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A review by mw2k
The Dragon Man by Garry Disher
4.0
This is the third Hal Challis book I've read and yes, I know I should have tried to read them in order, but I don't think my local library has all of them.
Anyhow, re: this book's merits. It's as good as the rest of them, and Disher sets up his cast of characters well. It's one thing I admire greatly about this guy's writing - there's the overwhelming sense that all of what's depicted could be real, as if he were describing events, rather than creating them. He does it very, very well. The underlying plot doesn't survive such close scrutiny though, and it is a little on the routine side.
Still, we have another winner here. Needless to say, I'm going to hunt down his other Challis books.
Anyhow, re: this book's merits. It's as good as the rest of them, and Disher sets up his cast of characters well. It's one thing I admire greatly about this guy's writing - there's the overwhelming sense that all of what's depicted could be real, as if he were describing events, rather than creating them. He does it very, very well. The underlying plot doesn't survive such close scrutiny though, and it is a little on the routine side.
Still, we have another winner here. Needless to say, I'm going to hunt down his other Challis books.