{"product_id":"chain-of-evidence-isbn-9781569475003","title":"Chain of Evidence","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspector Hal Challis has been summoned to his boyhood home, Mawson’s Bluff in the Australian Outback, where his father is dying. There his past comes back to haunt him . . . and endanger his life. Meanwhile, a serial pedophile is on the loose on the Mornington Peninsula, and Sergeant Ellen Destry, who is left to head up the area’s Crime Investigation Unit, must find a little girl who was abducted from the fairgrounds at the annual Waterloo Show before it is too late.\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eChain of Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e“Delightful . . . BUY IT.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e“Disher is definitely not to be missed.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Engrossing . . . Disher creates the kind of complex, edgy, principled yet flawed characters it’s a pleasure to worry about.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The story is full of unexpected twists and brilliant clues.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Multilayered and multistranded, \u003ci\u003eChain of Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e is written in vivid and uncompromising prose.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “For lovers of police procedurals . . . you can’t do much better than \u003ci\u003eChain of Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eDeadly Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A compelling mix of procedural detail and action round out a fully credible plot and characters . . . A deeply satisfying read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the Hal Challis series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A first-rate Australian author.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Garry Disher is an old favorite of mine, and it’s about time American readers got a shot at him.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Scott Phillips, author of \u003ci\u003eCottonwood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ice Harvest\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eGarry Disher is one of Australia's best-known novelists. He's published over forty books in a range of genres, including crime, children's books, and Australian history. \u003ci\u003eChain of Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Ned Kelly Award for  best Australian crime novel. His Wyatt crime series is also published in the US by Soho Crime. He lives on the Mornington Peninsula, southeast of Melbourne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Soho Crime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305141948645,"sku":"NP9781569475003","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781569475003.jpg?v=1767723538","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/chain-of-evidence-isbn-9781569475003","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}