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When the snake-catcher determined the concrete slab above the nest it had made itself needed to be broken up to locate the snake, none of the onlookers expected anything other than a snake – but the skeleton in tattered clothing was a shock to all.
Ex-homicide and now acting Sergeant Alan Auhl had been called in from retirement to run the cold-case section; he was subsequently called to the site of the skeleton. Establishing the crime had occurred around five years prior, Alan set to work with h ...more
Ex-homicide and now acting Sergeant Alan Auhl had been called in from retirement to run the cold-case section; he was subsequently called to the site of the skeleton. Establishing the crime had occurred around five years prior, Alan set to work with h ...more
4.5★
“Baz darted in and pinned the head with his crook. Then he crouched and used his other hand to flick away lumps of concrete until the snake was free. He picked it up, keeping the whipping front section clear with his crook, and poured it into a hessian sack.
‘Piece of cake,’ he said, grinning at the others. Who were more interested, it seemed, in a depression under the middle section of the slab.
‘What, we got a whole family of the buggers?’
He looked. What they had was a rotting cotton shirt ...more
“Baz darted in and pinned the head with his crook. Then he crouched and used his other hand to flick away lumps of concrete until the snake was free. He picked it up, keeping the whipping front section clear with his crook, and poured it into a hessian sack.
‘Piece of cake,’ he said, grinning at the others. Who were more interested, it seemed, in a depression under the middle section of the slab.
‘What, we got a whole family of the buggers?’
He looked. What they had was a rotting cotton shirt ...more
Under the Bright Cold Lights is a stand-alone novel from Australian author Garry Disher, who is best known for his three crime fiction series’, Inspector Challis; Wyatt; and Paul Hirschhausen.
Five years after retirement, Acting Sergeant Alan Auhl has returned to the Victorian police force to work in the Cold Case and Missing Person Unit, where his experience, which includes a decade in homicide, fails to impress his younger colleagues who refer to him as ‘Retread’.
The latest case to cross Aulh’s ...more
Five years after retirement, Acting Sergeant Alan Auhl has returned to the Victorian police force to work in the Cold Case and Missing Person Unit, where his experience, which includes a decade in homicide, fails to impress his younger colleagues who refer to him as ‘Retread’.
The latest case to cross Aulh’s ...more
4.5★
“Baz darted in and pinned the head with his crook. Then he crouched and used his other hand to flick away lumps of concrete until the snake was free. He picked it up, keeping the whipping front section clear with his crook, and poured it into a hessian sack.
‘Piece of cake,’ he said, grinning at the others. Who were more interested, it seemed, in a depression under the middle section of the slab.
‘What, we got a whole family of the buggers?’
He looked. What they had was a rotting cotton shirt ...more
“Baz darted in and pinned the head with his crook. Then he crouched and used his other hand to flick away lumps of concrete until the snake was free. He picked it up, keeping the whipping front section clear with his crook, and poured it into a hessian sack.
‘Piece of cake,’ he said, grinning at the others. Who were more interested, it seemed, in a depression under the middle section of the slab.
‘What, we got a whole family of the buggers?’
He looked. What they had was a rotting cotton shirt ...more
Loved it. A really fast read & lighter than his other detective series'. Alan Auhl is a great character & I hope we get to see more of him.
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Another fantastic read from Garry Disher - he just keeps getting better and better. In this book he introduces a new character, Alan Auhl, a retired cop brought back into the force to deal with cold cases. The retired cop returning to the force is a bit of a cliche but Disher brings humanity, heart and originality into this story. Alan is a down to earth, old school guy who loves bringing home strays, ie, his huge house is divided into rooms which he lets out to various people in need of accommo
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4.5 stars.
This is only the second book I've read by this author and I really enjoy his writing. This one, in particular, was a satisfying page-turner and it helped that it was set in Melbourne where I live. Great characters. Like others, I hope the author writes more about Alan Auhl. (I could definitely see it as a series.)
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It takes a cop's inside knowledge to know how to get away with a crime.
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Aug 01, 2018
Kim
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Pam
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