Mischance Creek by Garry Disher - ISBN: 9781923670044
Paperback
Local cop Hirsch investigates a cold case and a tourist’s disappearance.
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Mischance Creek

The gripping new book in the bestselling Australian crime series (Hirsch series 5)

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  • Paperback

    448 pages

  • Release Date

    4 August 2026

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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
What They're Saying

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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