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Mischance Creek

By: Garry Disher
Narrated by: Steve Shanahan
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Hirsch is checking firearms. The regular police audit: all weapons secured, ammo stored separately, no unauthorised person with keys to the gun safe. He’s checking people, too. The drought is hitting hard in the mid-north, and Hirsch is responsible for the welfare of his scattered flock of battlers, bluebloods, loners and miscreants.

He isn’t usually called on for emergency roadside assistance. But with all the other services fully stretched, it’s Hirsch who has to grind his way out beyond the Mischance Creek ruins to where some clueless tourist has run into a ditch.

As it turns out, though, Annika Nordrum isn’t exactly a tourist. She’s searching for the body of her mother, who went missing seven years ago. And the only sense in which she’s clueless is the lack of information unearthed by the cops who phoned in the original investigation.

Hirsch owes it to Annika to help, doesn’t he? Not to mention that tackling a cold case beats the hell out of gun audits and admin…


‘Hirsch is one of my favourite characters…Unmissable.’ HAYLEY SCRIVENOR, author of Dirt Town


‘Disher is one of this country’s finest writers.’ TONY BIRCH


‘Disher is the gold standard for rural noir.’ CHRIS HAMMER


‘A giant not only of crime fiction but of Australian letters.’ NED KELLY AWARDS


‘A master at controlling his material, taking his readers along the dusty, rutted roads that always pop up when we expect bitumen smoothness. But it’s a journey worth taking, for the pure joy of the writing.’ HERALD SUN©2025 Garry Disher Crime Fiction Mystery Police Procedurals
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Been looking forward to the release of this book and it didn't disappoint. Finished in one sitting

loved it

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Another ripper of a story in this outback policing series so very well narrated. Loved the pace, characters and descriptions.

Excellent

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Great characters, very good story line. vivid descriptions of Australian life in the outback and the harsh environment. Loved it

Life in the outback.

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familiar territory. welcome book 6. unable to put this book from beginning to the end twist. never a dull day in the mid North of south australia. highly recommend I nursed in the Clare Valley and have family in mid North since 1835. it's good to know the area. thankyou.

the end twist, amazing

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Garry Disher is always worth list
To. Really good story but perhaps just a tiny bit too long.

The sense of place.

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