Hell to Pay by Garry Disher Unabridged 2014 CD ISBN- 9781483013770

from fizzypops

An unexpected tour de force from an author I've long admired (Wyatt, Hal Challis series). This is a masterclass in the genre: taut, harsh suspense in an unexpectedly grim setting. The spartan, wild west, "No Country for Old Men" scenery is perfect for the bitter, spiteful, small-minded pettiness ...

from cathyskye

I've enjoyed other books by Garry Disher, and Australia has always been a favorite destination for my armchair travels, so I picked up Hell to Pay anticipating a good read. What I didn't foresee was how quickly Disher would hook me with his main character and how deeply I would be drawn into this...

from smik

BITTER WASH ROAD is set smack bang in the present day; more than that, in a South Australia I recognise: fragile economic climate, police corruption and whistleblowing, small rural communities struggling to survive, reduced resources, drought - you name the issue, it's there. Until I did a bit of...

from zmagic69

Like all books by this author the story unfolds gradually, figuring out who the bad guys are is usually pretty simple, and this book was no different, but the way the story is told is what makes the book good. This is not fast paced action, and the towns that the book takes place in make Mayberry...

from secondhandrose

Solid rural noir. Really evoked the country town feel.