Garry Disher
Garry Disher | |
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| Born | 15 August 1949 |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Mystery fiction, children's fiction |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Notable awards | Ned Kelly Awards |
Garry Disher (born 15 August 1949, in Corporate Town of Burra, South Australia) is an Australian author of crime fiction and children's literature. He is a three-time winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best Novel.
Disher's novels include three series: the Wyatt thrillers about a master thief in Melbourne; the Peninsula Crimes procedurals about Waterloo cops Hal Challis and Ellen Destry on the Mornington Peninsula; and the Hirsch series about police constable Paul Hirschhausen, set in rural South Australia, north of Adelaide.