Book cover of Mischance Creek

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Hirsch is checking firearms. The regular police audit: all weapons secured, ammo stored separately, no unauthorised person with keys to the gun safe. He's checking people, too. The drought is hitting hard in the mid-north, and Hirsch is responsible for the welfare of his scattered flock of battlers, bluebloods, loners…

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1 author picked Mischance Creek as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is the fifth in the series about a cop who runs a one-person police station in outback South Australia. The heat, the desolation, the weird and wonderful people who live there, all contribute to a fascinating murder mystery. Disher is a master at depicting this world and his cop, Hirsch, is so likeable and determined that you can't help but want him to find the solution, no matter what.

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