Blood Moon

Hal Challis Investigation 5

Garry Disher author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Profile Books Ltd

Published:6th Nov '25

£9.99

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The fifth novel with Detective Inspector Hal Challis and Sergeant Ellen Destry, from Australia's King of Crime

'A superb chronicler of cop culture' - SUNDAY TIMES 'Disher is the gold standard for rural noir' - CHRIS HAMMER 'The equal of Joseph Wambaugh and James Lee Burke' - THE TIMES A MAN OF GOD IS NOT WITHOUT SIN School's out on the Mornington Peninsula, and the small town of Waterloo has become a hotbed for petty crimes. The Waterloo Police Department are struggling with the caseload, and Detective Inspector Hal Challis is desperate for a week without major crimes. But when a prestigious school's chaplain is beaten to the brink of death, the team's workload takes a turn for the worse. Then a local woman is found dead, and the hunt for a killer is on... From the multiple Ned Kelly Award-winning author of Consolation and Day's End comes the fifth Hal Challis investigation, for readers of Jane Harper, Ian Rankin and Chris Hammer.

A rare pleasure * New York Times *
A fine example of just how good crime writing can be * Australian *
A thoroughly enjoyable novel and mystery that is easily the equal of those by John Harvey, Ian Rankin and other leaders of this form of crime-writing * Canberra Times *
Disher is easily one of the best writers * NZ Weekend Herald *
A superior police procedural * Publishers Weekly *

ISBN: 9781805224501

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 10mm

Weight: 274g

400 pages

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