim that the police will find the child before it is too late.
Challis has his own investigation to conduct. When a new grave is dug in the town graveyard, an extra corpse is found. It turns out to be his sister's husband, who has been missing but was presumed to be off on an excursion of his own. Solving this long unsuspected crime is a challenge that puts Challis in peril of his life.

About this title

Review

Praise for "Chain of Evidence"

"Delightful . . . BUY IT."
--"New York Magazine"

"Disher is definitely not to be missed."
--Globe and Mail

"Engrossing . . . Disher creates the kind of complex, edgy, principled yet flawed characters it's a pleasure to worry about."
--"Kirkus Reviews", Starred Review

"The character development suggests Peter Robinson, with enough darkness and ambiguity to suit fans of Rankin, and a kind of which-way-is-up sense of the police force that recalls early James Elroy. Moody, inventive, and extremely hard to put down."
--"Booklist", Starred Review

"The story is full of unexpected twists and brilliant clues."
--"Library Journal", Starred Review

"Multilayered and multistranded, "Chain of Evidence" is written in vivid and uncompromising prose."
--"Sydney Morning Herald"

"For lovers of police procedurals . . . you can't do much better than "Chain of Evidence"."
--"Deadly Pleasures"
" "
"A compelling mix of procedural detail and action round out a fully credible plot and characters . . . A deeply satisfying read."
--"Publishers Weekly"
Praise for the Hal Challis series

"A first-rate Australian author."
--"The New York Times Book Review"

"Garry Disher is an old favorite of mine, and it's about time American readers got a shot at him."
--Scott Phillips, author of "Cottonwood" and "The Ice Harvest"
"From the Hardcover edition."

Praise for "Chain of Evidence"
"Delightful . . . BUY IT."
--"New York Magazine"
"Disher is definitely not to be missed."
--Globe and Mail
"Engrossing . . . Disher creates the kind of complex, edgy, principled yet flawed characters it's a pleasure to worry about."
--"Kirkus Reviews," Starred Review
"The character development suggests Peter Robinson, with enough darkness and ambiguity to suit fans of Rankin, and a kind of which-way-is-up sense of the police force that recalls early James Elroy. Moody, inventive, and extremely hard to put down."
--"Booklist," Starred Review
"The story is full of unexpected twists and brilliant clues."
--"Library Journal," Starred Review
"Multilayered and multistranded, "Chain of Evidence" is written in vivid and uncompromising prose."
--"Sydney Morning Herald"
"For lovers of police procedurals . . . you can't do much better than "Chain of Evidence.""
--"Deadly Pleasures"
" "
"A compelling mix of procedural detail and action round out a fully credible plot and characters . . . A deeply satisfying read."
--"Publishers Weekly"

Praise for the Hal Challis series
"A first-rate Australian author."
--"The New York Times Book Review"
"Garry Disher is an old favorite of mine, and it's about time American readers got a shot at him."
--Scott Phillips, author of "Cottonwood" and "The Ice Harvest"

"From the Hardcover edition."

Praise forChain of Evidence
Delightful . . . BUY IT.
New York Magazine
Disher is definitely not to be missed.
Globe and Mail
Engrossing . . . Disher creates the kind of complex, edgy, principled yet flawed characters it s a pleasure to worry about.
Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
The character development suggests Peter Robinson, with enough darkness and ambiguity to suit fans of Rankin, and a kind of which-way-is-up sense of the police force that recalls early James Elroy. Moody, inventive, and extremely hard to put down.
Booklist, Starred Review
The story is full of unexpected twists and brilliant clues.
Library Journal, Starred Review
Multilayered and multistranded, Chain of Evidence is written in vivid and uncompromising prose.
Sydney Morning Herald
For lovers of police procedurals . . . you can t do much better than Chain of Evidence.
Deadly Pleasures

A compelling mix of procedural detail and action round out a fully credible plot and characters . . . A deeply satisfying read.
Publishers Weekly

Praise for the Hal Challis series
A first-rate Australian author.
The New York Times Book Review
Garry Disher is an old favorite of mine, and it s about time American readers got a shot at him.
Scott Phillips, author of Cottonwood and The Ice Harvest

From the Hardcover edition."

Praise for Chain of Evidence
"Delightful . . . BUY IT."
--New York Magazine
"Disher is definitely not to be missed."
--Globe and Mail
"Engrossing . . . Disher creates the kind of complex, edgy, principled yet flawed characters it's a pleasure to worry about."
--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
"The character development suggests Peter Robinson, with enough darkness and ambiguity to suit fans of Rankin, and a kind of which-way-is-up sense of the police force that recalls early James Elroy. Moody, inventive, and extremely hard to put down."
--Booklist, Starred Review
"The story is full of unexpected twists and brilliant clues."
--Library Journal, Starred Review
"Multilayered and multistranded, Chain of Evidence is written in vivid and uncompromising prose."
--Sydney Morning Herald
"For lovers of police procedurals . . . you can't do much better than Chain of Evidence."
--Deadly Pleasures

"A compelling mix of procedural detail and action round out a fully credible plot and characters . . . A deeply satisfying read."
--Publishers Weekly

Praise for the Hal Challis series
"A first-rate Australian author."
--The New York Times Book Review
"This series boasts careful, realistic casework, but there's enough darkness and ambiguity to suit John Harvey fans and a kind of which-way-is-up sense of the police force that recalls early James Ellroy. Moody, inventive, and extremely hard to put down."
--Booklist
"Garry Disher is an old favorite of mine, and it's about time American readers got a shot at him."
--Scott Phillips, author of Cottonwood and The Ice Harvest

Praise for Chain of Evidence

"Delightful . . . BUY IT."
--New York Magazine

"Disher is definitely not to be missed."
--Globe and Mail

"Engrossing . . . Disher creates the kind of complex, edgy, principled yet flawed characters it's a pleasure to worry about."
--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

"The character development suggests Peter Robinson, with enough darkness and ambiguity to suit fans of Rankin, and a kind of which-way-is-up sense of the police force that recalls early James Elroy. Moody, inventive, and extremely hard to put down."
--Booklist, Starred Review

"The story is full of unexpected twists and brilliant clues."
--Library Journal, Starred Review

"Multilayered and multistranded, Chain of Evidence is written in vivid and uncompromising prose."
--Sydney Morning Herald

"For lovers of police procedurals . . . you can't do much better than Chain of Evidence."
--Deadly Pleasures

"A compelling mix of procedural detail and action round out a fully credible plot and characters . . . A deeply satisfying read."
--Publishers Weekly

Praise for the Hal Challis series

"A first-rate Australian author."
--The New York Times Book Review

"This series boasts careful, realistic casework, but there's enough darkness and ambiguity to suit John Harvey fans and a kind of which-way-is-up sense of the police force that recalls early James Ellroy. Moody, inventive, and extremely hard to put down."
--Booklist

"Garry Disher is an old favorite of mine, and it's about time American readers got a shot at him."
--Scott Phillips, author of Cottonwood and The Ice Harvest

About the Author

Garry Disher is the author of over forty books for adults and children. The first in his Detective Inspector Challis murder mystery series, The Dragon Man, won the German Crime Fiction Critics Prize in 2001. Chain of Evidence, another book in the series, won the Ned Kelly Award for best Australian crime novel.

Edition details

• Publisher: Soho Crime
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1569474613
• ISBN 13: 9781569474617
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 375