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Wyatt (Wyatt #7)
by
Garry Disher
Promoted with the simple, yet effective tagline ‘Wyatt’s been away. Now he’s back’, Garry Disher’s first Wyatt novel in 13 years – called, funnily enough, Wyatt – reacquaints us with the taciturn thief, returned to Melbourne and in dire need of a few quid.
Apparent salvation comes in the form of an acquaintance offering him a major role in a jewel heist. Inevitably, it all...more
Apparent salvation comes in the form of an acquaintance offering him a major role in a jewel heist. Inevitably, it all...more
Paperback, 274 pages
Published
February 1st 2010
by Text Publishing
(first published 2010)
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Who knew? Wyatt is the sixth of Disher's novels to feature the professional thief, but the first to be published in the US. I hope that his back list becomes available soon - his excellent Hal Challis police procedural series has been here for years.
From Disher's website:
"Wyatt is a professional hold-up man: banks, payroll vans, jewel heists, etc. We don’t learn much about him and that is part of his appeal. He’s cool, all business, with not much of an emotional life, doesn't suffer fools gladly...more
From Disher's website:
"Wyatt is a professional hold-up man: banks, payroll vans, jewel heists, etc. We don’t learn much about him and that is part of his appeal. He’s cool, all business, with not much of an emotional life, doesn't suffer fools gladly...more
Garry Disher's, Wyatt will appear to the American reader as the Australian heir apparent to Donald Westlake's (aka Richard Stark) Parker. Both are thieves, who plan minutely detailed crimes with the intensity of a man defusing a bomb and still things go wrong. But, Wyatt is no mere Parker knock-off. Disher has crafted a character, that while baring similar characteristics, is wholly original with an appeal of his own. This is crime writing at it's absolute best, and noir, not of misty late night...more
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'Wyatt took the stairs. The lift was available, but lifts were a trap. He went straight to the first-floor apartment’s concealed safe and removed the contents: spare cash, two sets of false ID and the deeds to both properties. Finally he grabbed the dark suit hanging in his wardrobe. There was nothing else that he wanted to take with him when he left the place forever, no photos, diaries, letters or other keepsakes, for the simple reason that he had no past that he wanted to think about.'
Enigma...more
Enigma...more
Incredible as it may seem, I had never read any of Garry Disher’s Wyatt series, so I had no idea of the depth of reading pleasure in store for me when I started his latest offering, “Wyatt”.
Wyatt has been away; now he’s back. The plot begins with a planned jewel heist but takes many a twist and turn before the final page. Wyatt seems to be a crook with principles, but he doesn’t hesitate to kill if that’s what’s needed. And there are plenty of dead bodies strewn throughout this novel. The action...more
Wyatt has been away; now he’s back. The plot begins with a planned jewel heist but takes many a twist and turn before the final page. Wyatt seems to be a crook with principles, but he doesn’t hesitate to kill if that’s what’s needed. And there are plenty of dead bodies strewn throughout this novel. The action...more
Quite pleased with the new Disher novel, WYATT.
Wyatt is to Australia what Parker is to the United States.
Making a living as a thief had gotten harder over the years for Wyatt. More stringent security measures and the fact that businesses didn't deal in cash much anymore. Wyatt has skills, but not what's needed to manage wire transfers and such.
Cash, jewelry, and paintings were what he liked to steal.
When one job blows up in his face, stealing a $75,000 bribe from a crooked harbormaster, the poli...more
Wyatt is to Australia what Parker is to the United States.
Making a living as a thief had gotten harder over the years for Wyatt. More stringent security measures and the fact that businesses didn't deal in cash much anymore. Wyatt has skills, but not what's needed to manage wire transfers and such.
Cash, jewelry, and paintings were what he liked to steal.
When one job blows up in his face, stealing a $75,000 bribe from a crooked harbormaster, the poli...more
Garry Disher’s Wyatt character is the Australian equivalent to Richard Stark’s (Donald Westlake) Parker – a resourceful and methodical professional thief who will stop at nothing to obtain the object of his desire. In this latest series instalment, WYATT, Disher not only re-establishes his most renowned character but also introduces new readers to the violent world of Aussie noir. Despite being the seventh book in the series (and the first I’ve read), WYATT reads extremely well as a standalone....more
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Thirteen years since the last Wyatt novel, and he is finally back. The cool, calm and calculating retro-robber is again up to his old tricks. However, now the offerings are slimmer. The world has changed. The electronic age has meant less cash around, and places that do have cash, also have advanced and more sophisticated security than ever before.
Wyatt also seems to have changed during the 13 year hiatus. I found him increasingly more cold-blooded and ruthless than ever before. This reinforces...more
Wyatt also seems to have changed during the 13 year hiatus. I found him increasingly more cold-blooded and ruthless than ever before. This reinforces...more
A deadpan criminal known simply by surname, the kind of guy whose cool calculations can lead to violent retribution or a diffident dispassion, depending on the practical utility of these options, Wyatt is not Parker but Disher's poured his lead from the same mold. Cameos by minor characters named Parker and Grofield offer more than a wink to the great work of Richard Stark, may he rest in peace. But Wyatt can't be reduced to a thudding, sincere bar-band cover -- Disher's more like ELO to Stark's...more
It's been quite a wait for the latest WYATT novel - The Fallout was published in 1997. I for one was rather excited to hear the news that there was a book on the way last year and I've been somewhat impatiently waiting for it to appear since then. As with all these greatly anticipated books, there's always that nasty little voice at the back of your head wondering if the anticipation might be building an unreasonable expectation.
But this is a Garry Disher novel, and it's a WYATT novel and it's a...more
But this is a Garry Disher novel, and it's a WYATT novel and it's a...more
After a hiatus of almost a decade in the Wyatt series, Garry Disher returned with his strongest Wyatt novel yet. As opposed to the Destry and Challis novels, Wyatt gives us a glimpse into the other side: that of how criminals operate. Some of it is certainly a bit fanciful, but the story was nonetheless entertaining. While Wyatt may be an intelligent operator, most criminals are not as Disher illustrates (often in quite humorous ways). And he uses the location of Melbourne (in an extended sense)...more
Thanks to my being a first reads winner I was introduced to an author that is brand new to me.
Having never read anything else in his WYATT books, I found it very easy to get wrapped up in Wyatt's world. The characters were introduced seamlessly and the story flowed very well. They may in fact be repeat characters from his other books, but they were all new to me. I read it in one day which means it was good enough to not put down for very long. The ending is a cliff hanger so I am looking forwa...more
Having never read anything else in his WYATT books, I found it very easy to get wrapped up in Wyatt's world. The characters were introduced seamlessly and the story flowed very well. They may in fact be repeat characters from his other books, but they were all new to me. I read it in one day which means it was good enough to not put down for very long. The ending is a cliff hanger so I am looking forwa...more
Jul 19, 2011
Ed
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Australian fiction, noir or hardboiled fans
Recommended to Ed by:
ARC from Goodreads
I received WYATT as an ARC, and I've got to say it's a genuine corker of a read. Think: Richard Stark's Parker down under. In fact, while I was reading along and reminded of Parker, a bit character named "Parker" made an appearance. Mr. Disher must've intended the scene as a passing nod to Stark's master thief Parker. But don't be misled. Wyatt (he's called by just the one name) is no Parker rip-off or clone. Wyatt is his own man. This twisty plot penned in a visceral hard-boiled prose style con...more
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I can't believe I've been an Australian reader for this long and not read a Garry Disher novel. Sure, I'd heard of him, he's a perennial favourite of the Australian Crime Thriller awards and community. But it was only his appearance at the Sydney Writers' Festival - with Shamini Flint and Michael Connelly - that convinced me to buy Wyatt.
Of course I got Garry to sign my copy and dutifully put it on my shelf of "To Be Read" books. I really should have picked it up earlier to read. I should have r...more
Of course I got Garry to sign my copy and dutifully put it on my shelf of "To Be Read" books. I really should have picked it up earlier to read. I should have r...more
Successful, professional thief, Wyatt, prefers to keep a low profile – even his one word moniker is a cue to his near mythical status. But Reality has a tendency to run rather roughly over the Myth and Wyatt has a tough time trying to keep his rigidly structured life from being up-ended in this latest entry to Disher’s Wyatt series. It’s been 14 years since the last book and it’s not only the advanced technologies that make Wyatt’s ‘job’ more difficult, but the culture has changed, too. There’s...more
Wyatt, who has not been around for 10 years, is now back in town, and that is as much as anyone knows.
Wyatt is a career criminal who doesn’t like the new way of doing crime... too much technology!
An acquaintance offers Wyatt a stake in an old fashioned jewellery robbery, with much usable inside information. With all this planning things are looking good until the day of the job when everything goes pear shaped and too many loose ends appear.
An abrupt ending leaves you in suspense – or does it?
If...more
Wyatt is a career criminal who doesn’t like the new way of doing crime... too much technology!
An acquaintance offers Wyatt a stake in an old fashioned jewellery robbery, with much usable inside information. With all this planning things are looking good until the day of the job when everything goes pear shaped and too many loose ends appear.
An abrupt ending leaves you in suspense – or does it?
If...more
Like many other reviewers, this was my first introduction to Disher. This was a fun read and it reminded me of the maintstream novels of the 80’s. A bit of hide and seek, cloak and dagger, international spies and thieves – just a well rounded story that keeps moving forward with each page. It’s not great literature (it’s not meant to be!) but instead is one of the best entertainment novels I have read in ages. It kept me engaged, I enjoyed all the characters and the plot line was perfectly execu...more
I won this book for free through GoodReads First Reads.
This book is a fairly short and easy read. My copy has 274 pages, and most the chapters are very short. There is a lot of violence, sexual content, and language in the book. But it's not overdone or described in great detail. So while it's definitely not for kids, adults who tend to be a bit squeamish (like me) might be all right with it.
Every character in this book is a criminal, some more violent or more likable than others. Wyatt's frie...more
This book is a fairly short and easy read. My copy has 274 pages, and most the chapters are very short. There is a lot of violence, sexual content, and language in the book. But it's not overdone or described in great detail. So while it's definitely not for kids, adults who tend to be a bit squeamish (like me) might be all right with it.
Every character in this book is a criminal, some more violent or more likable than others. Wyatt's frie...more
It's no secret, Wyatt is an Australian Parker. Like Richard Stark's great American anti-hero, Wyatt is a cold and calculating thief, looking for ways to ply his trade in an increasingly digital world. A fellow thief comes to Wyatt with a plan: knock over two wealthy jewelers when they transport their goods via car. After stealing the car, everything goes pear-shaped: Wyatt is double-crossed and he and the third thief of their string are shot and left for dead by the double-crosser and his psycho...more
Haven't read any Wyatt novels before, but I intend to keep reading them from now on. Wyatt is a crim who has never been inside. He keeps a low profile in work and in his personal life. In this novel, he is taken for a ride by a colleague and his predatory girlfriend, as they attempt to rob 2 Melbourne jewellers of their fenced European jewellery. Throw into the mix a French criminal with Russian connections and the ex wife of his traitorous colleague and you have an intriguing novel.
Gary Disher is Australia's Elmore Leonard. He's my new favorite thriller writer, and Wyatt is my new favorite lovable fiend. This is the second Wyatt book I've read, but I've already bought the next. Hey, it's good crime stuff, plus I've never been to Australia. So it's like reading a Lonely Planet travel guide only with more guns and double crosses than Lonely Planet is comfortable with.
WYATT is the first book Soho is publishing in Garry Disher's Ned Kelly Award-winning series about the Australian jewel thief, Wyatt. It's been one of our most requested new crime series, since this is the first time it has been available in the United States.
I recommend this series especially to thriller fans who like a good antihero!
I recommend this series especially to thriller fans who like a good antihero!
SERIES: 7 of 7
RATING: 4.25
Wyatt is double crossed during a jewel heist and exacts vengeance on the perps. He's a great character, unambiguous and unknowable. He's really good at planning but doesn't always recognize what others are up to. Spare writing, good plot. Only negative is a very abrupt ending.
RATING: 4.25
Wyatt is double crossed during a jewel heist and exacts vengeance on the perps. He's a great character, unambiguous and unknowable. He's really good at planning but doesn't always recognize what others are up to. Spare writing, good plot. Only negative is a very abrupt ending.
I am a huge fan of Disher's Hal Challis police procedural series set on the Mornington Peninsula near Melbourne, Australia. Wyatt is something very different. The vibe is edgier at the least. He is a thief, very self contained, absolutely thinking dozens of steps ahead of everyone else, and the fast moving plot includes a fair portion of humor--sometimes very dark, but humor none-the-less. I like the character and the possibilities for the return of another of the main characters in this book.
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My favorite Aussie writer, Garry Disher! So far, I have a only read and loved the Hal Challis detective series. Wyatt is a crime novel, the 7th in a series about a jewel thief, Wyatt Wareen. I hope to locate the first 6 books in the series without having to travel to Melbourne.
Aussie working class thug Wyatt Warren knows technology is putting him out of business so the chance to take down a fence of stolen jewelry sounds very attractive. Little does he know that he's going to collide with an international assassin and a variety of other troublesome lowlifes.
Of the Parker dopplegangers, Wyatt is maybe a notch below Simmons' Joe Kurtz and one above Collins' Quarry. A tight little read greatly enhanced by the Australian setting.
thin characterizations, and not particularly interesting people: very one-dimensional with little or no interior lives--inaccurate and insulting to compare with westlake/stark novels
Wow... just wow. Fantastic Aussie crime-noir. I went straight out and bought two more Kindle books in this series after I finished Wyatt.
I won this book for free through Goodreads First Reads. Hope to read it soon. Thanks.
Sep 27, 2011
Marilyn
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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I had a hard time getting into Wyatt by Garry Disher but that changed about chapter 7. I really liked the characters. They were real people and very believable. It was a nice change of pace from the romantically painted characters we normally see in this type of novel. I especially liked the realistic portrait of the main character, Wyatt, from whom the title of the book is taken. I did not like the ending of the book, but I have to say it left me wanting more, thus the three star rating instead...more
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Gary Disher was born in 1949 and grew up on his parents' farm in South Australia.
He gained post graduate degrees from Adelaide and Melbourne Universities. In 1978 he was awarded a creative writing fellowship to Stanford University, where he wrote his first short story collection. He travelled widely overseas, before returning to Australia, where he taught creative writing, finally becoming a full...more
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He gained post graduate degrees from Adelaide and Melbourne Universities. In 1978 he was awarded a creative writing fellowship to Stanford University, where he wrote his first short story collection. He travelled widely overseas, before returning to Australia, where he taught creative writing, finally becoming a full...more
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