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The Dragon Man by Garry Disher & Black Tide by Peter Temple

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May 1999, no. 210

The Dragon Man by Garry Disher

Allen & Unwin, $22.95 pb, 238 pp

Book 2 Cover Small (400 x 600)

Black Tide by Peter Temple

Bantam, $22.95 pb, 311 pp

The Dragon Man by Garry Disher & Black Tide by Peter Temple

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May 1999, no. 210

Over the years, Garry Disher has made his considerable reputation as a crime novelist on the strength of his taciturn, emotionless, lone wolf criminal, Wyatt. It seems Wyatt has taken some sabbatical, or maybe he’s just lying low, planning his next heist, because The Dragon Man showcases all new characters in a new setting. Instead of a gritty, underworld perspective we have a law-enforcement point of view, mainly per medium of Inspector Hal Challis, whose beat is the Mornington Peninsula beachside area outside Melbourne.

J.R. Carroll reviews 'The Dragon Man' by Garry Disher and 'Black Tide' by Peter Temple

The Dragon Man

by Garry Disher

Allen & Unwin, $22.95 pb, 238 pp

Book 2 Cover Small (400 x 600)

Black Tide

by Peter Temple

Bantam, $22.95 pb, 311 pp

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