Under the Cold Bright Lights (Paperback)

Garry Disher

A retired sergeant returns to head up Melbourne's Cold Case Unit in this blistering standalone novel from Australia's king of crime

'Australia's king of crime' DAILY MAIL
'A superb chronicler of cop culture' SUNDAY TIMES
'A writer at the top of his game' THE TIMES

TIME WON'T BURY THE TRUTH

Sergeant Alan Auhl has come out of retirement. Once a shining light in Victoria's homicide squad, he now runs the Cold Case Unit, casting an experienced eye over unsolved murders and missing persons. The young detectives think he's washed up, but this doesn't faze Auhl. He does things his own way, and his way delivers.

Whether he's identifying a skeleton found under a concrete slab, gathering enough evidence to finally convict a doctor who killed three women, or answering a daughter's plea that her father's death was no accident, Auhl always gets results. Because every case, no matter how cold, deserves justice.

From the author of the beloved Paul Hirsch mysteries and Hal Challis investigations comes a riveting standalone, perfect for readers of Ian Rankin, Jane Harper and Chris Hammer.

Publication date: 16/07/2026

£9.99

ISBN: 9781805229292

Imprint: Viper

Subject: Crime

Under the Cold Bright Lights (Ebook)

Garry Disher

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A retired sergeant returns to head up Melbourne's Cold Case Unit in this blistering standalone novel from Australia's king of crime

'Australia's king of crime' DAILY MAIL
'A superb chronicler of cop culture' SUNDAY TIMES
'A writer at the top of his game' THE TIMES

TIME WON'T BURY THE TRUTH

Sergeant Alan Auhl has come out of retirement. Once a shining light in Victoria's homicide squad, he now runs the Cold Case Unit, casting an experienced eye over unsolved murders and missing persons. The young detectives think he's washed up, but this doesn't faze Auhl. He does things his own way, and his way delivers.

Whether he's identifying a skeleton found under a concrete slab, gathering enough evidence to finally convict a doctor who killed three women, or answering a daughter's plea that her father's death was no accident, Auhl always gets results. Because every case, no matter how cold, deserves justice.

From the author of the beloved Paul Hirsch mysteries and Hal Challis investigations comes a riveting standalone, perfect for readers of Ian Rankin, Jane Harper and Chris Hammer.

Publication date: 16/07/2026

£7.99

ISBN: 9781805229308

Imprint: Viper

Subject: Crime

Garry Disher

Garry Disher

Garry Disher has published sixty titles across multiple genres, and is known as Australia's King of Crime. He has won the Deutscher Krimi Preis four times and the Ned Kelly Award three times. In 2018 he received the Ned Kelly Lifetime Achievement Award.

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