
Mischance Creek
The gripping new book in the bestselling Australian crime series (Hirsch series 5)
$19.99
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
4 August 2026
Summary
Now in a smaller format paperback, Mischance Creek is the latest in the bestselling Australian rural crime series featuring beloved local copper Hirsch.
‘Hirsch is one of my favourite characters… Unmissable.’ Hayley Scrivenor, author of Dirt Town
‘Disher is the gold standard for rural noir.’ Chris Hammer
‘Disher is one of this country’s finest writers.’ Tony Birch
Hirsch is checking firearms. The regular police audit—all weapons secured, ammo stored separately,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923670044 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1923670042 |
| Author: | Garry Disher |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 4 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 336g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 130mm x 44mm |
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Critics Review
‘Mischance Creek confirms Disher’s place as one of Australia’s great crime writers.’ * Cheryl Akle, Australian *
‘Garry Disher is the doyen of the outback crime novel and his latest about South Australian police constable Paul ‘Hirsch’ Hirschhausen, Mischance Creek, once more sets the standard for the genre.’ * Canberra Weekly *
‘Hirsch is one of my favourite characters…Unmissable.’ * Hayley Scrivenor, author of Dirt Town *
‘Disher is the gold standard for rural noir.’ * Chris Hammer *
‘Disher is one of this country’s finest writers.’ * Tony Birch *
‘A giant not only of crime fiction but of Australian letters.’ * Ned Kelly Awards *
‘A master at controlling his material, taking his readers along the dusty, rutted roads that always pop up when we expect bitumen smoothness. But it’s a journey worth taking, for the pure joy of the writing.’ * Herald Sun *
‘This is a terrific read. It works as a standalone, but really – why stop there? The ‘Hirsch’ series is that good.’ [4.5 stars] * Good Reading Magazine *
‘The characters are stark, the emotions of the big dry – quiet despair, hope and endurance – jump off the pages. Authentic Aussie crime writing at its best.’ [5 stars] * SA Weekend *
‘Another gripping read…’ * BookPeople *
About The Author
Garry Disher
Garry Disher has published sixty titles across multiple genres. With a growing international reputation for his best-selling crime novels, he has won four German and three Australian awards for best crime novel of the year, and been longlisted twice for a British CWA Dagger award. In 2018 he received the Ned Kelly Lifetime Achievement Award.
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