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jacki_f 's review for:
The Way it is Now
by Garry Disher
Twenty years ago Charlie Deravin’s mother disappeared. His parents were in the process of divorcing and his father was widely suspected of being responsible, but no charges were ever laid. At the time Charlie was a junior policeman. Now he is a detective on forced leave after his actions caused a mistrial. With time on his hands, he is again investigating his mother’s disappearance.
I love Garry Disher’s writing and if you like writers like Jane Harper, Chris Hammer and Peter Temple who immerse their books in rural Australian settings, I am sure that you will too. His characters are rounded and nuanced and real and his sense of place – in this case, Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula - is palpable. It’s a gently paced mystery but it completely holds your interest. The book is set in early 2020 and the emerging coronavirus pandemic is integrated into the story.
Thank you to Net Galley and Text Publishing for an ARC.
I love Garry Disher’s writing and if you like writers like Jane Harper, Chris Hammer and Peter Temple who immerse their books in rural Australian settings, I am sure that you will too. His characters are rounded and nuanced and real and his sense of place – in this case, Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula - is palpable. It’s a gently paced mystery but it completely holds your interest. The book is set in early 2020 and the emerging coronavirus pandemic is integrated into the story.
Thank you to Net Galley and Text Publishing for an ARC.