The Dragon Man
The Dragon Man by Garry Disher is a reissue published by Soho Press on September 16, 2014. This 336-page novel introduces readers to Detective Hal Challis, who works for the Mornington Peninsula police force in Southeast Australia. In this first investigation of a crime series, Challis faces the challenge of apprehending a serial killer terrorizing a small coastal town near Melbourne while navigating personal and professional obstacles.
Readers will find a gripping narrative that intertwines the complexities of police work with the intricacies of Challis’s personal life. As he strives to solve the case, he must also deal with a local newspaper editor who complicates his investigation and confront the emotional turmoil stemming from his wife’s long-distance attempts to mend their fractured marriage. This edition delves into themes of mystery and crime, presenting a hard-boiled police procedural that captures the tension of both the investigation and Challis’s personal struggles.
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Meet Hal Challis, Detective for the Mornington Peninsula police force in Southeast Australia, in the first investigation in this prize-winning crime series
A serial killer is on the loose in a small coastal town near Melbourne, Australia. Detective Inspector Hal Challis and his team must apprehend him before he strikes again. But first, Challis has to contend with the editor of a local newspaper who undermines his investigation at every turn, and with his wife, who attempts to resurrect their marriage through long-distance phone calls from a sanitarium, where she has been committed for the past eight years for attempted murder—his.
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