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Garry Disher

Garry Disher is an Australian author known for his crime fiction and children's novels. He is the creator of the Wyatt series and the Inspector Challis series. Disher earned postgraduate degrees from both Adelaide University and Melbourne University. He received a writing fellowship from Stanford University, where he produced his first collection of short stories. After traveling the world, he returned to Australia to teach creative writing. In 1988, Garry became a full-time writer, a role he has maintained ever since. He published his first work in 1981 with "Approaches," the collection he wrote at Stanford, followed by his debut novel, the standalone "Steal Away." Below is a list of Garry Disher’s books in the order of their initial publication.

Garry Disher became a published novelist in 1981 with the novel Approaches. Below is a list of Garry Disher's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Inspector Challis Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Dragon Man (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Kittyhawk Down (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Snapshot (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Chain of Evidence (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Blood Moon (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Whispering Death (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Signal Loss (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Paul Hirschhausen Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Hell to Pay / Bitter Wash Road (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Peace (2019) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Consolation (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Day's End (2022) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Approaches (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Difference To Me (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Flamingo Gate (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Restless: Stories of Flight and Fear (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Straight, Bent And Barbara Vine (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Personal Best (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Crosstown Traffic (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Personal Best 2 (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
More Crimes for a Summer Christmas (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Below the Waterline (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Strange Fruit (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Out West: Australian Dirt (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Oxford Book of Detective Stories (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hard Labour (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dark Deeds Down Under (2022) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Writing Fiction: An Introduction to the Craft (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Australia Then & Now (1987) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Writing Professionally: The Freelancer's Guide to Marketing Prose and Scripts (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bushrangers (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of After Dark Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Bent-Back Bridge (By: Gary Crew,Gregory Rogers) (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Crow (By: Tom Jellett,Peter Lawrance) (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Giant Spiders (By: Stephen Measday,Mark L. Wilson) (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Carriers (By: Tom Jellet,Jonathan Harlen) (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Twist in the Tale (By: Laine Hall) (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Barn (By: Gary Crew,Tom Jellet) (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Tunnel (By: Matthew Condon) (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Vampires (By: Cameron Rogers) (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Silver Eyes (By: Jackie French) (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Misteri Sumur Tua (By: Gary Crew) (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Bats (By: David Miller,Gavin Warner) (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Goddess (By: Robin Klein,Anne Spudvilas) (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mouth (By: Carmel Bird,Anita Mertzlin) (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Stray Cat (By: Shaun Tan) (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Snake Man (By: Peter Gouldthorpe,James Moloney) (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Pipe (By: James Moloney) (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Wombat King (By: Mark L. Wilson,Philip Neilsen) (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Peppercorn Tree (By: Sheryl Gardner) (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Lie (By: Philip Neilsen) (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Cannibal Virus (By: Peter Gouldthorpe,Sue Robinson) (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Fort (By: Gary Crew,Gregory Rogers) (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Grandstand (By: Gary Crew) (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Ghost of Love Street (By: Venero Armanno) (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Darkroom (By: Steven Woolman,Gerard Ross) (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Rings (By: Jenny Pausacker,Gregory Rogers) (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Old Cattery (By: Shaun Tan,Nette Hilton) (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Doll (By: Shaun Tan,Janine Burke) (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Half Dead (With: Shaun Tan) (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Ghost of Deadman's Beach (By: Venero Armanno,Dominique Falla) (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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